Thunderbird High School

"'Thunderbird High School

Principal	Matt Belden
School type	Secondary
School district	[http://www.guhsdaz.org/ Glendale Union High School District]
Founded	1972
Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Enrollment	1,759 (2005-2006)
Mascot	Chiefs
School colors	Blue and Orange

Thunderbird High School is a public high school located in northwestern Phoenix, Arizona. The school is a part of the Glendale Union High School District.

Feeder Schools

Schools in the Washington Elementary School District feed into Thunderbird High School.

Feeder junior high schools include:
* Mountain Sky Junior High School
* Cholla Middle School

Trivia

In order to save money, Thunderbird High School was built using the same blueprint as its rival school Greenway High School. Thunderbird was built first with Greenway following. One of the first open concept schools in the district. It had movable walls that allowed for class rooms to be opened.

Once T-bird students moved to their new campus, they were the upper class with the first graduating class in 1975,

Notable alumni

*Pablo Mastroeni, soccer player
*Kevin Long, batting coach, New York Yankees
*Jennifer Rubin, model and actress, Class of 1980

External links

* [http://thunderbird.guhsdaz.org/index.htm Thunderbird High School website]

References