Desert Ridge High School

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This article is about Desert Ridge High School . For Desert Ridge Junior High School, see Desert Ridge Junior High School.


Desert Ridge High School
Established 2002
Type Public High School
Principal Mr. Dan Coombs
Students Approximately 2,300
Grades 9-12
Location 10045 E. Madero Ave.
Mesa, Arizona, 85213
District Gilbert Public School District
Colors Red and Black
Mascot Jaguar
Newspaper The Spot Light

Desert Ridge High School (DRHS) was founded in 2002 in Mesa, Arizona and is part of the Gilbert Public School District.

DRHS is home to Air Force JROTC unit AZ-20022.[1]

For the 2004-2005 school year Desert Ridge High School received an "Excelling" from the Arizona Department of Education and has met all No Child Left Behind requirements since the school opened.[2]

In 2005 chemistry and engineering teacher Sylvia Grace was honored with a $25,000 Milken National Educator Award. Through her involvement with Project Lead the Way, which she brought to Desert Ridge, Grace distinguished herself as a teacher who is intelligent, patient, and has a sense of humor, all of the qualities needed to win such an award. She was the only Arizona recipient of the award among the 100 educators honored nationwide. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.afoats.af.mil/AFJROTC/AFJROTCunits.asp
  2. ^ Desert Ridge High School Report Card. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  3. ^ "Desert Ridge teacher wins U.S. award: $25K Milken" from The Arizona Republic. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.

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