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{{Short description|Public school in Phoenix, Arizona}}
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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Sunnyslope High School
| name = Sunnyslope High School
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| address = 35 West Dunlap Avenue
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| city = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| motto = Educating all for lifelong learning.
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| zipcode = 85021
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| city = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
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| country = [[United States]]
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| zipcode = 85021
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| coordinates = {{coord|33.566869|-112.075766|region:US-AZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| country = United States
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| type = Public School
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| coordinates = {{coord|33.566869|-112.075766|region:US-AZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| opened = 1953
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| type = Public School
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| district = [[Glendale Union High School District]]
| established = 1953
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| teaching_staff = 94.00 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
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| district = [[Glendale Union High School District]]
| grades = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]
| principal = Steve Ducey
| teaching_staff = 94.60 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| ratio = 24.27<ref name=NCES/>
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| enrollment = 2,281 (2022–23)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0403450&ID=040345000281|title=Sunnyslope High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=August 30, 2024}}</ref>
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| ratio = 22.64<ref name=NCES/>
| nickname = Vikings<ref name=colors/>
| grades = 9–12
| colors = Green and white {{colorbox|green}} {{colorbox|white}} <ref name=colors>{{Cite web|title=Sunnyslope High School|url=https://aiaonline.org/schools/153|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=Arizona Interscholastic Association|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| enrollment = 2,142 (2018–19)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0403450&ID=040345000281|title=Sunnyslope High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 24, 2020}}</ref>
| website = [https://www.guhsdaz.org/sunnyslope/Domain/12/ Sunnyslope High School]
| athletics = [[Australian football|Football]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], golf, swimming, badminton, volleyball, basketball, soccer, [[wrestling]], track, baseball, [[softball]], tennis
| mascot = Vikings, Victor Viking
| rival = Washington High School
| newspaper = Viking Views
| yearbook = Valhalla
| website = {{URL|sunnyslope.guhsdaz.org}}
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| address = 35 W Dunlap Ave
| colors = {{colorbox|green}}{{colorbox|white}} green, white
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'''Sunnyslope High School''' is in the [[Glendale Union High School District]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] and offers courses for grades 9–12.
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2014 |title=Brief History of Sunnyslope |url=https://sunnyslopehistoricalsociety.org/brief-history-of-sunnyslope/ |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=Sunnyslope Historical Society & Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Description==
==Description==
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Sunnyslope was designed by the local architecture firm [[Edward L. Varney|Edward L. Varney Associates]]. The construction contract to build the school was awarded to Farmer & Godfrey Construction Co.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arizona Builder and Contractor, June 1953, Vol. 15, No. 11|url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azmagazines/id/276|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=azmemory.azlibrary.gov|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Althoff |first=Eric |date=2023-07-11 |title=Project Partners Celebrate Topping Out of Arizona High School |url=https://schoolconstructionnews.com/2023/07/11/project-partners-celebrate-topping-out-of-arizona-high-school/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=School Construction News |language=en-US}}</ref>
Sunnyslope is located on a small plot of land near Central and Dunlap, and is bounded by the Arizona Canal to its Southwest. There are 15 wings to the school including a cafeteria, gymnasium, and auditorium. A city pool is located immediately adjacent to the school and is used for both P.E. classes and for the swim and dive team, along with serving the public. Sunnyslope is a 5a Conference school within the [[Arizona Interscholastic Association]], despite having the land size equivalent to that of a 4a or 3a school.

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Sunnyslope was designed by the local architecture firm [[Edward L. Varney|Edward L. Varney Associates]]. The construction contract to build the school was awarded to Farmer & Godfrey Construction Co.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arizona Builder and Contractor, June 1953, Vol. 15, No. 11|url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azmagazines/id/276|access-date=2021-01-13|website=azmemory.azlibrary.gov|language=en}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Fall Athletics
!Winter Athletics
!Spring Athletics
|-
|Girls
|Badminton (Varsity, JV), Volleyball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Cheerleading
|Basketball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Soccer (Varsity, Developmental)
|Softball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Tennis (Varsity, JV), Sand Volleyball
|-
|Boys
|Football (Varsity, JV, Freshman)
|Basketball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Soccer (Varsity, Developmental), Wrestling (Varsity, JV, Freshman)
|Baseball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Tennis (Varsity, JV)
|-
|Mixed
|Cross Country, and Swim & Dive
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|Track & Field
|}

