Williams Field High School

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Williams Field High School
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Location
Williams Field High School
2076 South Higley Road

Gilbert
,
Arizona
Information
Type Public
Established2007
Sister school Higley High School
School districtHigley Unified School District
PrincipalJohn Dolan
Teaching staff85.54 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,109 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio21.63 [1]
Color(s)  
MascotBlack Hawk
RivalCampo Verde High School, Queen Creek High School, Higley High School
National ranking
  1. 1944
Website www.husd.org/wfhs
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Williams Field high school administrative building.

Williams Field High School (WFHS) is a high school in Gilbert, Arizona. It is the second high school formed by the Higley Unified School District, and opened in August 2007. Its first students graduated in 2010. The school is named after Williams Air Force Base (which went by the name Williams Field between 1942 and 1948; a local major road also bears the name Williams Field). The school is located near Higley Traditional Academy and the Lyons Gate community.

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History

The Higley Unified School District, in the ten years preceding the opening of Williams Field, had undergone a dramatic transformation. What once was a one-school elementary district that sent its high schoolers to Gilbert had morphed into a school district with its own high school and multiple elementary schools. The growth did not stop, and on March 8, 2006, the district broke ground on a 56-acre lot for a new high school. The district eventually opened the 227,800-square-foot (21,160 m2) campus to its first students as the 2007 school year started. The school is built on the same site plan and with the same exterior as Peoria's Liberty High School, which opened the year before.

The original mascot was to be the Pirates, but preference for the Black Hawks trumped the initial decision. [2]

Marching band and color guard

Marching band

November 2010 The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment marching band took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division III Championships. They were also awarded music and visual performance captions. [3] [4]

In 2012, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 3rd place in the 2012 ABODA State Marching Band Championships. They also received First place in every percussion and color guard/auxiliary caption over the course of the season.

November 16, 2013, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division III Championships, and were awarded the General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, and Visual Performance Captions. [5]

Fall 2014 Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment entered ABODA Division II.

November 12, 2016, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division II Championships. They were also awarded Percussion, Auxiliary, General Effect, and Music Captions. [6]

Fall 2017, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment entered ABODA Division I.

Winter Guard

The Williams Field Winter Guard, a color guard in their first winter season after the opening of the school in 2007, won first place in the Scholastic Regional A division in 2008, at the Winter Guard Arizona (WGAZ) Championships, held in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 2012, the Winter Guard took first place again in Scholastic Regional A at the 2012 WGAZ Championships.

In 2014, the Winter Guard took first place in Scholastic AA Local at the 2014 WGAZ Championships scoring 76.22. [7]

In 2015, the Winter Guard took third place in Scholastic A National at the 2015 WGAZ Championships

Winter drumline

In 2011, the Williams Field Drumline (known at the time as the Williams Field Percussion Project), took home first place in an independent division

In 2012, the Williams Field Drumline took 3rd place in the 2012 WGAZ State Championship.

In 2013, the Williams Field Drumline took 5th place in the 2013 WGAZ State Championship.

In 2014, the Williams Field Drumline took 2nd place in the 2014 WGAZ State Championship scoring 89.60. [7]

In 2015, the Williams Field Drumline took 3rd place in the 2015 WGAZ State Championship.

Football

In 2010, the varsity football team finished runner-up in the 4A Division II state championship, losing in a major upset to 13th-seed Thunderbird High School. [8]

In 2014, Williams Field finished runner-up once again, yet this time losing in the Division III state championship to 1st-seed Saguaro High School. [9]

In 2016, Williams Field had an undefeated season, going 14-0—claiming the 5A state championship trophy, winning 14–6 against 5th-seed Centennial (Peoria). [10]

In 2019, Williams Field finished the season 12-2 claiming the 5A state championship trophy yet once again. This time defeating city rival Campo Verde 19–0 with the game being played at Sun Devil Stadium. [11]

Clubs

Notable Alumni

Kyler Kasper- Wide receiver at University of Oregon

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 "Williams Field High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. Leatherman, Jackie. Ground is broken for 2nd Higley high school: Facility is expected to open for fall 2007. The East Valley Tribune March 9, 2006.
  3. Aboda [ dead link ]
  4. SMBC Results aboda.org [ dead link ]
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. 1 2 Events wgaz.org [ dead link ]
  8. "Thunderbird championship highlights high school football weekend". archive.azcentral.com.
  9. "Saguaro breaks free from Williams Field for Div. III high school football state title".
  10. TEGNA. "Williams Field caps off undefeated season with state championship".
  11. "William Field". AZ Central.[ dead link ]

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