Williams Field High School
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2076 South Higley Road Gilbert, Arizona |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2007 |
| School district | Higley Unified School District |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,926 (October 1, 2012) |
| Color(s) | Black and red |
| Mascot | Black Hawks |
| Rival | Higley High School |
| Website | http://www.husd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=9845 |
Williams Field High School (WFHS) is a high school in Gilbert, Arizona. It is the second high school formed by the Higley Unified School District, and opened in August 2007. Its first students graduated in 2010. The school is named after Williams Air Force Base (which went by the name Williams Field between 1942 and 1948; a local major road also bears the name Williams Field). The school is located near Higley Elementary and the Lyons Gate community.
The Higley Unified School District, in the ten years preceding the opening of Williams Field, had undergone a dramatic transformation. What once was a one-school elementary district that sent its high schoolers to Gilbert had morphed into a school district with its own high school and multiple elementary schools. The growth did not stop, and on March 8, 2006, the district broke ground on a 56-acre lot for a new high school. The district eventually opened the 227,800-square-foot (21,160 m2) campus to its first students as the 2007 school year started. The school is built on the same site plan and with the same exterior as Peoria's Liberty High School, which opened the year before.
The original mascot was to be the Pirates, but preference for the Black Hawks trumped the initial decision.
November 2010 The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment marching band took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division III Championships. They were also awarded music and visual performance captions.
In 2012, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 3rd place in the 2012 ABODA State Marching Band Championships. They also received First place in every percussion and color guard/auxiliary caption over the course of the season.
November 16, 2013, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division III Championships, and were awarded the General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, and Visual Performance Captions.
Fall 2014 Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment entered ABODA Division II.
November 15, 2014, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 4th place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division II Championships, and were awarded the Percussion, and Auxiliary Captions.
November 7, 2015, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 2nd place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division II Championships.
November 12, 2016, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division II Championships. They were also awarded Percussion, Auxiliary, General Effect, and Music Captions.
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