Rincon High School

Not to be confused with Rincon School in San Antonio, Texas.

Rincon High School
Location
421 N. Arcadia Avenue Tucson , Arizona 85711 United States
Coordinates	32°13′37″N110°53′17″W / 32.227°N 110.888°W / 32.227; -110.888
Information
Type	Public
Established	September 12, 1958(67 years ago) (1958-09-12) [1]
School district	Tucson Unified School District
CEEB code	030502
Principal	Alissa Welch
Teaching staff	67.73 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,217 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	17.97 [2]
Color(s)	Purple and white [3]
Nickname	Home of the Rangers
Team name	Rincon Rangers
Newspaper	The Rincon Echo
Website	rinconhs.tusd1.org

Rincon High School is a public high school in Tucson, Arizona. The school serves about 1,100 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). Since 1985, the campus has been shared with University High School, a separate accelerated institution. Courses from each school can be combined, and athletics and fine arts are combined under the Rincon/University(RUHS) name. The two schools do field separate teams for academic competitive events. It opened its doors in 1958. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Ron Barber, U.S. Representative for Arizona (since 2012) ^[5]
• Jason Jacome, Former MLB player (New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians) ^[6]
• Jimmy Johnson, former minor league infielder and manager ^[7]
• Dan Schneider, Major League Baseball pitcher. ^[8]
• Paul Moskau, Former MLB player (Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs)
• Tom Pagnozzi, Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals)
• Nora Slawik, Minnesota politician ^[9]
• Janet Varney, actress
• Kate Walsh, actress
• Chad Griggs, professional mixed martial arts fighter ^[10]

References

1. "12 Sep 1958, Page 24 - Arizona Daily Star at". Newspapers.com. September 12, 1958. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. "Rincon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
3. "Rincon Rangers". MaxPreps. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
4. "Rincon High School to open with 1,300". Arizona Daily Star. August 14, 1958. p. 27. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
5. "Barber, Ron". Washington, D.C.: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012. ... graduated from Rincon High School, Tucson, Ariz, 1963
6. Hansen, Greg (June 8, 2017). "4. Jason Jacome". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
7. Hansen, Greg (July 16, 2019). "Where are they now? Rincon hoops star became a 'baseball guy' with ties to Toros, Yankees". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
8. "Schneider was long overdue in UA sports hall". Arizona Daily Star. April 6, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
9. "Slawik, Nora - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
10. Profile, tusd.k12.az.us; accessed November 14, 2014.