University High School (Tucson)
| University High School | |
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| Address | |
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420 N. Arcadia Ave. Tucson, Arizona United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°13′35″N 110°53′20″W / 32.226492°N 110.88876°WCoordinates: 32°13′35″N 110°53′20″W / 32.226492°N 110.88876°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public (magnet) secondary |
| Established | 1976 |
| Oversight | Tucson Unified School District |
| Principal | Amy Cislak |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,033 (2014-15) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black and white |
| Mascot | Penguin |
| Newspaper | The Perspective |
| Website | http://edweb.tusd1.org/uhs/ |
University High School (UHS) is an accelerated public high school located in Tucson, Arizona. Originally known as Special Projects High School (SPHS), University High School is in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). The mission statement of UHS identifies it as "a special function high school which serves students who are academically focused and intellectually gifted and provides curriculum and social support not offered in the comprehensive high school."
The school currently shares a centrally located campus with Rincon High School. UHS was located at the Tucson High School campus before moving to Rincon's campus at the beginning of September 1985.
The mascot at UHS is the penguin. When it was known as Special Projects High School, the mascot was the skunk. Both mascots give the school its reputable colors of black and white. While UHS is a public school, entry is based upon a combination of exam scores and 7th and 8th grade GPAs. Unlike most schools, the only students who are admitted after freshman year replace the students who leave.
University High students and Rincon students share fine arts and athletics, competing under the name of Rincon University.
UHS students graduate after taking a minimum of 8 Advanced Placement (AP) classes (including AP English as upperclassmen, AP US History, and AP US Government). However, many opt to take additional AP courses, with some students completing as many as 16. In 2004, the school had the greatest percentage of students passing the AP exams for United States History, Comparative Politics, and English Language of any high school in the world. Also, nearly all of students continue on to college, with 50-75% achieving one or more scholarships. As of 2009, the following AP courses are offered (28 of the 31 that the College Board offers):
US News and World Report has identified UHS as one of "America's Best High Schools" out of approximately 20,487 schools nationwide.
In 2014, the Washington Post recognized UHS at No. 28 in its review of "America's Most Challenging High Schools," which ranked the 1,900 highest-performing high schools nationally.
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