School Awards
Our Most Recent Awards
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MUSD Voted #1 Best Place to Work for a fourth year in a row in the 2025 Tucson Local Media Best of the Northwest competition! Plus Best School, Best Principal, Best Teacher and Best Mascot!
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Congratulations to these ten schools for their hard work instilling and sustaining Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to improve academic and behavioral outcomes for students!
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Marana USD has several winners in the Best of the Northwest contest! Voted #1 Best Place to Work for a third year in a row, we have many schools, teachers, and leaders to celebrate!
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Marana Middle School principal’s secretary, Pat Southard, is celebrated as MUSD 2024 Support Staff of the Year!
![Marana Middle School Pride Badge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722445230/maranausdorg/zk7pilgc2cxddysab4b1/MMSPrideBadge.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722445230/maranausdorg/zk7pilgc2cxddysab4b1/MMSPrideBadge.jpg","width":300}])
Level 1 certification as a High Reliability School means that we have created a “Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture,” which is the foundation for every level that follows.
An Award Winning School!
The following is a list of awards earned by our school, staff, and school academic and athletic programs:
2024
- National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Achievement Award - Andrea Wheeler
- Delta Kappa Gamma Early Career Educator Honoree - Jamie Trent
- MUSD Support Staff of the Year - Pat Southard
- Delta Kappa Gamma Honoree - Susin Hall
2023
- Level 1 High Reliabilility Certification
- 2nd place winner in Holiday Cafeteria Decor contest
- State Spelling Bee winner - Karen Opoku-Appoh
- National Board Certification (Renewal) - Amy Corner
- Delta Kappa Gamma Veteran Teacher Honoree - Kim Housley
2022
- Todd Johnson (ELA/WEB Teacher) Leader in Education Finalist
2020
- Balfour Yearbook Award
2019
- Ratheon Leader in Education Finalist - Ivy Sweeney
- Delta Kappa Gamma Early Career Educator Honoree - Regan Oney
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant recipient
- Delta Kappa Gamma Early Career Educator Honoree - Teresa Pfleiderer
2013
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant recipient
2010
- MUSD Teacher of the Year - Ivy Sweeney
- Butler Cooley Award winner - Ivy Sweeney
- Carol White PEP Grant - $647,000 for PE Department