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	<title>You are welcome at our winter concerts</title>
	<description>Enjoy the holiday choir, orchestra and band concerts at our schools.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-11-18 14:25:19</pubDate>
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	<title>Apply for open enrollment in MPS</title>
	<description>MPS offers many educational choices. We welcome students from other Mesa schools and other districts.</description>
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	<pubDate>2008-12-03 14:41:28</pubDate>
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	<title>Entz Elementary wins National Blue Ribbon Award</title>
	<description>Entz, ranked in the top 10 percent statewide, received a plaque and a flag from the U.S. Department of Education.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-11-12 09:46:05</pubDate>
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	<title>National Merit names 2010 semifinalists</title>
	<description>MPS is proud to recognize the 29 students named semifinalists in 2010 National Merit scholarship competition.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-11-06 12:03:28</pubDate>
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	<title>Override passes, thank you MPS voters</title>
	<description>Yes votes totaled 23,804 to keep the district's override funding in place.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-11-04 08:28:23</pubDate>
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	<title>Our schools and departments are special</title>
	<description>News from around our district highlights events and achievements. See what's happening in Mesa Public Schools.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-10-30 16:46:55</pubDate>
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	<title>Watch 'Happenings&quot; for a firsthand look inside MPS</title>
	<description>Take a fast-paced tour of classes and extracurricular activities. See the dynamic people and places that make MPS special.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-10-28 17:06:20</pubDate>
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	<title>Read the new issue of MPS Express</title>
	<description>This fall's community newspaper is online and in print now for parents and the public.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-10-27 13:11:25</pubDate>
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	<title>Lowell celebrates Library Resource Center grand opening</title>
	<description>Lowell Elementary students and staff say &quot;thank you&quot; to Target Stores and Heart of America Foundation.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-10-16 16:04:23</pubDate>
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	<title>Mesa Agenda newsletter is online, subscribers welcome</title>
	<description>Articles, photos and videos focus on Defining the Future, strategic planning, money-saving ideas, success stories, events and school highlights. Subscribe at the end of the Web page.</description>
	<link>http://www2.mpsaz.org/news/articles/2084/</link>
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	<pubDate>2009-10-13 12:44:19</pubDate>
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	<title>Bos is an Arizona Presidential Award finalist</title>
	<description>Colette Bos of Smith Junior High is in the running for national recognition, prizes.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-10-05 11:57:39</pubDate>
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	<title>Come to free Parent University workshops</title>
	<description>Learn about child development and effective parenting skills from national consultants and prominent Valley educators. You need not be a Mesa resident to attend.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-10-01 10:53:54</pubDate>
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	<title>Tolman named Arizona's New Marketing Teacher of the Year</title>
	<description>Vicki Tolman, Skyline High business teacher, was honored by peers throughout the state.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-09-18 13:51:14</pubDate>
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	<title>Support Dobson High's fund-raising Suns game for China trip</title>
	<description>Buy your tickets now for the Dec. 5 Phoenix Suns fund-raising game. Band students are working hard to represent Mesa at the 2010 World Expo.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-08-26 10:36:41</pubDate>
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	<title>Superintendent to host parent, community meeting</title>
	<description>All parents and area residents are invited to attend at 7 p.m. Feb 2.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-08-05 09:41:45</pubDate>
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	<title>District awarded history grant of nearly $1 million</title>
	<description>Mesa Public Schools received a second grant to enhance history education. This is the second year for the Teaching American History grant to be awarded to the district. The grant amount is $962,000.</description>
	<link>http://www2.mpsaz.org/news/articles/1014/</link>
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	<pubDate>2009-07-09 08:59:03</pubDate>
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	<title>Schools benefit from Westcor grant</title>
	<description>Westcor and Fiesta Mall donated $3,100 to MPS through the School Rewards Program.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-07-02 08:52:28</pubDate>
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	<title>Apply for the new back-to-basics junior high</title>
	<description>Franklin Junior High opened in August with a seventh-grade program open to students districtwide.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-06-10 10:15:10</pubDate>
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	<title>Gifted program offers self-contained elementary classes</title>
	<description>Irving Elementary School offers a full-day Extended Learning Program for gifted students.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-06-01 09:52:31</pubDate>
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	<title>Enroll in ninth-grade program for homeschoolers</title>
	<description>Eagleridge Enrichment Program offers ninth-grade homeschool students a personalized transition to a more traditional setting. Benefits abound, including a rigorous curriculum, small classes and free tutoring!</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-05-20 11:11:33</pubDate>
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	<title>Class of 2009 receives $50 million in scholarships</title>
	<description>Graduating seniors of the seven high schools in Mesa Public Schools have received scholarship offers of more than $50 million. The total is $6 million more than the previous class.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-05-19 15:11:14</pubDate>
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	<title>Stapley wins National Academic League championship</title>
	<description>The Sabercats achieved the top ranking among more than 140 schools nationwide.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-05-11 16:47:27</pubDate>
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	<title>Kindergarten options abound in MPS</title>
	<description>Several options will be available in the 2009-10 school year for
children whose birthdays are after the regular kindergarten deadline of Aug. 31.</description>
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	<pubDate>2009-05-06 16:58:49</pubDate>
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	<title>Flu update</title>
	<description>Information on H1N1, or swine flu, includes prevention tips, a hot line, district resources, and updates from county, state, national and international health organizations.</description>
	<link>http://www2.mpsaz.org/news/articles/598/</link>
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	<pubDate>2009-05-05 16:14:18</pubDate>
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	<title>Dobson High hosts new Ninth-Grade Bridge</title>
	<description>Charter-school students, home-school students and open-enrollment applicants from other districts are invited to experience this personalized transition to a comprehensive high school.</description>
	<link>http://www2.mpsaz.org/news/articles/595/</link>
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	<pubDate>2009-05-05 12:50:19</pubDate>
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