Queen Creek High School

High school in Maricopa County, Arizona

33°14′50″N 111°36′20″W﻿ / ﻿33.247261°N 111.605515°W﻿ / 33.247261; -111.605515

Queen Creek High School

Address

22149 E. Ocotillo Rd.

Queen Creek

Arizona

85142

Information
Type| Public high school
Motto| "High Achievement in a Caring Environment"[citation needed]
Established| 1986
School district| Queen Creek Unified School District
Principal| Scott Lovely
Staff| 138
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 2,132 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 21.98[1]
Color(s)| Purple and gold  [2]
Mascot| Bulldogs[2]
Website| qchs.qcusd.org

Queen Creek High School is a public secondary school located in Queen Creek, Arizona.

## History

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The Queen Creek school district did not open a high school until 1986, when it became a unified school district;[3] previously, the school district bused high school students to other schools far from town.[4] In 1988, the school graduated its first class of 22 seniors, attending classes in a 12-room school building.[4] By the fall of 1988, Queen Creek High had 387 students.[5] Two years later, its principal retired in an uproar over the alteration of the low grades of 50 students.[6] The fast-growing school, housed in a former elementary school with additional portable classroom buildings,[7] was approved in 1999 to move to a new site at Signal Butte and Ocotillo roads[8] The new school opened in 2002 and allowed Queen Creek's middle school to absorb the former high school site.[9]

In November 2012, their football team won the Division III state championship with an undefeated 14–0 season.[10]

The Queen Creek Unified School District opened a second high school, Eastmark High School, in 2019, with the northern portion of the district being zoned into the new school.

## Notable alumni

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* Jacob Berry, baseball player[11]
* Kody Funderburk, baseball player[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Queen Creek High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. ^ a b "Queen Creek High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
3. ^ McManaman, Bob (May 13, 1987). "On the map: Rise of Queen Creek baseball team reflects town's growth". Arizona Republic. p. Extra 12. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
4. ^ a b McCowan, Karen (May 29, 1988). "Big day for tiny school". Retrieved August 19, 2019.
5. ^ McCowan, Karen (December 7, 1988). "Kids put hands on the future". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
6. ^ "Principal who fudged grades quits". Arizona Republic. May 18, 1990. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
7. ^ Anderson, E.J. (November 21, 1998). "Queen Creek hopes to be 1st in line for school funds". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
8. ^ Pearce, Kelly (October 15, 1999). "Another Queen Creek high school OK'd". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
9. ^ Meléndez, Mel (February 9, 2001). "New school to relieve crowding". Arizona Republic. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
10. ^ Domingo, Odeen (November 25, 2012). "Queen Creek wins Div. III title with late safety". Azcentral archive. Retrieved October 21, 2015. "For much of the game, Queen Creek (14-0) couldn't get its offense, which scored 590 points total this season, going."
11. ^ Morales, Andy (March 24, 2020). "Catching up with Queen Creek senior Jacob Berry". AZPreps365.
12. ^ "Reusse: Kody Funderburk climbs to Twins and MLB, with twists along the way". Star Tribune. August 30, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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* NCES

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