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Gilbert High School (Arizona)

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Type
  
Public High School

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 480-497-0177

Mascot
  
Tiger

Principal
  
Christopher Stroud

Color(s)
  
Black and Gold

District
  
Gilbert Public Schools

Established
  
1917

School district
  
Gilbert Unified School District

Enrollment
  
Over 2,400 (December 17, 2015)

Address
  
1101 E Elliot Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234, USA

Gilbert High School is a public high school located in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. It is part of Gilbert Public Schools. The mascot is the Tiger. The school was Gilbert's first high school, opening in 1918. Gilbert High School's former building from the 1960s was converted into Mesquite Junior High School; its site previous to that is now the district administration building. It has been in its current building since 1987.

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Notable alumni

  • Alan Gordon, soccer player
  • D. J. Peterson, baseball player
  • Dustin Peterson, baseball player
  • Dennis Sarfate, baseball player
  • Student Navey Baker was featured in the October 4, 2013 episode of NPR show This American Life for her role as the Gilbert High Tiger mascot. She was also featured on the second season of the Hulu original documentary series, Behind the Mask.

    Gilbert High School senior Samantha LaMay made the transformation from lacrosse-playing tomboy to stylish girly girl on the season premiere of MTV’s "Made" in 2005.

    References

    Gilbert High School (Arizona) Wikipedia