Thunderbird High School
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| Principal | Norman Smalley |
| School type | Secondary |
| School district | Glendale Union High School District |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Enrollment | 1,759 (2005-2006) |
| Mascot | Chiefs |
| School colors | Blue and Orange |
Thunderbird High School is a public high school located in northwestern Phoenix, Arizona. The school is a part of the Glendale Union High School District.
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[edit] Feeder Schools
Schools in the Washington Elementary School District feed into Thunderbird High School.
Feeder junior high schools include:
- Mountain Sky Junior High School
- Cholla Junior High School
[edit] Trivia
In order to save money, Thunderbird High School was built using the same blueprint as its rival school Greenway High School. Thunderbird was built first with Greenway following. One of the first open concept schools in the district. It had movable walls that allowed for class rooms to be opened.
Once T-bird students moved to their new campus, they were the upper class with the first graduating class in 1975,
[edit] Notable alumni
- Pablo Mastroeni, Soccer player
- Tiffany Martin, Miss Arizona Teen USA
- Ariel Sorensen, Miss Teen World Arizona
- Kevin Long, Hitting Coach, New York Yankees
- Jennifer Rubin, Model and Actress, Class of 1980
- Kris Jamsa, PhD, author of over 90 books, Class of 1979
