Willow Canyon High School

Willow Canyon High School
Location
17901 W Lundberg St [1] Surprise , Arizona 85388 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Winning Culture
Established	2003
School district	Dysart Unified School District No. 89
Principal	Thom Luedemann [2]
Staff	78.20 (FTE) [3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,819 (2023–2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio	23.26 [3]
Color(s)	Blue, Grey and White
Mascot	Wildcat
Rivals	Valley Vista High School
Yearbook	The Prowler
Website	dysart.org/wchs

Willow Canyon High School is a public high school located in Surprise, Arizona, United States. Established in 2003, it is part of the Dysart Unified School District and serves students in grades 9 through 12. Willow Canyon provides a variety of programs to meet the needs of its diverse student body, including the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and specialized career-focused courses. The school’s mascot is the Wildcat, and its colors are blue, gray, and white. ^[4]

Signature programs

TV / Media Production

This program is designed to provide students with the experience and skills needed to pursue a career in video production.

The control room is where lighting, sound, and video is controlled.

Inside the studio where WCHS announcements are produced.

Walls were painted the summer of 2017. The main set where anchors talk.

Behind the scenes of WCHS The Morning Roar.

Willow Canyon HS Behind the scenes

Cambridge Program

Cambridge Program was discontinued in the 23-24 school year.

International Baccalaureate Program (IB)

Willow Canyon is certified to offer the IB Diploma and coursework. The IB Program is a demanding pre-university course of study that leads to examinations. It is designed for highly motivated secondary school students aged 16 to 19.

Medical Lab Assistant

Medical Lab Assisting is designed for students interested in any clinical-medical profession and offers hands-on experiences in the classroom lab including expertise in phlebotomy procedures, capillary punctures, urinalysis and blood smears.

Sports teams

An aerial view showing all the fields used for sports.

Willow Canyon has sports teams available for boys and girls. ^[5]

Boys	Girls
Football	Basketball
Baseball	Cross Country
Track & Field	Golf
Basketball	Soccer
Cross Country	Softball
Golf	Track & Field
Soccer	Volleyball
Swimming	Tennis
Tennis	Swimming
Volleyball	Badminton
Wrestling	Wrestling
Marching Band	Marching Band

Notable alumni

• Colleen Planeta (2006), basketball player who played professionally in Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Germany, and Australia ^[6]
• Arianna Romero (2010), professional soccer player who played internationally for the Mexico women's national football team ^[7]
• Allison Veloz (2020), professional soccer player for Monterrey ^[8]

References

1. "DUSD – Willow Canyon High School", Dysart.org, 2012, webpage: Dys-WCHS.
2. "Meet the Administrators". www.dysart.org.
3. "Willow Canyon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
4. Willow Canyon High School About Page
5. WCHS Sports teams data
6. "Colleen Planeta - Women's Basketball". PLNU Athletics.
7. "Arizona women to star in World Cup". 12news.com. June 8, 2015.
8. "Allison Veloz - Women's Soccer". Northern Arizona University Athletics.

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