Sunnyside High School (Tucson, Arizona)

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name = Sunnyside High School


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streetaddress = 1725 East Bilby Road
city = Tucson
state = Arizona
zipcode = 85706
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district = Sunnyside Unified School District #12
principal = Raul Nido
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teaching_staff = 121 [cite news |first=Konstantinos |last=Kalaitzdis |title=Sunnyside district gets OK for new high school |url=http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/related/73759 |work=Tucson Citizen |date=2008-01-10 ]
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grades = 9-12
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fightsong = Oh Sunnyside!
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mascot = Blue Devil
school_colors = Royal Blue and White
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established = 1955
enrollment = 2361 (as of 2006-2007) [ [http://www10.ade.az.gov/ReportCard/SchoolSummary.aspx?id=5827 Arizona School Report Cards - School Summary ] ]
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homepage = [http://www.susd12.org/sunnyside/ Sunnyside High School]

Sunnyside High School is a public high school located in southern Tucson, Arizona. It is part of the Sunnyside Unified School District. As of the 2007-2008 academic year, its enrollment rolls totalled 1871 students.

History

Sunnyside High School opened in 1955 with 9th and 10th grade classes. [cite news |title=Sunnyside High celebrates its 50th year |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=2005-10-20 ]

Campus

Curriculum

There is a widespread of curriculum that is offered at Sunnyside High School.

Departments of Instruction

The Departments Of Instruction below is what curriculum is offered at Sunnyside High School, either for class credits, or elective credit:

* Agro-science (FFA) * Automotive Collision Repair Technology * Automotive Technology * Business/Business Information Technology * Drafting Technology * Drama * English Language Development * FBLA(Future Business Leaders of America) - Business Management and Administrative Services * Family and Consumer Science * Fine Arts * Graphic Communications * Health * Industrial Technology * Information/Computer Technology * Language Arts * Library * Life Management * Marketing * Mathematics * Medical Careers/Nursing Services * Music * Photography: (Summer school photography) * Physical Education * Poetry * Precision Metals Technology * Publications * Radio and Television Technology * Science * Social Studies * World Languages * Family and Consumer Science: Culinary Arts and Café Diablo, Up With Children, Fashion Design, Teachers of Tomorrow(Future Educators of America) * Guitar * Sports Medicine Club * Welding Technology * Skills USA

Courses or College Credit

Below are courses available to students, for both high school based credit, as well as college credit:

* Math 122 & 151 * Writing 100 & 101 * Computers Maintenance * Web Design and Development

Academics & Enhanced Courses

* Advanced Placement Courses * Honors Academy * Honors Courses * Medical Careers Academy * Tech Prep/Work-Based Learning * CISCO Academy-A+, Net+ Certifications

Extracurricular

Below in categories are extracurricular activities that are offered at Sunnyside High School:

* Fine Arts: Concert Band, Drama, Dancing, Drum Line, Folklorico, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Mariachi, Orchestra, Painting, Photography, and Pottery * Publications: newspaper, media video communications, and yearbook * Clubs: Anytown, Blue Wires, DECA, Drama, MESA, National Honor Society, Student Government, VICA , Sunnyside Web Company, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) * Hands Across the Border * PRISM Club * Sports: Division 5A: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling * Mexican American Social Culture Club (MASCC) * Sunnyside Blue Devil Dance Team * Sunnyside M.E.Ch.A * Wildcat Society

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Sunnyside High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and is classed in its 5A conference. [ [http://www.aiaonline.org/schools/school.php?id=171 Sunnyside High School ] ] The teams are known as the Sunnyside Blue Devils. Athletic teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and swimming.

tate championship titles

*Basketball: 1993 (4A) [cite news |title=Local sports scene had its thrills, spills |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=1993-12-25 |quote=Dwight Rees, Sunnyside High School. The Blue Devils not only won the state 4A basketball championship, but they went undefeated at 29-0, the first Tucson ... ]
*Football: 2001 (4A), 2003 (4A)
*Wrestling: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 [cite news |first=Jessie |last=Vanderson |title=It's 11 in a row for Sunnyside |url=http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/related/77050 |work=Tucson Citizen |date=2008-02-15 ]
*Cheerleading: 2000

Music

Sunnyside High School has several musical performance groups, including the Pride Of Sunnyside Marching Band and Blue Devil Drumline, Los Diablitos De Sunnyside Mariachi [cite news |first=Konstantinos |last=Kalaitzdis |title=Viva the mariachi tradition |url=http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/48793.php |work=Tucson Citizen |date=2007-04-19 ] , and orchestra and other specialty ensembles including a Wind Ensemble, a Jazz Ensemble, and a Guitar Ensemble.Music Theory is also offered.

tudent groups

*Academic Decathlon
*Astronomy
*Blue Devil Dancers
*Blue Devil Images
*Cafe Diablo
*Chess Club
*DECA
*Drama/Thespians
*El Diablo
*Folklorico
*Four Feathers Club
*French Club
*Health Care Tech
*Hero Club
*Honors Academy
*Jobs for America's Graduates
*MASCC
*Mariachi
*MECHA Club
*MESA
*National Honor Art Club
*Photography Club
*National Honor Society
*NEOS Teatro
*Peer Advisor
*Photography
*Poetry Club
*P.R.I.S.M. (Gay–straight alliance)
*Southern Arizona Border Health Careers Opportunity Program
*Spanish
*Teenage Parent Program (T.A.P.P.)
*Teachers Of Tomorrow
*Tri-M
*VICA
*Video Production
*Wildcat Society
*Writing Devils
*YES Club
*Youth Alive

Notable alumni

*Raul Grijalva, Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district [cite news |title=The Skinny (column) |url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/2000-01-13/skinny.html |work=Tucson Weekly |date=2000-01-13 |quote=Raul Grijalva, known as Ralph while he was at Sunnyside High School, has led a truly charmed life.... ]
*Mike Scurlock, former professional football player

Notable faculty

Two faculty members have been recognized as Arizona Teacher of the Year, Marguerite Johnson Caldwell in 1983 and Rich Mayorga in 2003. [cite web |title=Past Teachers of the Year |url=http://www.azedfoundation.org/toy-past.php |publisher=Arizona Educational Foundation ]

References

External links

* [http://www.susd12.org/sunnyside/ Sunnyside High School]
* [http://www.sunnysidefootball.com/ Sunnyside Blue Devils Football]