Tanque Verde High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Tanque Verde High School
motto = "Tanque Verde High School - Make it yours!"
website = [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVHS TVHS]
principal = Mr. Greg Anderson
type = Public secondary (U.S.)
grades = 9–12
oversight = Tanque Verde Unified School District
established = 2005
address = 4201 North Melpomene Way
city = Tucson (Tanque Verde)
state = Arizona
country = USA 85749
enrollment = 250
faculty = 20
campus = Suburban, 40 acres
mascot = Hawks
colors = Green, black, and silver

Tanque Verde High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the suburban community of Tanque Verde northeast of Tucson, Arizona. Tanque Verde is the only high school in the Tanque Verde Unified School District, established in 1886. [ [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVUSD/Information/History Welcome to EDLINE ] ] Tanque Verde was established in 2005 under the Twenty First Century School model designed by Bill Gates and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. [ [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVHS Welcome to EDLINE ] ] The school's first graduating class had their commencement May 21, 2008 with 20 students, all receiving various honors and scholarships for college. A photo of their first class of seniors is here: [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVUSD/ Tanque Verde School District Honors its First Graduating Class]

The school and community name (Spanish for "Green Tank") originates from a prominent and algae-filled stock watering tank in the area in the late 1800s. [ [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVUSD/Information/History Welcome to EDLINE ] ] The school mascot is the Hawk, and the school colors are green, black, and silver.

Tanque Verde is statistically one of the highest academically achieving schools in Arizona. In 2006 the school was academically classified as "Excelling" by the Arizona Department of Education (top 10 percent in Arizona). [ [https://www.edline.net/files/9625a617917833a43745a49013852ec4/TVHS2006.pdf Welcome to EDLINE ] ]

Notable awards and recognition

*Named an "Excelling" school by the Arizona Department of Education (top 10 in the state). [ [https://www.edline.net/files/9625a617917833a43745a49013852ec4/TVHS2006.pdf Welcome to EDLINE ] ]

chool history

Prior to the establishment of Tanque Verde High School, district students in grades 10-12 attended nearby Sabino High School in the Tucson Unified School District. The establishment of Tanque Verde High School was a considerable controversy in the community. The school district endured a recall election, when the school board split on whether to build a high school on North Catalina Highway. [ [http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/news/east_tucson/052605est4_newtvhs Welcome to the Tucson Citizen ] ] One member, a proponent of the high school, was voted out of office in favor of a replacement candidate who shifted the board majority to opposition of the high school. [ [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid%3A46993 Tucson Weekly : Currents : No Peace in the Valley ] ] The proposed site was abandoned. However, the school board ultimately voted to open the high school on the same campus as Emily Gray Junior High School, avoiding the need to acquire a separate high school site. [ [http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/news/east_tucson/052605est4_newtvhs Welcome to the Tucson Citizen ] ]

Academics

The curriculum at Tanque Verde has been designed to meet the high academic standards of the community. [ [https://www.edline.net/files/cf7fd2da1017e04d3745a49013852ec4/TVHS2006.pdf Welcome to EDLINE ] ]

Athletics

Tanque Verde presently competes in the Arizona Interscholastic Association 1A South Conference ("Arizona Interscholastic Association").

Attendance boundaries

The Tanque Verde School District encompasses 77 square miles on the far northeast side of the Tucson Metropolitan Area. [ [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVUSD/Information/Boundaries Welcome to EDLINE ] ]

Feeder schools

As the district's only high school, all schools within the district are located within the high school attendance area. [ [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVUSD/Information/Boundaries Welcome to EDLINE ] ] Elementary schools include Agua Caliente and Tanque Verde. Emily Gray Junior High School is the only middle school in the Tanque Verde School District. The district-wide enrollment is 1,457 students. [ [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVUSD/Information/History Welcome to EDLINE ] ]

References

External links

* [https://www.edline.net/pages/TVUSD/ Tanque Verde School District]
* [https://www.edline.net/files/9625a617917833a43745a49013852ec4/TVHS2006.pdf Arizona Department of Education School Report Card]
* [http://tvva.org/ Tanque Verde Valley Association]