Deer Valley High School (Glendale, Arizona)
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18424 N 51st Ave. Glendale, Arizona United States of America |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1980 |
| School district | Deer Valley Unified School District |
| Principal | Kim Crooks |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,911 (October 1, 2012) |
| Color(s) | white, silver, and Columbia blue |
| Mascot | Skyhawk |
| Newspaper | Skyhawk Flight |
| Website | dvhs |
Coordinates: 33°39′9.62″N 112°10′19.86″W / 33.6526722°N 112.1721833°W
Deer Valley High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona, part of the Deer Valley Unified School District. The school opened its doors in 1980 with an initial enrollment of 750 students. Today, the campus is housed on more than 60 acres (240,000 m2) with a current enrollment of about 1,900 students. Deer Valley High School has been recognized for student achievements in a range of academics and athletics. The school is run by over 100 teachers, five counselors, one psychologist, four administrators, and numerous other support staff with Kim Crooks as the current principal. The 2011 renovation was the first major renovations to the school since its 1980 construction.
Deer Valley High School offers all Arizona Interscholastic Association-sanctioned sports as of the 2011-2012 school year (with the addition of badminton across the district). Since 1985, the school has won 11 state titles: three in softball; two in girls' cross country; and one each in boys' track and field, boys' tennis, baseball, boys' volleyball, girls' basketball, and girls' track and field in 2016.
The current band program offers three concert bands (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Band), (formally) three jazz bands (Performance Jazz Ensemble, Advanced Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble), several Jazz Combos, Marching Band, Orchestra, Percussion and Colorguard.
The Deer Valley Performance Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform at the 60th Annual Midwest Clinic in 2006. The Performance Jazz Ensemble has won three national contests (2002 and 2006 Conn-Selmer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Jazz Contest, and the 2006 Music and Arts Spring Swing Competition), has been national runners-up twice (2003 and 2004, Conn-Selmer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Jazz Contest), and was featured at the 2005 and 2006 Arizona Music Educator's Conference.
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