Queen Creek High School
Queen Creek High School is a public secondary school located in Queen Creek, Arizona.
Queen Creek High School | |
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Address | |
22149 E. Ocotillo Rd. , 85143 | |
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Type | Public high school |
Motto | "High Achievement in a Caring Environment" |
School district | Queen Creek Unified School District |
Principal | Julie Oster |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,100 students (May, 2017) |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
Mascot | Bulldogs |
Website | qchs |
History
The Queen Creek school district did not open a high school until 1986, when it became a unified school district;[1] previously, the school district bused high school students to other schools far from town.[2] In 1988, the school graduated its first class of 22 seniors, attending classes in a 12-room school building.[2] By the fall of 1988, Queen Creek High had 387 students.[3] Two years later, its principal retired in an uproar over the alteration of the low grades of 50 students.[4] The fast-growing school, housed in a former elementary school with additional portable classroom buildings,[5] was approved in 1999 to move to a new site at Signal Butte and Ocotillo roads[6] The new school opened in 2002 and allowed Queen Creek's middle school to absorb the former high school site.[7]
In November 2012, their football team won the Division III state championship with an undefeated 14–0 season.[8]
The Queen Creek Unified School District opened a second high school, Eastmark High School, in 2019, with the northern portion of the district being zoned into the new school.
References
- McManaman, Bob (May 13, 1987). "On the map: Rise of Queen Creek baseball team reflects town's growth". Arizona Republic. p. Extra 12. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- McCowan, Karen (May 29, 1988). "Big day for tiny school". Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- McCowan, Karen (December 7, 1988). "Kids put hands on the future". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "Principal who fudged grades quits". Arizona Republic. May 18, 1990. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- Anderson, E.J. (November 21, 1998). "Queen Creek hopes to be 1st in line for school funds". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- Pearce, Kelly (October 15, 1999). "Another Queen Creek high school OK'd". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- Meléndez, Mel (February 9, 2001). "New school to relieve crowding". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- Domingo, Odeen (November 25, 2012). "Queen Creek wins Div. III title with late safety". Azcentral archive. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
For much of the game, Queen Creek (14-0) couldn’t get its offense, which scored 590 points total this season, going.