Cortez High School is located in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

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. It is part of the Glendale Union High School District

Glendale Union High School District

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. The mascot is the Colt

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 and the school colors are primarily black

Black

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 and white

White

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 with red

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 used as an alternate color.

Fight song

Run, Colts, run for victory.
Win for the black and white.

Take Cortez up to the top.
Come on, you Colts, and
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

Though we play it fair and square,
Our team will do or die.

So, fight to raise that score, team.
On, Colts, for Cortez High.

Alma mater

Here in the Valley of the Sun
We salute thee, Cortez High.
Loud and true our praises ring.
Echo through the sky.
We'll evermore revere thy name;
Let no honor pass her by.
Now we hail thee, Alma Mater,
Praise thee, Cortez High

Alumni

• Vincent Furnier, better known as Alice Cooper
  Alice Cooper
  Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
  
   - Rock artist
• Dennis Dunaway
  Dennis Dunaway
  Dennis Dunaway was the bass guitarist for The Spiders , The Earwigs , Alice Cooper group from 1969–1974.He co-wrote such hits as "I'm Eighteen" and "School's Out"....
  
  , Glen Buxton
  Glen Buxton
  Glen Edward Buxton was an American musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. He was born in Akron, Ohio....
  
   and Michael Bruce
  Michael Owen Bruce
  Michael Bruce is a US rock musician. He was a guitarist, keyboard player and backing vocalist for the original Alice Cooper group .Bruce co-wrote many of the hit songs with some or all of the other members of the band...
  
   - formed the band 'The Earwigs' while at Cortez and were original members of the Alice Cooper band

The school is namechecked in Alice Cooper's song 'Alma Mater' on the 1972 album 'School's Out

School's Out (album)

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• Greg Stanton, elected mayor of Phoenix, Arizona on November 8, 2011.