Alhambra High School (Arizona)
For other schools of the same name, see Alhambra High School (disambiguation).
| Alhambra High School | |
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| Address | |
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3839 West Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona 85019 | |
| Coordinates | 33°30′31″N 112°08′30″W / 33.508661°N 112.141684°WCoordinates: 33°30′31″N 112°08′30″W / 33.508661°N 112.141684°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Claudio Cordia |
| Faculty | 245 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,734 (October 1, 2012)[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and Green |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | Alhambra High School |
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Alhambra High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The campus is located at 3839 West Camelback Road, northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Alhambra's enrollment is 2,734 students, just under 80 percent of whom are Hispanic.[2] The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Alhambra, Isaac and Phoenix Elementary, however students from across the district come to Alhambra for its Phoenix Union Magnet Program—Medical and Health Studies.[3]
The school's band was comically featured by Tempe, Arizona-based Comedy metal group Psychostick on their 2007 holiday EP The Flesh Eating Roller Skate Holiday Joyride. The band's drummer, Alex Preiss, is an AHS alumni and a member of the 2001 concert band featured on the opening track, "Doom to the World".
Facts
- The Alhambra campus comprises approximately four square blocks and is located on Camelback Road, between 37th and 39th Avenues. It shares its floor plan/campus layout with its "sister school", Maryvale, located on the corner of 59th Avenue and Osborn. This shared plan and "sister school" status is often considered the impetus for the rivalry between the two school's athletics and sports teams and departments.
- Is the only school in the Phoenix Union High School District to host the Medical Arts Magnet Program.
Athletic State championships
- 1971: Girls Golf (Team - defeated Phoenix Camelback and Tucson Santa Rita)
- 1974: Boys Basketball (defeated Phoenix East)
- 1977: Girls Golf (Laurie Merten)
- 1977: Girls Golf (Team - defeated Tempe McClintock and Avondale Agua Fria)
- 1978: Girls Volleyball (defeated Tucson Sahuaro)
- 1985: Boys Basketball (defeated Tucson Catalina)
- 2007: Boys Cross Country (defeated Tempe Desert Vista and Mesa Mountain View)
- 2008: Boys Cross Country (Enrique Benitez)
- 2009: Boys Cross Country (defeated Corona del Sol and Desert Vista)
- 2010: Boys Cross Country
- 2010: Boys Handball champ Eduardo Benitez in 5A-I tournament
Notable alumni
- Lynda Carter - Actress. actress, singer, songwriter and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World America 1972 and also the star of the TV series Wonder Woman from 1975 to 1979
- Jason P. Lester - ESPY Award Winner, EP1C Ultra Endurance Athlete, and Author of Running on Faith: The Principles, Passion, and Pursuit of a Winning Life[4] The GREAT WALL Run – Set a World Record by becoming the first person to run 2,600 miles along The Great Wall of China in 83 days (2014).[5] Ran 3,550 miles Across the United States in 72 consecutive days (avg. 50 miles a day) becoming the 4th fastest runner to run from San Francisco City Hall to New York City Hall (The official USA Crosser's route) 2013 [6]
- Nathan Laduke (Drafted 11th round of the 1991 NFL Draft) - Pro football player
- Bob Breunig - Pro football player
- Pat Neve (Mr. USA 1975 and 1976 an AAU Mr. America class-winner - First runner-up in Mr. Universe and Mr. World) - Mr. USA [7]
- Billy Boat - Auto Race; 2nd place, Indy 500
- Eric Johnson - Pro football player
- Paul Cook - science fiction writer
- Michelle Johnson - Actress
- Aaron Muñoz (2011 34th Round MLB Draft pick of Toronto Blue Jays) - Baseball Player[8]
- Joshua Valdez-Elizetxe (2008 Entrepreneur of the Year) - Serial Entrepreneur
Ted Sarandos
References
- ↑ AIA 2012 enrollment figures
- ↑ http://www.phxhs.k12.az.us/education/school/schoolhistory.php?sectiondetailid=5501&PHPSESSID=0119e4b00e1609e19ae612231be6bf69
- ↑ http://www.phxhs.k12.az.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=7462
- ↑ http://www.runonfaith.com/
- ↑ http://m5mchinarun.com/finished/
- ↑ http://r-u-n.us/
- ↑ http://bodybuilding_workout.home.insightbb.com/trainingarticles/patneve/
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=munoz-005lui
External links
- Alhambra High School
- Phoenix Union High School District website
- Arizona Department of Education School Report Card
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