Established1961 Faculty245 Phone+1 602-764-6022 ColorsGreen, Red
PrincipalClaudio Cordia Grades9-12 MascotLions
TypePublic secondary school Number of students2,734 (October 1, 2012) Address3839 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85019, USA DistrictPhoenix Union High School District SimilarCentral High School, Alhambra Traditional School, Washingt High School, Alhambra Education Partnersh, Cortez High School
Alhambra High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The campus is located at 3839 West Camelback Road, northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Alhambra's enrollment is 2,734 students, just under 80 percent of whom are Hispanic. The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Alhambra, Isaac and Phoenix Elementary, although students from across the district come to Alhambra for its Phoenix Union Magnet Program—Medical and Health Studies.
The school's band was comically featured by Tempe, Arizona-based Comedy metal group Psychostick on their 2007 holiday EP The Flesh Eating Roller Skate Holiday Joyride. The band's drummer, Alex Preiss, is an AHS alumni and a member of the 2001 concert band featured on the opening track, "Doom to the World".
Facts
The Alhambra campus comprises approximately four square blocks and is located on Camelback Road, between 37th and 39th Avenues. It shares its floor plan/campus layout with its "sister school", Maryvale, located on the corner of 59th Avenue and Osborn. This shared plan and "sister school" status is often considered the impetus for the rivalry between the athletics departments and sports teams of both schools.
It is the only school in the Phoenix Union High School District to host the Medical Arts Magnet Program.
Athletic state championships
1971: Girls' Golf (Team - defeated Phoenix Camelback and Tucson Santa Rita)
1974: Boys' Basketball (defeated Phoenix East)
1977: Girls' Golf (Laurie Merten)
1977: Girls' Golf (Team - defeated Tempe McClintock and Avondale Agua Fria)
1978: Girls' Volleyball (defeated Tucson Sahuaro)
1985: Boys' Basketball (defeated Tucson Catalina)
2007: Boys' Cross Country (defeated Tempe Desert Vista and Mesa Mountain View)
2008: Boys' Cross Country (Enrique Benitez)
2009: Boys' Cross Country (defeated Corona del Sol and Desert Vista)
2010: Boys' Cross Country
2010: Boys' Handball champ Eduardo Benitez in 5A-I tournament
2016: Baseball - Division 3 (defeated San Luis)
Notable alumni
Billy Boat - auto racer; 2nd place, Indy 500
Bob Breunig - pro football player
Lynda Carter - actress, singer, songwriter, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss World America 1972, star of the TV series Wonder Woman, 1975-1979
Paul Cook - science fiction writer
Eric Johnson - pro football player
Michelle Johnson - actress
Jason P. Lester - ESPY Award winner, EP1C ultra endurance athlete, and author of Running on Faith: The Principles, Passion, and Pursuit of a Winning Life; first person to run 2,600 miles along The Great Wall of China in 83 days (2014); 4th fastest runner to run from San Francisco City Hall to New York City Hall (2013)
Steve Malovic (1956–2007), American-Israeli basketball player
Aaron Muñoz - baseball player, 2011 34th round MLB draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays
Pat Neve - Mr. USA 1975 and 1976, AAU Mr. America class-winner, first runner-up in Mr. Universe and Mr. World
