Sunnyslope High School - Phoenix, Arizona/AZ

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Sunnyslope High School

35 West Dunlap, Phoenix, AZ, 85021-3523 -

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Definition of Terms

Sunnyslope High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Maricopa County, AZ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1642 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

73 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 526 students

Grade 10 - 429 students

Grade 11 - 371 students

Grade 12 - 316 students

This School

(AZ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(AZ) School Average

% American Indian	3%	13%
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	42%	34%
% Black	4%	5%
% White	50%	47%

Additional Student Information

This School

(AZ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

44%

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(AZ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Glendale Union High School District

This School's Agency

(AZ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	12	2
Number of Students Managed	15,065 students	505 students
District Total Revenue	$123,739,000	$3,309,000
District Expenditure	$125,965,000	$2,717,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,214	$6,552
District Expenditure / Student	$8,361	$5,380
District Graduation Rates	80%	50%

School of Hard Knocks: Three-Sport Gamer Mike Nixon’s Tried It All, But Can the Whip-Smart ASU Defensive Star Make It ... (Phoenix New Times)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:55:11 pm
Mike Nixon walks through the front door of his Tempe home and drops a maroon-and-gold Arizona State University gym bag to the tile floor. A piece of ill-torn plastic wrap holds an ice pack flush to his left forearm. Nixon closes the door, and part of the plastic flutters. His dark, buzz-cut ...
KU signs son of former NBA star Wooldridge (The Garden City Telegram)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:00:45 pm
Royce Wooldridge, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Kansas next season.
KU signs son of former NBA star Wooldridge (Hutchinson News)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 06:06:52 am
Royce Wooldridge, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, has signed a nat ...
Kansas signs Woolridge to letter of intent (SportingNews)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 02:47:41 am
LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 1 Kansas has signed Royce Woolridge, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Phoenix who averaged almost 29 points per game last year. The Jayhawks announced the signing Wednesday.
KU Signs G Woolridge to Letter of Intent (FOX 4 Kansas City)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:59:29 pm
No. 1 Kansas has signed Royce Woolridge, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Phoenix who averaged almost 29 points per game last year.

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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.
Address: 35 W Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021
Mascot: Viking
Principal: Linda Whitehead
Assistant Principal for Operations & Resources: Eric Zimmerman
Assistant Principal for Student Services: Vernon Jacobs (interim)
Assistant Principal for Discipline & Attendance: Michelle Reed
English Department Chairperson: Stephanie Wheatcraft
Mathematics Department Chairperson: Boyd Arnold
Science Department Chairperson: Pandora Linartz
Social Studies Department Chairperson: Diane D'Agostino
School Description
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 4A-1 school within the AIA, despite having the land size equivalent to that of a 2A or 3A school.
Athletics
Sunnyslope is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. It is a 4A Division I school and competes in the Western Sky Region.
Recent Titles
The boys basketball team won the state championship in 2009. Also, the volleyball team won titles in 2008 and 2006. The boys' swim team won titles in 2005 and 2006, and the girls' swim team won a title in 2005, also.
Awards and Recognition
Sunnyslope High School has been given the "Excelling" status by the State of Arizona in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act for Six years in a row. Sunnyslope was also named a top high school by the U.S. News & World Report
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.
Fight Song
Fight on you Sunnyslope Vikings,Fight on with all your might,Fight on you Sunnyslope Vikings,For a victory tonight.Fight on you Sunnyslope Vikings,Fight on for the Green and White,Fight on you Sunnyslope Vikings,Hit'em hard, let's win tonight!Vikings! Vikings! SHS!
See also
Sunnyslope Mountain
External links
SHS Website

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