Ironwood Ridge High School

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Ironwood Ridge High School
© Ironwood Ridge High School
Motto: N/A
Established	2001
Type	Public secondary (U.S.)
Principal	Dr. Sam McClung
Faculty	N/A
Students	1,820
Grades	9–12
Location	2475 West Naranja Drive Oro Valley, Arizona, USA 85742
Oversight	Amphitheater Public Schools
Campus	Suburban, 88.76 acres (359,198.98 m²)
Colors	Navy blue & silver
Mascot	Nighthawks
Website	[1]

Ironwood Ridge High School is a public high school, located in Oro Valley, Arizona. Ironwood Ridge is one of three high schools in Amphitheater Public Schools of Tucson, Arizona, and serves grades 9-12. The school mascot is the nighthawks, and the school colors are navy blue and silver. Ironwood Ridge opened in 2001 and has a student enrollment of 1,820. The school's name originates from the abundance of Desert Ironwood trees in the area (the campus is also near Ironwood Forest National Monument), and the school's location in the rugged foothills of the Tortolita Mountains.

Ironwood Ridge supports an athletic department that includes the Nighthawk Vanguard Marching Band. The school's primary and district rival is Canyon del Oro High School, also located in Oro Valley. The school's other rival is Cienega High School located southeast of Tucson in Vail.

1 Athletics
2 Football
3 Nighthawk Vanguard
- 3.1 March the Ridge
4 External links

[edit] Athletics

In 2006 the Ironwood Ridge football team won a share of the 2006 Sonoran Region championship, and the Amphitheater District Championship. The team defeated rival Canyon del Oro 14-7 in the last regular season game. The school currently competes in the 4A Division I athletic conference.

[edit] Football

Ironwood Ridge's football team is lead by head coach Gary Minor. The team has made the 4a playoffs four years in a row, and recorded their first playoff win in 2006 against Canyon del Oro. The team has been known for its offensive profiecency, mastermined by offensive maestro, Gary Minor. Minor tends to spread the feild with 4 widereciever sets, however, still delivers a heavy dose of run to intimidated defenses. Daniel Borg, who played Defensive and Offensive Tackle for the Nighthawks, and perhaps one of the most legendary players to come out of the program, plays for University of Arizona today.

[edit] Nighthawk Vanguard

The Nighthawk Vanguard is the official marching band of Ironwood Ridge High School located in Oro Valley, Arizona USA. Under the direction of Mark L. Hodge, the director of bands and orchestras at Ironwood Ridge High School, the band performs at all home varsity football games and various away football games, as well as participating in various regional invitationals and the Arizona State Marching Festival, hosted by ABODA. The Nighthawk Vanguard has participated in various national events, including the Blue Diamond Walnut Bowl in San Francisco, CA, and the Holiday Bowl parade, both nationally televised on ESPN. The Nighthawk Vanguard also hosts a festival, known as March the Ridge. They have recieved a Superior with Distinction at State marching band compititions in 2005 and 2006.

Nighthawk Bands Website

[edit] March the Ridge

March the Ridge is a competitive Marching Band event hosted by the Ironwood Ridge High School Nighthawk Vanguard.

In 2006, March the Ridge hosted 11 bands including Cienega High School, Amphitheater High School, and Canyon del Oro High School. Ironwood Ridge received a rating of Superior in 2006.