Apollo High School (Arizona)
Apollo High School is a high school located in Glendale, Arizona. It is part of the Glendale Union High School District (GUHSD). It enrolls approximately 2,200 students in grades 9-12. The Apollo High School motto has changed over recent years from "Pride, Class and Dignity" to the current "Choose Excellence".
Apollo High School | |
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Address | |
8045 N. 47th Ave. , 85302 | |
Coordinates | 33°33′17″N 112°09′34″W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | "Choose Excellence" |
Established | 1970 |
School district | Glendale Union High School District |
Principal | Brooke Parsons |
Teaching staff | 93 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,024 (2019-20)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22:1 [1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy blue, gold, and white |
Nickname | Hawks |
Newspaper | The Utopian |
Yearbook | Olympus |
Communities served | Glendale; Phoenix |
Feeder schools | Glenn F. Burton School Horizon School Isaac E. Imes School Palo Verde Middle School Melvin E. Sine School |
Website | apollo.guhsdaz.org |
The nickname is the Hawks, and the school colors are navy blue, gold, and white.
Athletics
Apollo High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. AHS offers sports for both boys and girls during the fall, winter and spring seasons.
Fall athletics | Winter athletics | Spring athletics | |
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Girls | Badminton, Volleyball (Varsity, JV, Freshman) | Basketball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Soccer (Varsity, JV) | Softball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Tennis |
Boys | Basketball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Soccer (Varsity, D), Wrestling (Varsity, JV, Freshman) | Baseball (Varsity, JV, Freshman), Tennis | |
Mixed | Cross Country, Golf, Swim & Dive | Track & Field ( |
- Apollo High School boys' basketball team won the Arizona State 4A Championship three years in a row (2005, 2006, 2007).
- Apollo High School girls' basketball team was the runner-up of the Arizona State Championship in their division in 2010.
- Apollo High School boys' soccer team won the Arizona State 5A Championship in 1993.
- An unrelated organisation uses the Apollo football field for its home games, the Arizona Assassins of the Women's Football Alliance.
Awards and recognition
Apollo High School has been granted "Excelling" status by Arizona in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act and high AIMS scores over the past years.[2]
Apollo High School is ranked 53rd top high school within Arizona.[1]
Demographics
Apollo High School is largely Hispanic (66%), 19% White, 9% Black, and less than 6% of other races. The school also has a large Muslim population, as well as a minor but growing Asian population.[3]
References
- AZ LEARNS Achievement Profiles: 2006-2007
- "Apollo High School". US News Education. Retrieved January 1, 2020.