Estrella M.S.

Alexa excelled during her years at Estrella, both academically and in extracurricular activities. Congratulations to her parents, Jessica and Luis. We are very proud of all she has accomplished and wish her the best of luck in high school.

The AVID program is a college readiness system designed to help students prepare for and succeed in the future. AVID focuses on providing the skills, knowledge, and support needed to thrive in rigorous coursework, improve their organizational skills, and develop self-advocacy.

Congratulations to Alexa for being selected as the AVID Student of the Year! She was selected for her continued growth and effort during her two years of participating in the program at EMS.

Congrats to the team who competed in the Project Citizen Competition! Our Stars took home the People’s Choice Award for their portfolio & the top honor of the best portfolio in the state. Their portfolio will now represent Arizona at the national competition later this year!

Current and future Estrella scholars were able to participate in College & Career Showcase. We had special guests from the Phoenix Zoo, Act One Virtual Reality Goggles and over 20 other exhibitor booths.

Join us at Estrella Middle School tonight from 4:30pm to 6pm for our College & Career Showcase. We will have special guests from the Phoenix Zoo, Act One Virtual Reality goggles and over 20 exhibitor booths. Shaved ice and other concessions will be available!

Congratulations to all of our scholars that earned a free shaved ice for perfect attendance during state testing!

Thank you to the 6th graders who participated in the on-campus tours yesterday! Almost 600 students rotated through 9 stations celebrating what our middle school offers to each scholar. Over 100 of our leaders of clubs and activities led the color coded groups. #oneteamunafamilia

We celebrated our most recent #StudentsoftheMonth! Congrats and continually being awesome.

This week, we are excited to celebrate and acknowledge the incredible work of our Assistant Principals, Ms. Beaudoin and Ms. Carlile. They are dedicated professionals who go above and beyond to support our students and staff. Join us in recognizing their hard work and dedication!

On Saturday, our mascot Starburst took 3rd place at the cheer competition! Congratulations to all of the cheerleaders on an incredible season. We look forward to a few more celebrations to finish our year. Go Stars!

#CulinaryClub cooked carne asada, jalapeño poppers, deviled eggs, and salad.

Join us tomorrow for our #CoffeeTalk.

Today, we celebrated International Data Center Day powered by 7x24 Exchange. Thank you to the Arizona Data Center Alliance for sponsoring our event. We learned about careers and opportunities with a variety of companies including ABB, OVERWATCH, QTS, CompuDynamics and AFCOM.

Scholars go through the #AVID Tutorials process to identify points of confusion and deepen their understanding of academic content. #oneteamunafamilia

The softball team took the field for their first game and played very well against Madison #1. While the 8 to 6 score is recorded as a loss, these scholar athletes showed up and played a quality game. Thank you for coming out to cheer them on! Next game is 3/20 at Traditional.

Yesterday, our scholars discussed college and career pathways in engineering. They researched how to design and build leprechaun traps using cardboard engineering techniques. You can use a variety of scrap materials and get creative to try your luck to catch your own leprechaun!

Join us for student-led conferences this afternoon. Scholars will show their parents everything they have been learning. #oneteamunafamilia

Superintendent Steve Watson read to Estrella scholars for Read Across America. Scholars across the school spent some time reading while wearing fun hats. #oneteamunafamilia

After reading "The Dot" in class, students were encouraged to make their own mark. Check out a few of our favorites. #oneteamunafamilia