Agua Fria High School
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Agua Fria High School is located in Avondale, Arizona
. It is a part of the Agua Fria Union High School District
and was its only school for 43 years.
It was founded in 1928 as Litchfield Park High School. In 1956, the school was moved to Avondale and gained its present name.
Agua Fria offers college preparatory coursework, along with career and technical education. Agua Fria also offers a respected music program; the Night Owl Jazz band regularly performs at jazz festivals throughout the Phoenix Area, and has qualified for the Arizona State Jazz Festival in both 2006 and 2007. Also in 2006, the Agua Fria Band of Owls was the first to receive a rating of "superior with distinctions" in the district.
Agua Fria has had a track and field program worth recognition as well. Under the direction of coach Ted Campbell, as well as Brian Bogen, the Owls morphed into perennial winners. Between 1997 and 2007, the boys track team had a duel meet record of 112 wins and 13 losses, came home with countless invitational trophies, took first place in its region five years in a row (from 2004 to 2008), and won state titles back to back in 2006 and 2007.
Agua Fria basketball has been prominent in tournaments and championships. From 2007 to 2009, the varsity team made it to the 4A-I state finals, but fell short of winning the championship to Millennium High School (division rivals) and Sunnyslope High School
.
In the late spring of 2011, covered parking with solar panel installations will be added to Agua Fria and Millennium high schools; the district had already added solar panels to the roofs at Desert Edge High School
and Verrado High School
in 2010. It is estimated that some 40 percent of the entire district's energy needs will come from solar panels at its high schools upon completion.
Avondale, Arizona
Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, adjacent to Phoenix, Arizona. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 76,238.Avondale is the home of Phoenix International Raceway, an auto racing facility...
. It is a part of the Agua Fria Union High School District
Agua Fria Union High School District
The Agua Fria Union High School District is a high school district serving Goodyear, Buckeye, and Avondale, Arizona. It was founded in 1955.-Schools:-Notes:...
and was its only school for 43 years.
It was founded in 1928 as Litchfield Park High School. In 1956, the school was moved to Avondale and gained its present name.
Agua Fria offers college preparatory coursework, along with career and technical education. Agua Fria also offers a respected music program; the Night Owl Jazz band regularly performs at jazz festivals throughout the Phoenix Area, and has qualified for the Arizona State Jazz Festival in both 2006 and 2007. Also in 2006, the Agua Fria Band of Owls was the first to receive a rating of "superior with distinctions" in the district.
Agua Fria has had a track and field program worth recognition as well. Under the direction of coach Ted Campbell, as well as Brian Bogen, the Owls morphed into perennial winners. Between 1997 and 2007, the boys track team had a duel meet record of 112 wins and 13 losses, came home with countless invitational trophies, took first place in its region five years in a row (from 2004 to 2008), and won state titles back to back in 2006 and 2007.
Agua Fria basketball has been prominent in tournaments and championships. From 2007 to 2009, the varsity team made it to the 4A-I state finals, but fell short of winning the championship to Millennium High School (division rivals) and Sunnyslope High School
Sunnyslope High School
Sunnyslope High School is in the Glendale Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona and offers courses for grades 9–12.-School Description:...
.
In the late spring of 2011, covered parking with solar panel installations will be added to Agua Fria and Millennium high schools; the district had already added solar panels to the roofs at Desert Edge High School
Desert Edge High School
Desert Edge High School is a high school in Goodyear, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Agua Fria Union High School District.-Campus:The site set on includes, besides classrooms and administration offices, a media center, gymnasium, student bookstore, auditorium, and career technology...
and Verrado High School
Verrado High School
Verrado High School is a high school in the Verrado community of Buckeye, Arizona, United States under the jurisdiction of the Agua Fria Union High School District.-Facility:...
in 2010. It is estimated that some 40 percent of the entire district's energy needs will come from solar panels at its high schools upon completion.
Notable alumni
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offensive guard (an athletic training building is named for him on campus; his number has also been retired) - Shawn GilbertShawn GilbertAlbert Shawn Gilbert Jr. is a former Major League Baseball player. He attended Agua Fria Union High School in Avondale, Arizona. After high school, he attended Fresno State and Arizona State University....
, Major League Baseball player 1997-2000