Cienega High School

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Cienega High School
Address
Cienega High School
12775 E Mary Ann Cleveland Way

,
Arizona
85641

United States
Coordinates 32°03′26″N110°43′17″W / 32.057236°N 110.721256°W / 32.057236; -110.721256
Information
Type Public secondary (U.S.)
Established2001(23 years ago) (2001)
Oversight Vail Unified
CEEB code 030541
Staff106.54 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,913 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.96 [1]
Color(s)Copper and navy
  
Athletics conference AIA 5A
Mascot Bobcat
Website chs.vailschooldistrict.org

Cienega High School (also known as CHS) is a public high school in Pima County, Arizona. It opened in the fall of 2001 with approximately 400 students (freshmen and sophomores). [2] It is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 5A Conference. [3]

Contents

Cienega is currently the largest school in the Vail Unified School District in terms of student enrollment.

History

Its opening was scheduled for 2001. [4]

Softball hazing incident

In 2016, eight students on Cienega High School's softball team were suspended after attempting to haze new varsity members at an away game. They purportedly filled a trash can with ice, water, and urine as the team was staying at a motel in February 2016 and placed it near a door with the expectation that it would drench the new members. Once the incident was reported, the principal at the time suspended the four students who were directly involved for five days and the other four for two days for being aware of the prank but not reporting it. He was quoted as saying, "We will not tolerate pranks. We will not tolerate bullying. We will not tolerate hazing or any kind of harassment." [5]

Sexual misconduct

In 2018, Senecca Turner, an assistant basketball coach and member of the security staff at the high school, was arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a teen. School officials had been informed that Turner has been sending explicit messages to a 17-year-old female student. [6] He was sentenced the following year to serve 10 years probation, 12 weekends in the Pima County Jail, one thousand hours of community service, and must register as a sex offender. [7]

Band programs

Cienega's Instrumental Music Program offers a variety of different ensembles. [8]

Sports programs

Fall sports

Cienega organizes sports during the fall season [9]

Winter sports

Cienega organizes some sports during the winter season. [10]

Commitment to Graduate Program

The Commitment to Graduate Program, or C2G, was made to address the increasing rate of high school students dropping out before graduating in the United States. [11]

Notable alumni

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