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Sandra Day O'Connor High School (Arizona)

Coordinates: 33°43′03″N 112°08′18″W / 33.717391°N 112.138358°W / 33.717391; -112.138358
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Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Location
Map
25250 N. 35th Ave
Phoenix, Arizona 85083-2465
Coordinates33°43′03″N 112°08′18″W / 33.717391°N 112.138358°W / 33.717391; -112.138358
Information
TypePublic
MottoExpect the best. Get the best. Be the best.[2]
Established2002
PrincipalDr. Lynn Miller
Enrollment2,702 (2019-20)[1]
Color(s)Royal Blue   and Metallic Gold  
MascotEagle
RivalMountain Ridge High School
NewspaperThe Talon
Websitesdohs.dvusd.org

Sandra Day O’Connor High School (SDOHS), part of the Deer Valley Unified School District, is a public high school located just west of I-17 and north of Happy Valley Road in Phoenix, Arizona. The school had a 97.1% graduation rate in 2018.[3]

The campus, which first opened in fall 2002, is named after former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who grew up in Arizona, served as an assistant attorney general, was member of the state senate, and eventually became the first woman appointed as a Supreme Court Justice.[4]

Activities and academics

SDOHS offers a full complement of academics, AP/honors level courses, special education inclusion, fine arts, career and technical education, and technology courses to students in grades nine through twelve. A wide range of student activities and clubs are available to all students. The school offers music and theater programs that include as extracurricular activities the Eagle Pride marching band, a competition jazz band, and an orchestra. Competitive athletics for both young men and women are offered at the freshman, junior varsity and varsity levels.

SDOHS also offers an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) program. This program has won back-to-back unit awards from 2009 up to the 2014 school year.[citation needed]

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "dvusd enrollment report" (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "SDOHS School Profile" (PDF).
  3. ^ "AZ School Report Cards | School Information". azreportcards.azed.gov.
  4. ^ "About Us / Mission/Vision/Motto/Goals". www.dvusd.org.
  5. ^ "Celebrities who attended Phoenix high schools". azcentral.
  6. ^ "MLB Draft: Sandra Day O'Connor (Phoenix) slugger Nolan Gorman drafted by St. Louis Cardinals". USA TODAY High School Sports.
  7. ^ "Arizona high school golfer with Down syndrome continues to inspire". azcentral.