Saguaro High School
| Saguaro High School | |
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| Address | |
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6250 N. 82nd Street Scottsdale, Arizona United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°31′38″N 111°54′22″W / 33.527095°N 111.906144°WCoordinates: 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 |
| Enrollment | 1,437 students (Oct. 1, 2010) |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Sabercat |
| Newspaper | The Saguaro Sabercat |
| Yearbook | The Saguaro Sentinel |
| Website | concrete |
Saguaro High School is a former A+ and Blue Ribbon Schools Program certified high school in the Scottsdale Unified School District in Scottsdale, Arizona. Saguaro was opened in 1966.
Beginning in 2006, Saguaro underwent massive renovation in response to the swelling student population (mostly caused by the huge inflow of families to North Scottsdale) and aging facilities. The school's boundaries are still oddly-shaped, with a pocket of North Scottsdale students carved out of what was once the Desert Mountain High School boundary zone due to massive overcrowding of the latter.
Saguaro's varsity football program has won an Arizona state championship nine times (1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016) The varsity baseball program is three time state champions (1992, 2010 and 2011). The varsity boys' basketball program has won three state championships (1990, 1996, and 2004). The varsity girls' basketball program won one state title, in 2013. The SHS varsity golf programs have combined for four state titles (boys' golf in 1977 and 1990; girls' golf in 1997 and 1998). The girls' swim and dive team won one state title, in 1971. The men's tennis teams through 2009-2013 reached the state playoffs four years in a row led by the 2013 senior class.
Saguaro High School has five disciplines in its performing arts department: orchestra, band, dance, theater, and choir.
There are five choirs, including the mixed choir Voices of Saguaro which has attended multiple national competitions. Saguaro High’s concert choir, Voices of Saguaro has won seven consecutive first place awards in the concert choir division at various Heritage festivals throughout the country. The group made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2005, performing the Mozart Requiem. Most recently the group was selected from thousands of applicants to perform the National Anthem in Boston's Fenway Park in April 2011 for the Yankees vs. Red Sox game.
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