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{{Short description|Public school in Phoenix, Arizona}}
{{Short description|Public school in Phoenix, Arizona}}
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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Sunnyslope High School
| name = Sunnyslope High School
| address = 35 West Dunlap Avenue
| city = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| city = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| country = United States
| zipcode = 85021
| coordinates = {{coord|33.566869|-112.075766|region:US-AZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[United States]]
| type = Public School
| coordinates = {{coord|33.566869|-112.075766|region:US-AZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| district = [[Glendale Union High School District]]
| type = Public School
| teaching_staff = 94.60 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| opened = 1953
| ratio = 22.64<ref name=NCES/>
| district = [[Glendale Union High School District]]
| 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>
| teaching_staff = 94.00 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| website = {{URL|sunnyslope.guhsdaz.org}}
| grades = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]
| ratio = 24.27<ref name=NCES/>
| 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>
| nickname = Vikings<ref name=colors/>
| 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>
| website = [https://www.guhsdaz.org/sunnyslope/Domain/12/ Sunnyslope High School]
}}
}}


'''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==
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>
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>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
===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 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>


==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>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 05:31, 3 October 2024

Sunnyslope High School
Address
Map
35 West Dunlap Avenue

85021

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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