Payson High School (Arizona)
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Payson High School is a 3A division high school
High school
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 located in the rural town of Payson
Payson, Arizona
- History :Payson considers its founding year as 1882, at which time it was known as Green Valley or Union Park. On March 3, 1884, the town officially established a post office. Postmaster Frank C. Hise recommended that the town be named after a man named Levi Joseph Payson. Senator Payson was very...

, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

. It has approximately 800 students.

The Payson Longhorns are well known for their wrestling program with legend Dennis Pirch as long time coach, Rc Lahaye who is now Grand Canyon University Wrestling Coach is a former three-time state champion from Payson.

Payson won the 3A State Championship in Boys Track and Field in 1987, 1988, 1990, and in 1991.

Payson also won the State Championship in football in 1977, 1981, 1998, and in 2008.

Payson High School's Modern Choir performed in Carnegie Hall in June 2007.

Courses

Many areas of practical education course are covered at Payson High School. Vocational courses include Autos, Drafting, Home Economics, Parenting, Business, Band, Chorus, Drama, IC3 and A+ Computer Certification.

Core classes are, as always, a part of the educational experience. Math, Science, English and History are all subjects covered extensively.

Advanced placement (AP) classes offered include:
  • AP Biology
    AP Biology
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  • AP Chemistry
    AP Chemistry
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  • AP American History
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP English Language

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