Casa_Grande_Union_High_School
Casa Grande Union High School
Public high school in Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
Casa Grande Union High School is a high school in Casa Grande, Arizona. It is part of the Casa Grande Union High School District.
| Casa Grande Union High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
2730 N Trekell Road 85122 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°56′09″N 111°44′13″W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1920 (104 years ago) (1920) |
| School district | Casa Grande Union High School District |
| CEEB code | 030040 |
| Principal | Brian Mabb |
| Faculty | 81.50[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,853 (2018–19)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.74[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold [3] |
| Mascot | Cougars[3] |
| Website | www |
The original high school and gym, now used as the Casa Grande City Hall, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Casa Grande Union High School and Gymnasium | |
Former high school, now Casa Grande city hall | |
| Location | 510 E. Florence Blvd.,[4] Casa Grande, Arizona |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°52′49″N 111°44′52″W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1920–1921; 1936 |
| Architect | Lyman & Place |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| MPS | Casa Grande MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000821[5] |
| Added to NRHP | February 3, 1986 |
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The original Casa Grande Union High School was built in 1920–21 at a cost of $135,000. It featured an indoor swimming pool and an auditorium. The large building's construction was a major milestone for the growing town between Phoenix and Tucson.
The gymnasium was added in 1936. It is Arizona's only adobe gymnasium. $12,000 was used to build the structure ($7,200 of it came from the Depression-era Works Progress Administration). The adobe was locally made with on-site earth; manufacturing it provided much-needed jobs during the Depression in hard-hit Casa Grande. It was in use as the high school until 1997, when a new, modern school with the capacity to serve 2,800 students opened at a different location. This new school quickly filled up and now has 3,200 students as of 2022-2023.[6]
The academic departments that Casa Grande Union High offers include the following:[7]
- English
- Mathematics
- World Languages
- Mathematics
- Fine Arts
- Science
- Social Sciences
- Exceptional Student Services
- CTE (Career and Technical Education)
Band
In 2015, 2016, and 2017 the Casa Grande Indoor Percussion Ensemble were the Percussion Scholastic Open State Champions.[citation needed] Scholastic Open is the highest competing High School drumline division in Arizona.
- "Casa Grande Union High School". web. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "Casa Grande Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- "Casa Grande Union High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- "Main Street District Historic Sites". Casa Grande Main Street. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- The Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce's website on education: "Casa Grande Schools / Education". Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011. – note that it is outdated slightly
- "Departments". web. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2019.