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Explore Mesquite Junior High and learn about their academics, athletics, and extracurriculars.
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Take a look inside Mesquite Junior High and learn about our Mustang Family.
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Welcome to our Course Database - Easily search through all the courses offered at Mesquite Junior High.
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Students interested in learning to perform Mexican folk music can participate in a Mariachi ensemble course as an elective. It concentrates on the development of note-reading skills, aural skills, rhythmic patterns, intonation, music history, and performance traditions.
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Mesquite Junior offers the National Junior Honor Society, Student Council, Robotics, Code Club, STEM Sports, Digital Arts, Drama, Dungeons & Dragons, Page Turners, Chess, Ladies Club, and Men's Club.
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Mesquite Junior Athletics participates in the Gilbert Public Schools Superstition Junior High School Conference. Visit the Athletics section to learn more about Mesquite Junior's four seasons of athletics.
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Gilbert Public Schools is launching ParentSquare as our new district-wide communication platform in January 2026. Your school has been selected to participate in our district pilot, which will begin in October 2025 and will include: Mesquite High, Mesquite Junior High, Settler’s Point Elementary, Playa del Rey Elementary, Gilbert Elementary, and Burk Elementary.
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