Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona)
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3700 S. Arizona Ave. Chandler, Arizona 85248 United States of America |
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| Coordinates | 33°15′10″N 111°50′34″W / 33.252912°N 111.842714°WCoordinates: 33°15′10″N 111°50′34″W / 33.252912°N 111.842714°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Dare to Dream |
| Established | 1998 |
| School district | Chandler Unified School District |
| Principal | Ken James |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 3,696 (October 1, 2013) |
| Color(s) | Black, maroon and silver |
| Mascot | Husky |
| Newspaper | The Paw Print |
| Yearbook | Notlimah |
| Website | Hamilton High School |
Hamilton High School is a public high school in Chandler, Arizona, United States of America. It is Arizona's largest high school, with more than 3,600 students. It was the first high school in Chandler to have a branch of the Chandler Public Library integrated into the school.
The school was named after the Hamilton family, one of the pioneer families of Chandler. The Hamiltons moved to Chandler from Texas around the start of the 20th century and farmed for generations the land where Hamilton High School now stands. John Augustus Hamilton, one of the Hamilton brothers who farmed the land the school is built on, was a World War I combat veteran and sheriff of the southeast area of Phoenix. The school football stadium now stands on what was known for years as Hamilton's Corner, the corner of Arizona Avenue/Arizona State Route 87 and Ocotillo, where the Hamiltons ran a general store. The front of the store often had horses hitched to the hitching post, and buckboard wagons came into town for supplies.
Hamilton High received the Chandler Education Foundation 100% Awareness status from 1998–2001, and was the only Arizona A+ school in 2005. 85% of Hamilton's faculty has a master's degree, which is a higher percentage than any other public school in Arizona. Hamilton students score well in academics with ACT scores above state and national averages in all test subject areas. 85% of Hamilton students plan to attend a 2 or 4 year college after graduating.
Students have numerous athletic activities available to them, including volleyball, football, cheerleading, soccer, basketball, golf, lacrosse, hockey, softball, wrestling, tennis, badminton, Drill Team, swimming, diving and rugby. Its traditional rival in the Chandler School District is Chandler High School, but competition has increased with the city's second newest high school, Basha High School. The city of Chandler and Chandler Unified School District's rapid growth has contributed to the construction of a fourth high school in the district, Perry High School, which opened in 2007.
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