Sunnyslope High School

Public school in Phoenix, Arizona

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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. It first opened in 1953.^[3]

Description

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]

Athletics

Recent titles

The boys' basketball team won its first state championship in 2002 and its 2nd in 2009^[5] and were runners-up in 2010 and 2016.^[6] In 2017 and 2018, the boys' basketball team won back-to-back 5A titles under coach Ray Portela.^[7] Additionally, the volleyball team won titles in 2017, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010,^[8] 2009,^[9] 2008,^[10] and 2006 . The boys' and girls' swim teams won titles in 2005, with the boys winning again in 2006.^[11] Sunnyslope's girls' badminton team won the 4A state title in 2009 and the 5a title in 2016.^[12] and were runners-up in 2010.^[13]

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^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sunnyslope High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Sunnyslope High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Brief History of Sunnyslope". Sunnyslope Historical Society & Museum. October 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Arizona Builder and Contractor, June 1953, Vol. 15, No. 11". azmemory.azlibrary.gov. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ Obert, Richard (March 3, 2009). "4A-I boys hoops: Sunnyslope controls Agua Fria". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ Obert, Richard (February 27, 2010). "Tip-in gives McClintock 4A-I boys crown over Sunnyslope". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ "Kyle Fischer's late steal, layup sends Sunnyslope to 2nd straight 5A title". azcentral. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
^ Domingo, Odeen (November 9, 2010). "Sunnyslope defeats Prescott in Class 4A-I girls volleyball championship match". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ Domingo, Odeen (November 16, 2009). "Volleyball: Dominant Sunnyslope wins 4A-I title". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ McCurdy, Jim (November 17, 2008). "Sunnyslope takes 4A-I volleyball crown". Azcentral.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ 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.
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^ "Phoenix Greenway claims Class 4A team badminton state title". Azcentral.com. October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
^ "Arizona | Best High Schools". U.S. News. January 31, 2011. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2011.