Mountain View High School (Pima County, Arizona)
| Mountain View High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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3901 West Linda Vista Boulevard Tucson, Arizona 85742 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°22′48″N 111°2′55″W / 32.38000°N 111.04861°WCoordinates: 32°22′48″N 111°2′55″W / 32.38000°N 111.04861°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Montes Movemus |
| Established | 1986 |
| School district | Marana Unified School District |
| Principal | Todd Garelick |
| Faculty | 124 |
| Grades | 9th - 12th[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,819[2] (October 1, 2012) |
| Color(s) | Black and silver |
| Mascot | Monte the Mountain Lion |
| Nickname | Mountain Lions |
| Rival | Marana High School |
| Website | www.maranausd.org |
Mountain View High School in unincorporated Pima County, Arizona[3] is one of the two high schools in the Marana Unified School District. It opened in 1986, ten years after Mesa's high school with the same name. (The two Mountain Views are Arizona's only two district high schools that share a name.)
Athletics
Mountain View has many sports programs including football, baseball, volleyball, soccer, track and field, cross country, basketball, tennis, wrestling, swimming, cheerleading, golf, and marching band. The school is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association, and is a Division 1 and 2 school.
Mountain View football won their first state championship in 1993.
Boys' soccer has one state championship in 2007, beating Sunnyside High School of Tucson 3-0.
Notable alumni
- Jared Lee Loughner, mass murderer in the 2011 Tucson shooting[4]
- James MacPherson, football player
- Lacey Nymeyer, Olympic swimmer
References
- ↑ "Marana Unified School District - MVHS Quick Facts". Marana Unified School District. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ↑ AIA 2012 enrollment figures
- ↑ http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st04_az/cou/c04019_pima/BAS11C20401900000_040.pdf
- ↑ Berger, Judson (2011-01-10). "Loughner's Meltdown Began in Adulthood, Those Near Him Say". Fox News Channel. Retrieved 2011-01-11.