Goodyear High School

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Goodyear High School
Goodyear High School Rendering.png
Digital rendering of the high school as it will look upon completion.
Address
Goodyear High School
17300 West Van Buren Street

Goodyear
,
Maricopa County
,
Arizona
85338

United States
Coordinates 33°27′12″N112°25′50″W / 33.45338°N 112.43057°W / 33.45338; -112.43057
Information
School type Public high school
Established2025;0 years ago (2025) (Planned)
StatusUnder Construction
School district Agua Fria Union High School District
SuperintendentMark Yslas
PrincipalJason Linn
Grades 9th (2025-2026, Planned), 9-12 (Planned)
Enrollment450 (2025-2026, Planned), 1700-1800 (Planned)
Color(s)    Navy, Kelly Green, and White
MascotMaverick
Website Goodyear High School

Goodyear High School is an under-construction public high school in Goodyear, Arizona, United States operated by the Agua Fria Union High School District. It is planned to open in 2025-2026 school year as the district's sixth high school, starting with 400 freshman students on a partially complete campus and then gradually expanding both facilities and student population to a full high school. [1] [2]

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History

Site history

Originally, the site of the school held the Phoenix Trotting Park, [1] a failed horse-racing track that opened in 1965, closed in 1966, and sat abandoned until its demolition in 2017.

Planning and construction

Following the growth of the region and resulting increase in student population, the Agua Fria Union High School district was struggling with overcrowding in its schools. [1] [3] Following the passing of the Agua Fria bond in the 2023 Arizona bond election, [4] the district received funding in the range of $145 million [1] to $197 million [5] to address issues including the overcrowding, opting to spend $50 million on the construction of a new sixth campus. [5]

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site at the intersection of Cotton Lane and Van Buren in May 2024 in which the school's name and mascot were announced. In attendance were the school's future first principal and vice principal, Jason Linn and Micaella Butterfield. [3] The school's mascot, the Maverick, was both a tribute to the former use of the site [6] and to a local non-profit, the West Valley Mavericks, [7] while naming the high school after the city was meant to thank voters who approved the bond that allowed for the construction and opening of the school. [1] The school colors were announced to be Navy, Kelly Green, and White. [8] Similar to the contemporary plan for the district's existing schools for the 2024-2025 school year, [9] it was announced the school would operate on a mixed academic/career-technical model, offering three academies to students with twelve total pathways that students would choose near the end of their freshman year. [10]

Due to the gradual disbursement of the bond, rather than immediately building the full school, the district plans to build the campus in phases as the initial freshman students advance and a new freshman class enters. [1] Phase one will include classrooms for about 450 freshman students and 52 staff members, [1] [2] [11] sports facilities, a theater, a gym, a cafeteria, a library, a courtyard, and parking. [6] [12] By the final phase, the school plans to have roughly 1700-1800 students; new construction after the initial could increase that to 2100-2200. [13]

On December 3, 2024, the district set the initial boundaries for the school during a board meeting, taking over some areas from the crowded Desert Edge and Verrado High Schools. [14] [15]

Academics

Goodyear High School intends to offer twelve career pathways among three career Academies: Creative Arts and Media, Science, Service and Innovation, and Business, Design and Technology. [6] [10] Those pathways include Film & TV Production, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Live Entertainment Production, Software & App Design, Marketing, Network Security, Graphic Design, Automation & Robotics, Mental & Social Health Technician, Sports Medicine and Medical Assisting.

Extracurricular activities

The school will start with a freshman football team due to the initial student body only containing freshman students. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cunningham, Jade (July 9, 2024). "Excitement builds as new West Valley high school breaks ground". 12news.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Goodyear High School / Goodyear High School". www.aguafria.org. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina (May 9, 2024). "Agua Fria High School District unveils new school". West Valley View. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ Giles, Ben (November 7, 2023). "2023 election results for bonds and overrides". KJZZ. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  5. 1 2 McHugh, Joe (May 22, 2024). "Goodyear High School breaks ground". West Valley View. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Cunningham, Jade (March 18, 2025). "Goodyear High School prepares for August opening". 12news.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Griego, Megan (May 16, 2024). "Agua Fria High School District Digs into Future: Goodyear High School Groundbreaking" (PDF). Agua Fria Union High School District. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Agua Fria UHSD: Goodyear High School Brand Guide" (PDF). Agua Fria Union High School District. Varsity Brands. May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ "WESTMARC, Agua Fria district team up on new Southwest Valley Academies - Daily Independent". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. February 13, 2024. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Academies / Academies & Pathways". www.aguafria.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ Goldmeer, Mary (October 24, 2024). "Hiring begins for new Goodyear High School - Goodyear Independent". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions / FAQs". www.aguafria.org. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  13. 1 2 Obert, Richard (February 6, 2025). "New Goodyear High School will start with freshman football, grow from there". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Goldmeer, Mary (December 3, 2024). "Agua Fria schools anticipate boundary changes - Goodyear Independent". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  15. ↑ Goldmeer, Mary (December 4, 2024). "Attendance boundaries change for overcrowded Agua Fria high schools - Goodyear Independent". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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