Sunnyslope High School

Sunnyslope High School
Address
Map
35 West Dunlap Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona
85021

United States
Coordinates33°34′01″N 112°04′33″W / 33.566869°N 112.075766°W / 33.566869; -112.075766
Information
TypePublic School
Opened1953
School districtGlendale Union High School District
Teaching staff94.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,281 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.27[1]
Color(s)Green and white     [2]
NicknameVikings[2]
WebsiteSunnyslope High School

Sunnyslope High School is in the Glendale Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona and offers courses for grades 9–12. It first opened in 1953.[3]

Description

Sunnyslope was designed by the local architecture firm Edward L. Varney Associates. The construction contract to build the school was awarded to Farmer & Godfrey Construction Co.[4] After funds were approved in 2020, major construction updates to the campus have been ongoing, led by the architecture firm Orcutt Winslow and the general contractor McCarthy Building Companies.[5]

Athletics

Recent titles

The boys' basketball team won its first state championship in 2002 and its second in 2009,[6] and was the runner-up in 2010, 2016, and 2023.[7] In 2017 and 2018, the boys' basketball team won back-to-back 5A titles under coach Ray Portela.[8] Additionally, the volleyball team won titles in 2017, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010,[9] 2009,[10] 2008,[11] and 2006. The boys' and girls' swim teams won titles in 2005, with the boys' winning again in 2006.[12] Sunnyslope's girls' badminton team won the 4A state title in 2009 and the 5A title in 2016,[13] and was runner-up in 2010.[14]

Awards and recognition

Sunnyslope High School has been given the "Excelling" status by Arizona in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act for eight consecutive years. Sunnyslope was also named a top high school by the U.S. News & World Report.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sunnyslope High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sunnyslope High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Brief History of Sunnyslope". Sunnyslope Historical Society & Museum. October 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Arizona Builder and Contractor, June 1953, Vol. 15, No. 11". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Althoff, Eric (July 11, 2023). "Project Partners Celebrate Topping Out of Arizona High School". School Construction News. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Obert, Richard (March 3, 2009). "4A-I boys hoops: Sunnyslope controls Agua Fria". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. ^ Obert, Richard (February 27, 2010). "Tip-in gives McClintock 4A-I boys crown over Sunnyslope". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Kyle Fischer's late steal, layup sends Sunnyslope to 2nd straight 5A title". azcentral. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  9. ^ Domingo, Odeen (November 9, 2010). "Sunnyslope defeats Prescott in Class 4A-I girls volleyball championship match". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  10. ^ Domingo, Odeen (November 16, 2009). "Volleyball: Dominant Sunnyslope wins 4A-I title". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  11. ^ McCurdy, Jim (November 17, 2008). "Sunnyslope takes 4A-I volleyball crown". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  12. ^ Wang, Amy B (December 6, 2010). "Glendale Union High School District looks for ways to keep swim programs afloat". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  13. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Phoenix Greenway claims Class 4A team badminton state title". Azcentral.com. October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  15. ^ "Arizona | Best High Schools". U.S. News. January 31, 2011. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2011.