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School type
  
Public High School

Principal
  
Steven C. Bebee

Enrollment
  
1,744

Phone
  
+1 480-575-2400

Established
  
1982

Grades
  
9-12

Campus type
  
Suburban

Colors
  
Grey, White

Address
  
5802 E Dove Valley Rd, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA

District
  
Cave Creek Unified School District

Mascots
  
Falcons, Cactus Shadows Mascot.jpg

Similar
  
Pinnacle High School, Boulder Creek High School, Cactus High School, Desert Mountain High Sch, Notre Dame Preparato

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Cactus Shadows High School is a public high school located in Cave Creek, Arizona. It is the only high school in the Cave Creek Unified School District.

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In 1974 the first committee met in Cave Creek to form a high school. In the fall of 1982, the doors opened to the first campus located at 60th Street with grades 7-9. (This campus is currently Black Mountain Elementary School.) The first graduating class was in 1986. In January 1995, Cactus Shadows High School opened in its current location at 5802 E. Dove Valley Rd. In the summer of 1999, the second phase of building the campus was completed. In 2006 six classrooms were occupied at the former Black Mountain Elementary School, now called Cactus Shadows East Campus. The district is building 38,000 new square feet of classroom space at Cactus Shadows and an expanded cafeteria, as well as repainting the school and upgrading its numerous systems.

Athletics

Cactus Shadows athletics compete at the Division II level and is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Programs provided include:

  • Boys Golf (Fall)
  • Girls Golf (Fall)
  • Cross Country (Fall)
  • Swim and Dive (Fall)
  • Football (Fall)
  • Volleyball (Fall)
  • Hockey (Fall)
  • Mountain Biking (Fall)
  • Boys Basketball (Winter)
  • Girls Basketball (Winter)
  • Boys Soccer (Winter)
  • Girls Soccer (Winter)
  • Wrestling (Winter)
  • Baseball (Spring)
  • Softball (Spring)
  • Boys Tennis (Spring)
  • Girls Tennis (Spring)
  • Track and Field (Spring)
  • Cheer (All Year)
  • Pom (All Year)
  • Cactus Shadows Cheer is the current 2014 USA National Champions in the Super Varsity Show Cheer Advanced Division. The All Girl Stunt Group took 2nd Place in the 2014 Nationals. The All Girl Stunt Group are the 2011 USA National Champions! They are the reigning 8 time AIA Division II Varsity Cheer State Champions (2006-2007-2008-2009-2010-2011-2013-2014) and Spiritline Overall Champions (2006-2007-2008-2009-2011-2013-2014), and the 7 time AZ State Cheer Varsity Champions.

    Cactus Shadows Football was the 4A Division II State Champion in 2006

    Cactus Shadows Boys Tennis was the 4A Division II State Champion in 2006 and 2007

    Cactus Shadows Baseball was the 4A Division II State Champion in 2006

    Cactus Shadows Nest

    The Cactus Shadows Nest is the student section at Cactus Shadows, and is known for consistently being one of the best in the state. Among basketball student sections, Cactus Shadows was ranked 7th best in Arizona by AZCentral in 2014, and the only division II school in the rankings. The Nest is known for their annual Silent Night game, which rivals any in the country. The Nest is arguably the best student section in Arizona for football, but there are no rankings for this.

    Notable Alumni

  • Brian Dales, Class of 2008, Lead singer of The Summer Set
  • Taylor Lewan, Class of 2009, Professional football player for the Tennessee Titans (transferred to Chaparral High School)
  • Jaron Long, Class of 2010, baseball player
  • Lauren Lazo, Class of 2011, Professional Soccer Player
  • Kiowa Gordon, actor
  • References

    Cactus Shadows High School Wikipedia