Awards & Recognitions
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The Marana Unified School District wishes to extend our congratulations to the following MUSD students, teachers, administrators, teams, clubs and graduates. Below you will find a list of various Awards and Recognitions by school(s) and District:
Elementary Schools
BE Awards & Recognitions
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Mr. Degnan Honored as KIIM FM Teacher of the Month!
Congratulations to Mr. Degnan, KIIM FM's latest teacher of the month! Representatives from both KIIM FM and Chick-fil-A stopped by
DE Awards & Recognitions
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Excelling Performance by DeGrazia Chess Teams leads to big win!
DeGrazia Elementary School’s Chess Teams demonstrated excelling performances at the Southern Arizona Chess Association League Match #3 ...
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DeGrazia Elementary named Energy Saving School for October!
Congratulations DeGrazia Elementary School on earning the Energy Saver School of the Month award! Because of ...
CTE Awards & Recognitions
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Coyote Trail Elementary named Energy Saving School for February!
Displaying this banner shows students, parents, and the community your commitment to directing funds back to education by helping to reduce the cost of utilities. Every dollar saved ...
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CTE Receives "A" Letter Grade from State Board for the Second Year!
Coyote Trail Elementary received an A letter grade - excellent level of performance – from the Arizona State Board of Education! The A-F Accountability System assesses Quantitative Data - how well students ...
EE Awards & Recognitions
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MUSD Administrator of the Year: Colleen Frederick, Estes Elementary, Principal
Colleen Frederick is a strong, caring, and highly effective leader who advocates for everyone and values each member of her school community. Having served 18 years in the District, she is recognized as an outstanding leader who understands ...
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MUSD Teacher of the Year: Stephanie (Cohn) Barger, Estes Elementary School, Fourth Grade
Thirteen years ago Stephanie (Cohn) Barger began her journey touching the hearts and minds of students at Estes Elementary. Mrs. Barger is not only an extraordinary teacher but an integral leader ...
GFE Awards & Recognitions
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Gladden Farms Educator Presents at National CODE Conference
Congratulations to Marie Wine, Gladden Farms Elementary educator, who presented at the CODE To The Future Computer Science Immersion National conference ...
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Callie Bergesen Earns 5th Place/Alternate in 2019 District Spelling Bee
Congratulations Callie Bergesen, 6th grade student at Gladden Farms Elementary School, who earned 5th place in the Marana Unified School District’s spelling bee ...
IE Awards & Recognitions
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Coral Christensen Earns 3rd Place in 2019 District Spelling Bee
Congratulations Coral Christensen, 6th grade student at Ironwood Elementary School, who earned 3rd place in the Marana Unified School District’s spelling bee ...
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Brady Mau Earns 4th Place in 2019 District Spelling Bee
Congratulations Brady Mau, 6th grade student at Ironwood Elementary School, who earned 4th place in the Marana Unified School District’s spelling bee ...
QRE Awards & Recognitions
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Quail Run Students Heading to SARSEF
Congratulations to all of our Quail Run scientists and engineers whose projects will be going on to SARSEF (The Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation Fair) next month ...
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Quail Run Students Take Flight
Congratulations to Quail Run’s 6th grade GEM students who had their Fly Day on February 9th through Wright Flight’s Voyager program. Before they ...
PRE Awards & Recognitions
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PRE Recognized for Fundraising Efforts!
Picture Rocks student council advisors recognized by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for being in top 100 ...
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Picture Rocks Elementary is Energy Saver School of the Month!
Congratulations Picture Rocks Elementary on earning the Energy Saver School of the Month award ...
RRE Awards & Recognitions
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Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School Spelling Bee Championship
Alexi Powell Escalante became the Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School Spelling Bee Champion in the 21st round! After a spell off between the final two spellers, the 5th grade student correctly spelled the final word “indelible” ...
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RRE Receives "A" Letter Grade from State Board for the Second Year!
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary received an A letter grade - excellent level of performance – from the Arizona State Board of Education! The A-F Accountability System assesses Quantitative Data - how well students ...
RE Awards & Recognitions
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MUSD Support Staff of the Year: Mary Butler, Roadrunner Elementary School, Health Aide
Mary Butler is unfailingly kind, compassionate, and genuinely concerned about all students. As a 23 year employee with the Marana district, she consistently goes above and beyond to seek medical resources for students without access to healthcare, to educate individual students regarding ...
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Roadrunner Elementary named Energy Saving School for January!
Displaying this banner shows students, parents, and the community your commitment to directing funds back to education by helping to reduce the cost of utilities. Every dollar saved ...
TE Awards & Recognitions
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Thornydale's Spelling Bee
We want to congratulate Alex Brown on winning our school's spelling bee. He and our runner-up, Beau Blas, will represent Thornydale at the District Spelling Bee on January 22, at Mountain View High ...
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Thornydale teacher presented with Educator of Year by Civil Engineers
Congratulations to Marty Castro, Thornydale Elementary School math specialist, awarded the 2018 K-8 Educator of the Year for Southern Arizona by the Arizona Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers for her commitment to education, contributions to ...
