Saguaro High School
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| Saguaro High School | |
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6250 North 82nd Street , 85250 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°31′38″N 111°54′22″W / 33.527095°N 111.906144°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary Public School |
| Established | 1968 |
| School district | Scottsdale Unified School District |
| Principal | Ann Achtziger |
| Teaching staff | 62.40 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,206 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.33[1] |
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| Mascot | Sabercat |
| Newspaper | The Saguaro Sabercat |
| Yearbook | The Saguaro Sentinel |
| Website | Saguaro High School |
Saguaro High School is a former A+ and Blue Ribbon Schools Program certified high school in the Scottsdale Unified School District in Scottsdale, Arizona.[2][3] Saguaro was opened in 1966.
Performing arts
Saguaro High School has five disciplines in its performing arts department: orchestra, band, dance, theater, and choir.
Notable alumni
Professional athletes
- T.J. Beam, Former MLB player (New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Mike Brown, All-Pro defensive back, Chicago Bears
- Angi Cipra, Gymnast (UCLA Bruins)
- D. J. Foster, NFL player (Arizona Cardinals)
- Dale Hellestrae (football player), offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and the Baltimore Ravens. He played for 3 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl teams.
- Curt Hennig, a.k.a. "Mr. Perfect", professional wrestler for WWE, WCW and AWA (moved back to Minnesota before graduation)[citation needed]
- Jason Kershner, Former MLB player (Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres)
- Christian Kirk, NFL player (Arizona Cardinals)
- Byron Murphy, NFL player (Arizona Cardinals)
- Jay Pettibone, Former MLB player (Minnesota Twins)
Entertainment and media
- Sandra Bernhard, actress and comedian
- Chelsea Kane, actress (attended for one year, then moved to California)
- J. S. Lewis, fiction writer
- John Joseph "J.R." Moehringer, novelist and journalist. class of '82.
- Neal Pollack, novelist and humor writer
- Richard Sala, artist/cartoonist/author
- David Spade, actor, comedian and producer, class of '82
- Scott Johnson, musician in the Gin Blossoms, class of '81
Government
- David Schweikert, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 6th Congressional district.
- Bruce Rauner, former Governor of Illinois
References
- ^ a b c "Saguaro High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ [1] Archived December 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)