McClintock High School

McClintock High School
Address
1830 East Del Rio Drive Tempe , Arizona 85282 United States
Coordinates	33°23′53″N111°54′25″W / 33.397917°N 111.906853°W / 33.397917; -111.906853
Information
Type	Public
Established	1964
School district	Tempe Union High School District
Principal	Mayra Arroyo
Staff	90.20 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,757 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.48 [1]
Color(s)	Charger red and blue    [2] [3]
Mascot	Charlie The Charger
Team name	Chargers [3]
Website	http://www.tempeunion.org/mcclintock

McClintock High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona, approximately two miles southeast of the campus of Arizona State University. McClintock High School was established in 1964. ^[4] The school was named after James H. McClintock. ^[5]

McClintock has approximately 1,900 students and offers a wide variety of curriculum, which includes honors, advanced placement, dual credit, and the Peggy Payne Academy for gifted students. ^[4] The school also has state-recognized ELL and Special Education programs. McClintock is an open enrollment campus.

The campus was designed in 1964 by local architect Kemper Goodwin. ^[6]

Artist Ka Graves served as artist-in-residence at McClintock High School in 1979 and 1980. ^[7]

Peggy Payne Academy

The Peggy Payne Academy for Academic Excellence, or PPA, is a program for gifted students at McClintock. Founded in 2001 with 44 students, the program now serves hundreds of students in all major academic subjects. ^[8]

Athletics

Football

McClintock High School played its home games at Goodwin Stadium until its own lighted stadium, Jim Lyon's Stadium, was constructed. ^[9]

McClintock's main rival in football has been Tempe High School since 1964. Tempe and McClintock have annual, non-conference rivalry games. McClintock has been the historical favorite in the matchup, although returning to their dominance since 2017. ^{[10] [ clarification needed ]}

The Chargers' first state football title came in 1977, when the team went undefeated and captured the championship with a 14–9 playoff victory over Phoenix's Washington High School. Three years later, the Chargers posted a 12–2 record and won their second title by defeating Phoenix's Trevor Browne High School in the 1980 championship game. Their third state title in 1989 capped a 13–2 season that ended with a 42–14 playoff victory over Mesa's Westwood High.^{[ citation needed ]}

Recent state and national championships

• 2022 – Division II Boys Track & Field Team Champions
• 2012 – Division III Marching Band Champions
• 2010 – Spiritline National Champions
• 2010 – 4A-I Boys' Basketball State Champions
• 2007 – 4A-I Boys' Baseball State Champions

Notable alumni

• Jules Asner – actress ^[11]
• Tony Carrillo – comics artist
• Gabe Freeman - basketball player ^[12]
• Futuristic – rapper
• Jevin Hodge - Former Arizona State Representative
• Doug Hopkins – former musician with the Gin Blossoms ^[13]
• Tank Johnson – football player
• Jason Kyle – football player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jeff Larish – Major League Baseball player ^[14]
• Bill Leen – musician with the Gin Blossoms
• Dan Manucci – football player
• Mike Mendoza – Major League Baseball player ^[15]
• Mark Mitchell - Former Mayor of Tempe (2012-2020)
• Rick Neuheisel – football player, college head coach and broadcaster
• Anthony Parker – football player
• Shawn Patterson – football player
• Matt Perisho – Major League Baseball player ^[16]
• David Tab Rasmussen (1958–2014) – biological anthropologist ^{[17] [18]}
• Jason Butler Rote (aka Jason Rote) – TV/film writer-creator (animation)
• Bridget S. Bade - attorney and federal judge
• James G. Stavridis - U.S. Navy admiral, diplomat, author, educator
• John Tait – football player
• Kenny Wheaton – football player
• Robin Wilson - frontman of the Gin Blossoms ^[19]

References

1. "McClintock High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "MHS - School Colors". Tempe Union High School District. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
3. "McClintock High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
4. "Our Schools". Tempe Union High School District. January 22, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
5. "Learn More About McClintock High School". Tempe Union High School District. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
6. "Michael & Kemper Goodwin - Design and the Arts Library Collections | ASU Library". lib.asu.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
7. "Savvy Collector – Ka Graves" . Retrieved February 18, 2017.
8. "Mission and History". PPA Website. Tempe Union High School District. 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
9. DeNeui, Dave. "THS History". Tempe High School. Tempe Union High School District. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
10. Faddis, M. (September 6, 2019). "Tempe vs McClintock". Tempe Union High School District. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
11. "Biography for Jules Asner". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
12. "Gabe Freeman". aussiehoopla.com.
13. Dougherty, Steve; Small, Michael (April 4, 1994), "Haunted by success". People. 41 (12):53
14. "McClintock HS (Tempe, AZ) Baseball Players". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
15. "McClintock HS (Tempe, AZ) Baseball Players". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
16. "McClintock HS (Tempe, AZ) Baseball Players". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
17. "David Rasmussen: Obituary". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. August 23, 2014. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
18. "David Tab Rasmussen". Standard Examiner. Ogden Publishing Corporation. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
19. "Gin Blossoms: Broken Flowers". November 25, 2006.