| Santa Rita High School | |
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| Location | |
| Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1969 |
| School district | Tucson USD |
| Principal | Christopher Bon |
| Number of students | 1,200 (grades 9-12) |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | Santa Rita High School |
Santa Rita High School is located in Tucson, Arizona. The school was established in 1969. It was named after the Santa Rita Mountains, one of the mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley. The campus has three main two story classroom buildings where most classes are held. The school educates about 1,200 students from grades 9 to 12. Graduating classes usually consist of 300 students.
In the 1984-85 school year, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school[1].
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Most classes are held in the one, two, and three hundred buildings with few like Band, Choir, Adv. Culinary Arts, Welding, Construction, Automotive Technology, and Drama are held in other buildings. Vocational programs are held in the northernmost building of the campus.
Recently Santa Rita has expanded and is in the process of building a new secondary gymnasium.
In the summer of 2007 it was announced that Santa Rita would be hiring a new football coach, Jeff Scurran. After a 0-10 2006-2007 season, the Eagles underwent a radical transformation to a 10-1 team, making one game short of the Arizona State Championship Game. Due to the radical transformation, this season received considerable media attention.
In 2009-2010 school year the Eagles won State Championship for 4A-II boys' basketball.