Tolleson Union High School

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Tolleson Union High School
Established	1927
Type	Secondary Public School
Principal	Tom Hernandez
Students	2,048
Grades	9-12
Location	9419 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson, Arizona, USA
District	Tolleson Union High School District
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Mascot	The Wolverine
Website	http://www.tuhsd.org/schools_TUHS.asp

Tolleson Union High School is a four-year high school located in Tolleson, Arizona. It was established in 1927, and is the only high school in the town. Tolleson is the oldest of the four schools in the Tolleson Union High School District.

1 Students
- 1.1 Notable Alumni
2 Academic Programs
- 2.1 University High School
3 References

[edit] Students

Tolleson Union High School currently has 2,048 students^[1]. In the 2006-2007 school year, Tolleson received an AZ LEARNS achievement profile of Performing Plus, which is "an informal recognition of schools that have shown improvement ... but do not have a sufficient number of students exceeding the standard"^[2]

[edit] Notable Alumni

Mike Bell (football player), Running back for the Denver Broncos.
Nick Hysong, Pole Vaulter, 2000 Olympic Gold Medal Winner
Marcus Thomas, Running Back SD Chargers Pick 166 Round 5

[edit] Academic Programs

[edit] University High School

Established in 2006^[3] University High School is a TUHSD college preparatory school within Tolleson Union High School. Students are required to apply for the academy. Acceptance to the program is determined primarily by various academic scores. Recently, ASU has been working closely with the staff to provide maximum support for its gifted students. Dr. Josh Dean is the Operations Administrator of University High School.