TP Awards & Recognitions
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Twin Peaks Teacher Kendra Lewis Earns National Certification
Ms. Lewis, a second grade teacher, received certification in Early Childhood Generalist and has been with the school district since 2005. ...
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TPE Receives "A" Letter Grade from State Board of Education!
Twin Peaks Elementary received an A letter grade - excellent level of performance – from the Arizona State Board of Education! The A-F Accountability System assesses Quantitative Data - how well students ...
Middle Schools
MMS Awards & Recognitions
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William Parry Earns 2nd Place in 2019 District Spelling Bee
Congratulations William Parry, 7th grade student at Marana Middle School, who earned 2nd place in the Marana Unified School District’s spelling bee ...
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Marana Middle School Volleyball Team are Champions!
Congratulations to Marana Middle School Northwest League Volleyball Champions ... We're so proud of all of you and the hard work the team ...
TMS Awards & Recognitions
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Tortolita Middle School educators win Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers grants
Congratulations Adam Scafede and Flor Preciado, Tortolita Middle School educators, each awarded a $5,000 grant through the Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers, Powered by DriveTime ...
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Colleen Allen: 2019 District Spelling Bee Champion!
Congratulations Colleen Allen, 7th grade student at Tortolita Middle School, who became the Marana Unified School District’s spelling bee champion in the 15th round. After a spell off between the final two spellers ...
High Schools
MHS Awards & Recognitions
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MHS places 3rd at Division III AZ Academic Decathlon
Congratulations to the Academic Decathlon Team who placed 3rd in the 35th annual Division III Arizona Academic Decathlon Regional Tournament on February 1-2. The team competed against 15 other schools ...
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High School AP Program Recognized Nationally
Advanced Placement Courses at Marana High School and Mountain View High School were recently recognized by The College Board 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll! The District’s AP program is 1 of 5 school districts in Arizona ...
MVHS Awards & Recognitions
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Marcus Castillo, MVHS student, becomes first 3X State Wrestling Champion in school history
Congratulations to Marcus Castillo, Mountain View High School wrestler, the first 3X State Wrestling Champion in Mountain View High School history! Marcus captured his ...
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MVHS wrestlers finish as the Division II State Runners-up
Congratulations to the Mountain View Wrestling Team for their outstanding finish as the Division II State Runners-up with a compiled 34-3 season record on Saturday, February 9 in Prescott ...
MCAT Awards & Recognitions
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MCAT Awarded Gold for PBIS!
The purpose of the PBISaz Achievement Award is to identify and recognize schools for successful implementation and measurable student outcomes with ...
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MCAT is Energy Saver School of the Month!
Congratulations MCAT High School on earning the Energy Saver School of the Month award ...
District-Wide
District
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District receives $20,000 Monsanto Fund Grant to support Understanding by Design Framework
With the help of a $20,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Bayer Company, MUSD is able to further enhance their curricular both within and between grade levels...
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Energy Efficient MUSD Schools Earn National Recognition and Save Close to $2,000,000
Committed to energy conservation, Marana schools receive the federal government’s Environmental Protection Agency prestigious ENERGY STAR Certification for the third time!
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Marana Unified School District Parents as Teachers Program receives National recognition as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate
Congratulations to our Student Services Family Resource Center/Parents as Teachers program recently awarded the prestigious Blue Ribbon Affiliate endorsement by the Parents as Teachers National ...
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Cindy Ruich selected as ASA Distinguished Administrator
Congratulations to Cindy Ruich, Student Services Director, selected as the Arizona School Administrators (ASA) Distinguished Administrator for the Educational Services ...
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Students Excel at Research, Science, and Engineering!
MUSD congratulates 30 students and 5 classes for their award-winning engineering, science, math, and technology projects at the ...
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MVHS and IE Odyssey of the Mind Teams Make Us Proud!
Congratulations to all MUSD students who competed in this year’s Odyssey of the Mind 2018 State competition. Special recognition goes out to ...
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Food Services Director receives Golden Apple Award
Congratulations to Crystal Kalahar, Food Service Director, recipient of the University of Arizona Nutrition Network’s Golden Apple Award ...
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Super Spellers excel at District Spelling Bee
Arianna Wood, 7th grade student, became the Marana Unified School District’s spelling bee champion in the 9th round.
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2018 Exempt Employee of the Year Announced!
Marana district has selected Christina Noriega, MUSD Family Resource Coordinator, as the 2018 Exempt Employee of the Year.
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Marana Superintendent selected as the National Superintendent of the Year for Arizona
Dr. Doug Wilson selected as the 2018 American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year® for Arizona.
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Marana Educator wins Award for Work with Homeless Students
Far too often, hard work and dedication go unrecognized. Congratulations to Marisa Castro, Students in Transition Specialist, who was awarded Liaison of the Year by the Arizona Housing Coalition for ...