Queen Creek High School

Queen Creek High School is a public secondary school located in Queen Creek, Arizona.

Queen Creek High School
Address
22149 E. Ocotillo Rd.

Queen Creek
,
Arizona
85143
Information
TypePublic high school
Motto"High Achievement in a Caring Environment"
Established1986
School districtQueen Creek Unified School District
PrincipalJulie Oster
Staff96.92 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,059 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.24[1]
Color(s)Purple and Gold
MascotBulldog
Websiteqchs.qcusd.org

History

The Queen Creek school district did not open a high school until 1986, when it became a unified school district;[2] previously, the school district bused high school students to other schools far from town.[3] In 1988, the school graduated its first class of 22 seniors, attending classes in a 12-room school building.[3] By the fall of 1988, Queen Creek High had 387 students.[4] Two years later, its principal retired in an uproar over the alteration of the low grades of 50 students.[5] The fast-growing school, housed in a former elementary school with additional portable classroom buildings,[6] was approved in 1999 to move to a new site at Signal Butte and Ocotillo roads[7] The new school opened in 2002 and allowed Queen Creek's middle school to absorb the former high school site.[8]

In November 2012, their football team won the Division III state championship with an undefeated 14–0 season.[9]

The Queen Creek Unified School District opened a second high school, Eastmark High School, in 2019, with the northern portion of the district being zoned into the new school.

References
  1. "Queen Creek High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. McManaman, Bob (May 13, 1987). "On the map: Rise of Queen Creek baseball team reflects town's growth". Arizona Republic. p. Extra 12. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  3. McCowan, Karen (May 29, 1988). "Big day for tiny school". Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  4. McCowan, Karen (December 7, 1988). "Kids put hands on the future". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  5. "Principal who fudged grades quits". Arizona Republic. May 18, 1990. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  6. Anderson, E.J. (November 21, 1998). "Queen Creek hopes to be 1st in line for school funds". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  7. Pearce, Kelly (October 15, 1999). "Another Queen Creek high school OK'd". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  8. Meléndez, Mel (February 9, 2001). "New school to relieve crowding". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. Domingo, Odeen (November 25, 2012). "Queen Creek wins Div. III title with late safety". Azcentral archive. Retrieved October 21, 2015. For much of the game, Queen Creek (14-0) couldn’t get its offense, which scored 590 points total this season, going.


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