Alhambra High School (Phoenix, Arizona)
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Alhambra High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District
. The campus is located at 3839 West Camelback Road, northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona
, USA. Alhambra's enrollment is 2900 students, just under 80 percent of whom are Hispanic. The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Alhambra
, Isaac and Phoenix Elementary, however students from across the district come to Alhambra for its Phoenix Union Magnet Program—Medical and Health Studies.
The school's band was comically featured by Tempe, Arizona
-based Comedy
metal
group Psychostick
on their 2007 holiday EP
The Flesh Eating Roller Skate Holiday Joyride
. The band's drummer, Alex Preiss, is an AHS alumni and a member of the 2001 concert band featured on the opening track, "Doom to the World".
‡Lacrosse and Hand ball is not sanctioned as a sport by the Arizona Interscholastic Association
; instead, the program is a club team composed of students at the school.
Phoenix Union High School District
The Phoenix Union High School District is a school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is one of the state's oldest school districts and its largest high school-only district, serving 26,000 students in 17 schools and employing more than 2,800 people...
. The campus is located at 3839 West Camelback Road, northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, USA. Alhambra's enrollment is 2900 students, just under 80 percent of whom are Hispanic. The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Alhambra
Alhambra Elementary School District
Alhambra Elementary School District provides education for more than 14,000 students in the Phoenix and Glendale areas of Arizona. Alhambra has 15 schools. These schools educate students from kindergarten to eighth grade....
, Isaac and Phoenix Elementary, however students from across the district come to Alhambra for its Phoenix Union Magnet Program—Medical and Health Studies.
The school's band was comically featured by Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
-based Comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
group Psychostick
Psychostick
Psychostick is a heavy metal band from Tempe, Arizona, known for a silly image and usage of extreme humor in their songs and lyrics. Their style is referred to by themselves and some online album review sites as humor-core....
on their 2007 holiday EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
The Flesh Eating Roller Skate Holiday Joyride
The Flesh Eating Roller Skate Holiday Joyride
The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride is a holiday album by humor-core band Psychostick, released in the United States on September 25, 2007, through Rock Ridge Music....
. The band's drummer, Alex Preiss, is an AHS alumni and a member of the 2001 concert band featured on the opening track, "Doom to the World".
Facts
- The Alhambra campus comprises approximately four square blocks and is located on Camelback Road, between 37th and 39th Avenues. It shares its floor plan/campus layout with its "sister school", Maryvale High SchoolMaryvale High School (Phoenix, Arizona)Maryvale High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The campus is located at 3415 North 59th Avenue northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Maryvale’s enrollment is 2624 students, over 90 percent of whom are Hispanic...
, located at the corner of 59th Avenue and Osborn. This shared plan and "sister school" status is often considered the impetus for the rivalry between the two school's athletics and sports teams and departments. - Is the only school in the Phoenix Union High School District to host the Medical Arts Program also headed By Jeff Flack the Athletic Trainer and also train the GCU(Grand Canyon University) Interms
Athletic State championships
- 1971 Girls Golf (Team - defeated Phoenix Camelback and Tucson Santa Rita)
- 1974 Boys Basketball (defeated Phoenix East)
- 1977 Girls Golf (Laurie Merten)
- 1977 Girls Golf (Team - defeated Tempe McClintock and Avondale Agua Fria)
- 1978 Girls Volleyball (defeated Tucson Sahuaro)
- 1985 Boys Basketball (defeated Tucson Catalina)
- 2007 Boys Cross Country (defeated Tempe Desert Vista and Mesa Mountain View)
- 2008 Boys Cross Country (Jorge Martinez)
- 2009 Boys Lacrosse ({Izzy Estrella team captain}defeated Trevor Browne)‡
- 2009 Boys Cross Country (defeated Corona del Sol and Desert Vista)
- 2010: Boys' cross country
- 2010: Boys Hand ball champ Eduardo Benitez in 5-A1 tournament ( Defeated South Harmony Instatue of Technology and Vally Vista)
‡Lacrosse and Hand ball is not sanctioned as a sport by the Arizona Interscholastic Association
Arizona Interscholastic Association
The Arizona Interscholastic Association is the major high school sports association in the state of Arizona. It comprises most of the state's public district high schools, various charter and private schools, plus one high school in California San Pasqual High School in Winterhaven, California,...
; instead, the program is a club team composed of students at the school.
Notable alumni
- Paul CookPaul Cook (author)Paul Cook is a science fiction writer, classical music critic, and a Principal Lecturer in the English Department at Arizona State University.-Biography:...
- science fiction writer - Billy BoatBilly BoatWilliam "Billy" Leonard Boat is a former American open wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League....
- Auto Race; 2nd place, Indy 500 - Bob BreunigBob BreunigRobert Paul Breunig is a former American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League from 1975 to 1984...
- Pro football player - Eric JohnsonEric Johnson (defensive back)Eric Johnson is a professional American football linebacker playing for the Georgia Force in the Arena Football League.-College career:Johnson played linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.-NFL:...
- Pro football player - Aaron Muñoz (2011 #34 MLB Draft pick of Toronto Blue Jays) - Baseball Player