North Canyon High School

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North Canyon High School
Location
North Canyon High School
1700 E. Union Hills Drive
Phoenix, AZ
Coordinates 33°39′24″N112°02′36″W / 33.656776°N 112.043441°W / 33.656776; -112.043441
Information
Type Public high school
Established1991
School district Paradise Valley Unified School District
PrincipalMelissa Molzhon [1]
Staff86.45 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,742 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio20.15 [2]
Colors   Black and Purple
Nickname Rattlers
Feeder schoolsVista Verde Middle School (partial), Mountain Trail Middle School (partial), Greenway Middle School (partial)
Website Official website

North Canyon High School (NCHS) is a nationally recognized public high school located in north central Phoenix, Arizona. It features an International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

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Construction started in 1989, the campus was designed by Hickman, Schafer & Turley Architects Ltd. of Mesa. [3] The campus opened in the 1991–1992 school year as Paradise Valley High School before PVHS moved into their remodeled school. It became North Canyon starting in the 1993–1994 school year. The first graduating class was the class of 1994.

The school's athletics teams are known as the Rattlers, and the school colors are purple and black.

Academics

North Canyon features special programs in academics. In addition to its IB Diploma program, NCHS offers a variety of Advanced Placement classes, and many of its highest-ranking students have grade point averages above 4.0. Students have won a vast array of academic awards spanning from the sciences to literary honors. In the class of 2009, there were ten National Merit semi-finalists at North Canyon. North Canyon's Academic Decathlon team won the State Championship in 1995 and 1999, and placed fourth and fifth respectively in the national competition. In 2007, North Canyon was on Newsweek's list of top schools in the country, placing 837th out of thousands of schools.

Athletics

The North Canyon Rattlers have won several athletics competitions.

Instrumental music

Marching band

The North Canyon High School Marching Band is known as the "Marching Rattlers". When the school first opened as North Canyon, the name of the ensemble was "The Stars of the North". The marching band's name was changed in 2013 to align with the school's mascot. Averaging around 40 members, the marching band serves two distinct, but related functions: presenting popular music (stand tunes) in performance at assemblies, at athletic events, and around the community; and advancing the art of the field performance, through the exploration of movement, and a blend of classical and modern music. The Marching Rattlers have been featured at the Bully Patrol Squad Assembly at Cactus View Elementary School. [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ https://www.pvschools.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5186&ViewID=DEDCCD34-7C24-4AF2-812A-33C0075398BC&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=15870&PageID=2911&Tag [ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 "North Canyon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "10 Feb 1988, Page 151 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube .
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