Cactus High School - Glendale, Arizona/AZ

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Cactus High School

6330 West Greenway, Glendale, AZ, 85306-3299 -

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Definition of Terms

Cactus High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Maricopa County, AZ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1805 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

93 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 518 students

Grade 10 - 468 students

Grade 11 - 429 students

Grade 12 - 390 students

This School

(AZ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(AZ) School Average

% American Indian	2%	13%
% Asian	3%	1%
% Hispanic	13%	34%
% Black	4%	5%
% White	77%	47%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(AZ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

23%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(AZ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Peoria Unified School District

This School's Agency

(AZ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	37	2
Number of Students Managed	37,773 students	505 students
District Total Revenue	$263,079,000	$3,309,000
District Expenditure	$279,968,000	$2,717,000
District Revenue / Student	$6,965	$6,552
District Expenditure / Student	$7,412	$5,380
District Graduation Rates	89%	50%

Stingy Skyhawks score comeback win (The Durango Herald)
posted on September 21, 2009 at 06:52:26 am
First, the Skyhawks endured a one-hour lighting delay. Then, they gave up a slip 'n' slide goal by Colorado School of Mines in the first minute of play.
Cactus duo enjoys Girls State (YourWestValley.com)
posted on July 19, 2009 at 08:03:20 pm
Jenna Walters and Katie Rogers, students at Cactus High School in Glendale, served as delegates to Arizona Girls State in June at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The two were nominated by their teachers and counselors and selection was based
Tucson's Fowler tosses 4th straight no-hitter (The Arizona Republic)
posted on May 13, 2009 at 06:02:42 pm
Tucson Canyon del Oro softball standout pitcher Kenzie Fowler threw her fourth-straight no hitter on Tuesday, striking out 16 batters from Glendale Cactus High School.
Seniors make Cactus High a baseball contender (The Arizona Republic)
posted on April 24, 2009 at 06:56:42 pm
Strong senior pitching has remained a constant at Glendale school.
Peoria Unified students win 14 scholarships (The Arizona Republic)
posted on April 20, 2009 at 04:29:02 pm
Students who overcame challenges awarded a $1,000 Against All Odds scholarship.

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Cactus High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona. It has an enrollment of about 3,400 students, which places it in the 1A-2 conference for athletics, a drop from previous years due to AIA re-organization that takes place every two years.
Fight Song
(set to tune of Northwestern University's fight song)
Go Cactus High School, on to victory
Hail the Blue and Silver, we'll defend our dignity
Fight mighty Cobras, keep our spirits high
Show all the rest, that we are the best
We'll fight forever, Cactus High
CHS! CHS! CHS! CHS!
Athletics
Fall Sports
Football: State Championship in 2005 after three straight appearances
Volleyball: State Championship in 2006 season
Boys Swim and Dive
Girls Swim and Dive
Boys Cross Country: West Valley Region Championship in 2007 season (No losses but one tie during regular season 15-0-1). Individual region champion Brandon Taylor.
Girls Cross Country: West Valley Region Championship in 2007 season. Individual region champion Lisette Michaels.
Boys Golf
Girls Golf
Winter Sports
Boys Basketball: State Championship in 1994, State Tournament Appearances in 2006 (12 seed—lost in first round) and 2008 (15 seed---upset 2 seed Sandra Day O'Connor High School but lost to 10 seed Paradise Valley High School in second round)
Girls Basketball: 5 total State Championships under coach Jim Graham.
Boys Soccer: Six State Championships and Eighteen Region Championships under coach Jack Altersitz, a member of the Arizona Coaches Hall of Fame.
Girls Soccer: Multiple State Championships
Wrestling
Spring Sports
Baseball: 2009 Region Championship, Lost in 4A-1 State Title Game to Canyon del Oro
Softball: National Championship in 2006 season.
Boys Track
Girls Track: Back-to-back State Championships in 2007 and 2008 (2008 title won with only 7 athletes participating in state meet)
Boys Tennis
Girls Tennis
Extra Curricular Activities
Cactus is a proud supporter of all of its clubs and after school activities including Chess Club, DECA, Key Club, Drama Club, 500 Mile Club, World Languages Club, FCCLA, Media Club, FBLA, Med Start, Key of C, Outdoor Adventure Club, Student Council, NHS, AFJROTC, Athletic Training, and many more.
Many of these organizations have received state and national recognition for their work.
Notable Alumni
Kyle Kosier-OL, Dallas Cowboys
Stacie Chambers-C, Arizona Wildcats, softball
Rebecca Tobin-F, Arizona State Sun Devils, women's basketball
Brett Murdock, school's top sportswriter for The Cobra Chronicle, current hockey writer and columnist for Northern Arizona University's newspaper The Lumberjack
Brandon McDonald - MF, San Jose Earthquakes (Major League Soccer)
External links
Cactus High School website

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