Saguaro High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Saguaro High School

motto = Sabercats, Ho!
established = 1965
city = Scottsdale
state = Arizona
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type = Secondary Public School
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principal = Mrs. Annie Preston
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students = 1736
grades = 9-12
address = 6250 N. 82nd Street
district = Scottsdale Unified School District
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mascot = Sinbad, The Sabercat
colors = Black and Gold
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country = USA
newspaper = The Saguaro Sabercat
yearbook = The Saguaro Sentinel
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website = http://www.susd.org/Saguaro/
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Beginning in 2006, Saguaro underwent massive renovation in response to the swelling student population (mostly caused by the huge inflow of families to North Scottsdale) and aging facilities. The school district is still oddly-shaped, with a pocket of North Scottsdale students carved out of what was once the Desert Mountain High School district due to massive overcrowding of the latter.

The Area

Saguaro is located near the crossroads of Hayden Road and McDonald Road, two blocks from the 101 Freeway funneling into North Scottsdale. It is located in what is colloquially known as Central Scottsdale, in close proximity to Old Town Scottsdale and the Fashion Square Mall. The student body is very diverse, hailing anywhere from lower-class to extremely wealthy families.

cience Department

Saguaro's Science Olympiad teams consistently score in the top two schools at the Arizona State Science Olympiad competition, a testimony to the school's rigorous science program.Fact|date=June 2008 The school also has an excellent record at the statewide Chemistry Challenge at Northern Arizona University.Fact|date=June 2008

Performing Arts

Saguaro High School has all five disciplines in its performing arts department: Orchestra, Band, Dance, Theater, and Choir. There are three choirs: a Men's Choir, a Woman's Choir (dubbed "The Cat's Meow"), and the coed Voices of Saguaro, the latter of which has attended multiple national competitions. The band department boasts a marching band, and an upper-and-lower-level concert band set (Symphonic and Concert band, respectively), as well as a jazz band during the spring when marching band is not in session. There is also a winter color guard and winter percussion line, both of which have performed together in the past, but also perform separately.

These are the programs the marching band has performed recently:

2001-2002: Irish music
2002-2003: "Cinema Blockbusters" (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Gladiator, )
2003-2004: "Pictures at an Exhibition" (arranged by then-director Julie French)
2004-2005: "The Mask of Zorro"
2005-2006: "Superheroes"
2006-2007: Arrangements of the band Chicago
2007-2008: A Tribute to Stan Kenton

Athletics

The SHS Varsity Boy's Basketball program are 3 time State Champions (1990, 1996, and 2004). The first ever State Championship in 1990 was won by a score of 88-78 over Corona del Sol. The second State Championship in 1996 was won by a score of 50-43 over Prescott and the third State Championship in 2004 was won by a score of 62-54 over Tempe McClintock.

The SHS Varsity Baseball program are one time State Champions (1992). The 1992 team won the school's first ever State Championship in Baseball by a score of 5-1 over Shadow Mountain High School.

The SHS Varsity Football program are three time State Champions (1995, 2006, and 2007). They have been to the State Championship game a total of four times. They won their first State Championship in 1995 over Glendale Ironwood by a score of 42-7. The school's second and third State Championships came in 2006 and 2007 with a 41-21 win over Tucson Sabino in '06. [http://www.aiaonline.org/story/?id=6278] and a 23-21 win over Tucson Canyon del Oro in 2007.

The SHS Varsity Boy's Golf and Girl's Golf programs have combined for four State Championships (Boy's 1977 and 1990, Girl's 1997 and 1998).

The Girl's Swim and Dive program are one time State Champions (1971) .

The Girl's Gymnastics program won numerous State Championships over the years while it was still a sport at Saguaro High School.

Saguaro's rivals are the Chaparral Firebirds.

Notable alumni

* Sandra Bernhard actress and comedian.
* David Spade actor, comedian and producer.
* Mike Brown, All-Pro Defensive Back for the Chicago Bears.
* J. S. Lewis fiction writer.
* Dale Hellestrae (American footballer), All-Pro Offensive Lineman for the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and the Baltimore Ravens. He played for 3 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl teams.
* Neal Pollack, novelist and humor writer.
* Kennedy Brock, guitarist for the band The Maine.

References

External links

* [http://www.susd.org/Saguaro/ Saguaro High School Online]