Casa Grande Union High School

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Casa Grande Union High School
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Casa Grande Union High School
2730 N Trekell Road

85122

United States
Coordinates 32°56′09″N111°44′13″W / 32.9358°N 111.7369°W / 32.9358; -111.7369 Coordinates: 32°56′09″N111°44′13″W / 32.9358°N 111.7369°W / 32.9358; -111.7369
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School type Public high school
Established1920(103 years ago) (1920)
School districtCasa Grande Union High School District
CEEB code 030040
PrincipalBrian Mabb
Faculty81.50 [1]
Grades 912
Enrollment1,853 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio22.74 [1]
Color(s)Blue and gold
MascotCougar
Website www.cguhsd.org/casagrandeunionhighschool_home.aspx

Casa Grande Union High School is a high school in Casa Grande, Arizona. It is part of the Casa Grande Union High School District.

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The original high school and gym, now used as the Casa Grande City Hall, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

Casa Grande Union High School and Gymnasium
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Former high school, now Casa Grande city hall
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Location510 E. Florence Blvd., [3] Casa Grande, Arizona
Coordinates 32°52′49″N111°44′52″W / 32.88028°N 111.74778°W / 32.88028; -111.74778
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1920–1921; 1936
ArchitectLyman & Place
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPS Casa Grande MRA
NRHP reference No. 86000821 [4]
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 1986

The original Casa Grande Union High School was built in 1920–21 at a cost of $135,000. It featured an indoor swimming pool and an auditorium. The large building's construction was a major milestone for the growing town between Phoenix and Tucson.

The gymnasium was added in 1936. It is Arizona's only adobe gymnasium. $12,000 was used to build the structure ($7,200 of it came from the Depression-era Works Progress Administration). The adobe was locally made with on-site earth; manufacturing it provided much-needed jobs during the Depression in hard-hit Casa Grande. It was in use as the high school until 1997, when a new, modern school with the capacity to serve 2,800 students opened at a different location. This new school quickly filled up and now has 3,200 students as of 2022-2023. [5]

Academics

The academic departments that Casa Grande Union High offers include the following: [6]

Band

In 2015, 2016, and 2017 the Casa Grande Indoor Percussion Ensemble were the Percussion Scholastic Open State Champions.[ citation needed ] Scholastic Open is the highest competing High School drumline division in Arizona.

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    References

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    2. "Casa Grande Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
    3. "Main Street District Historic Sites". Casa Grande Main Street. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
    4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
    5. The Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce's website on education: "Casa Grande Schools / Education". Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-03-08. – note that it is outdated slightly
    6. "Departments". web. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2019-10-31.