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Grace Fellowship opens publically in its new CLAIRE BULLIVANT for every 6 months it seems How many kids are in classes? Everybody loves new stuff. home at Maricopa High School this month. AARON GILBERT like. The voters turn it down Right now in the high school time and time again and yet the number hit over 40 kids! A This issue of InMaricopa is stuffed He spoke with InMaricopa about his approach RAQUEL HENDRICKSON ETHAN MCSWEENEY MUSD keeps coming back and kindergarten class had over 35 with new stuff. There is something to the ministry and what brought him to the asking again. Now you all say it 5-year-olds. Closing a school N MURRAY SIEGEL in the air this time of year. desert southwest. is to hire more teachers when is not a solution, as we (will) Part of that is the fact that a new school The Maricopa post of Veterans of Foreign Photographers in fact MUSD could not keep only be increasing class sizes year is imminent. (Cue dance music for Wars initiated the formation of a local chapter RAQUEL HENDRICKSON teachers. They are leaving like and hurting children more. someone yelled fire. Maybe it There really is not money to parents.) There are so many new students, of the Military Order of the Purple Heart for all WILLIAM LANGE is time to close one or more of cut. MUSD is bare bones right April Clark Lorie Damo Nichole Jason Tiffany teachers, administrators, classes local veterans wounded in action. ETHAN MCSWEENEY the schools around here to start now… The problem is we have DeMascio Martin Munoz and programs in the schools across Learn about the new unit and its GLYNN THROWER Maricopa, we are offering a little first commander, Walter Martin. saving money there and see students and not enough where that goes before coming teachers. This override solves taste of the changes. Columnist Betty Beeman will Designer hat in hand as the saying goes. that problem and gives us the CARL BEZUIDENHOUT In youth sports, “new” means offer options on choosing new trees Just a thought just my opinion. ability to compete and bring “challenging.” Maricopa High to provide the best shade for your back students who are placed Advertising School football team is seeing Maricopa landscape. Aaron Gilbert Joshua Judd on buses daily and sent on the DICK BARKLEY the immediate impact of a new has tips for exercising during Reduce class sizes and improve 347 for an hour trip each way. SCOTT BARTLE Arizona Interscholastic Association illness, and Claire Bullivant has technology ... we kept it JACKIE FOX Larry Lisa Long Jamie Miley Christian Smiles by alignment system. Coach Chris some new ideas about “healthy” MICHELLE SORENSEN (Larondoo) Schrader Hannah McDonald and Athletic Director desserts. 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