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School type
  
Public

Sister school
  
Sunnyside High School

Grades
  
9-12

Mascot
  
Jaguar

Opened
  
1987

Principal
  
Jose Gastelum

Phone
  
+1 520-545-5100

Number of students
  
2,046

Enrollment
  
2,046 (October 1, 2012)

Address
  
4101 E Valencia Rd, Tucson, AZ 85706, USA

District
  
Sunnyside Unified School District

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Desert View High School is a public high school located in southern Tucson, Arizona approximately 1 mile west of I-10 and Valencia Road.

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History

Desert View High School opened in 1987 with 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade classes.

Fine arts

  • Band (Marching/Concert)
  • Orchestra
  • Jazz Band
  • Choir
  • Mariachi
  • Folklorico
  • Design & Composition
  • Drama Production Performing Arts
  • Photography

    • Courses for college credit

    The following courses are offered at Desert View for concurrent enrollment through Pima Community College:

  • Introduction to Technology 100
  • Math 122—Intermediate Algebra
  • Math 151—College Algebra
  • Writing 100
  • Writing 101
  • SLG 101
  • AP U.S. History
  • AP Government
  • AP Calculus

    • Honors courses

    Desert View offers a comprehensive college preparatory program. In the freshman year, students are encouraged to take the Freshman Honors Block, designed for college-bound students. Freshman English and World Cultures are interwoven to reinforce critical reading, writing and thinking strategies. Honors Biology is also offered to freshmen. Sophomores are encouraged to continue their preparation through honors courses in English and World History.

    Advanced placement courses

  • Calculus
  • English Literature and English Language
  • Government
  • Microeconomics
  • US History

    • Career and technology education

    In addition to AFJROTC, Desert View provides opportunities in five career pathways:

  • Arts, Communication & Humanities
  • Business Systems
  • Engineering Industrial Systems
  • Health Services
  • Social/Human Services

    • Technology

    Desert View boasts a ratio of one computer to every two students. In addition, there are six computer labs, a multimedia production lab, 90 laptops set up as PLATO Learning Centers, and 13 student computers in the Learning Resource Center.

    Extracurricular activities

  • Fine Art: Choir, Folklorico, Mariachi, Orchestra
  • Publications: Newspaper, Media Video Communications, Yearbook
  • Clubs: Chess, Distributive Education Cooperative Association (DECA), Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), National Honor Society, Spectrum, Student Government, Tech Cats, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA), Cooperative Business Education
  • Sports (Division 4A): Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling

    • Student life

  • AIMS Preparation
  • Campus Security
  • Career Center

    • Family support

  • Family Academic Nights
  • Family Literacy
  • Parent Involvement Assistant (PIA)
  • Parent Teacher Group

    • Digital Advantage

    The Digital Advantage is an educational program in the Sunnyside Unified district that allows its students to earn free new laptops. Many sponsors, such as Cox Cable, provided the money and support to do this. The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board Members required that all freshmen must achieve what is called the 4 A's:

  • Attitude - No suspensions or referrals.
  • Attendance - 98% attendance. No unexcused absences.
  • Activity - joining extra-curricular activities.
  • Academics - 2.5 GPA or higher.

    • Only two cohort classes were awarded free laptops, the classes of 2012 and 2013. Both events took place at Centennial Hall at The University of Arizona.

    Digital Advantage Scholars

    This program is similar to the Digital Advantage, but the Digital Advantage Scholars laptops are provided to only grades 10, 11 and 12. The requirements are stricter, with the minimum GPA set at 3.5.

    References

    Desert View High School Wikipedia
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