===Recent titles===
===Recent titles===
The boys' basketball team won its first state championship in 2002 and its 2nd in 2009<ref>{{cite web|last=Obert |first=Richard |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/phx/articles/2009/03/03/20090303-4a1boysfinalonline.html |title=4A-I boys hoops: Sunnyslope controls Agua Fria |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=March 3, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> and were runners-up in 2010 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Obert |first=Richard |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/se/articles/2010/02/27/20100227mcclintock-sunnyslope-boys-basketball.html |title=Tip-in gives McClintock 4A-I boys crown over Sunnyslope |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=February 27, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> In 2017 and 2018, the boys' basketball team won back-to-back 5A titles under coach Ray Portela.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/02/27/kyle-fischers-steal-layup-sends-sunnyslope-2nd-straight-5-title/379993002/|title=Kyle Fischer's late steal, layup sends Sunnyslope to 2nd straight 5A title|work=azcentral|access-date=2018-06-19|language=en}}</ref> Additionally, the volleyball team won titles in 2017, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|last=Domingo |first=Odeen |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2010/11/09/20101109high-school-volleyball-class-4a-1.html |title=Sunnyslope defeats Prescott in Class 4A-I girls volleyball championship match |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=November 9, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last=Domingo |first=Odeen |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2009/11/16/20091116foura1volley1117.html |title=Volleyball: Dominant Sunnyslope wins 4A-I title |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=November 16, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> 2008,<ref>{{cite web|last=McCurdy |first=Jim |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2008/11/17/20081117spt-4a1gvolley.html |title=Sunnyslope takes 4A-I volleyball crown |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=November 17, 2008 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> and 2006 . The boys' and girls' swim teams won titles in 2005, with the boys winning again in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wang |first=Amy B |url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/12/06/20101206glendale-union-high-school-district-swim-programs.html |title=Glendale Union High School District looks for ways to keep swim programs afloat |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=December 6, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> Sunnyslope's girls' badminton team won the 4A state title in 2009 and the 5a title in 2016.<ref>[http://coachesaid.com/Article/2009/11/4/Xavier-Sunnyslope-win-badminton-state-titles ]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> and were runners-up in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2010/10/20/20101020high-school-badminton-greenway.html |title=Phoenix Greenway claims Class 4A team badminton state title |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=October 20, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> The baseball team claimed its most recent title in 2012 and a runner-up finish in 2013.
The boys' basketball team won its first state championship in 2002 and its second in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last=Obert |first=Richard |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/phx/articles/2009/03/03/20090303-4a1boysfinalonline.html |title=4A-I boys hoops: Sunnyslope controls Agua Fria |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=March 3, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> and was the runner-up in 2010, 2016, and 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Obert |first=Richard |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/se/articles/2010/02/27/20100227mcclintock-sunnyslope-boys-basketball.html |title=Tip-in gives McClintock 4A-I boys crown over Sunnyslope |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=February 27, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> In 2017 and 2018, the boys' basketball team won back-to-back 5A titles under coach Ray Portela.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/02/27/kyle-fischers-steal-layup-sends-sunnyslope-2nd-straight-5-title/379993002/|title=Kyle Fischer's late steal, layup sends Sunnyslope to 2nd straight 5A title|work=azcentral|access-date=June 19, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Additionally, the volleyball team won titles in 2017, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|last=Domingo |first=Odeen |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2010/11/09/20101109high-school-volleyball-class-4a-1.html |title=Sunnyslope defeats Prescott in Class 4A-I girls volleyball championship match |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=November 9, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last=Domingo |first=Odeen |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2009/11/16/20091116foura1volley1117.html |title=Volleyball: Dominant Sunnyslope wins 4A-I title |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=November 16, 2009 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> 2008,<ref>{{cite web|last=McCurdy |first=Jim |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2008/11/17/20081117spt-4a1gvolley.html |title=Sunnyslope takes 4A-I volleyball crown |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=November 17, 2008 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> and 2006. The boys' and girls' swim teams won titles in 2005, with the boys' winning again in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wang |first=Amy B |url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/12/06/20101206glendale-union-high-school-district-swim-programs.html |title=Glendale Union High School District looks for ways to keep swim programs afloat |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=December 6, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref> Sunnyslope's girls' badminton team won the 4A state title in 2009 and the 5A title in 2016,<ref>[http://coachesaid.com/Article/2009/11/4/Xavier-Sunnyslope-win-badminton-state-titles]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> and was runner-up in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/2010/10/20/20101020high-school-badminton-greenway.html |title=Phoenix Greenway claims Class 4A team badminton state title |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=October 20, 2010 |accessdate=October 18, 2011}}</ref>

== FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS ==
Sunnyslope High School offers a wide range of Fine and Performing Arts classes and Activities on Campus. Each year Sunnyslope High School offers great concerts, dance shows, plays, musicals and visual art exhibits that are sure to wow you!

* Theatre
* Art and 3D design

* Choir
* Dance
* Orchestra
* Photography
* Viking Pride Band


==Awards and recognition==
==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 years in a row. Sunnyslope was also named a top high school by the [[U.S. News & World Report]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/arizona |title=Arizona &#124; Best High Schools |publisher=U.S. News |date=January 31, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918131345/http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/arizona |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/arizona |title=Arizona &#124; Best High Schools |publisher=U.S. News |date=January 31, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918131345/http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/arizona |archive-date=September 18, 2010 }}</ref>

==Feeder schools==

Schools in the [[Washington Elementary School District]] feed into Sunnyslope High School. Many students from the Madison Elementary School District also attend the school.

==Notable alumni==

* [[Jonathan Kaye]] (born 1970), professional golfer on [[PGA Tour]]
* Bradford Grant (born 1970), holder of lordship over a small plot of land in Scotland, professional wiseacre at [[Veritas Preparatory Academy]]


==See also==
==See also==
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* {{annotated link|Sunnyslope Mountain}}

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*[[Sunnyslope Mountain]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101004063356/http://sunnyslopeclass1980.com/ 1980 Reunion]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101004063356/http://sunnyslopeclass1980.com/ 1980 Reunion]
* [https://www.sunnyslopefootball.com/ Sunnyslope Football]
* [https://www.sunnyslopefootball.com/ Sunnyslope Football]

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Latest revision as of 05:31, 3 October 2024

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

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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

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Recent titles

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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