Marcos de Niza High School

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Type Public Principal Sean Macdonald Grades 9–12 Phone +1 480-838-3200		Established 1971 Staff ~ 150 Mascot Padre Colors Brown, Gold
Enrollment 1,897 students (Aug. 27, 2012) Address 6000 S Lakeshore Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283, USA District Tempe Union High School District Profiles Facebook

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Marcos de Niza High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students. The school's mascot is the Padre. The school is a part of the Tempe Union High School District and mainly serves students in central Tempe, as well as the Town of Guadalupe.

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Athletics

State Championships

1980, 1986, 1989, 1990 - Girls' Basketball State Champions

1990, 1991, 1992 - Boys' Soccer State Championships

1990, 1991 - Girls' Archery State Champions

1993 - Girls' Volleyball State Champions

1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 - Wrestling State Champions

1998 - Spirit Line State Champions

2002 - Boys' Basketball State Champions

2007 - Boys' Baseball State Champions

2008 - Girls' Golf 5A-II State Champions

Runner-up

1981, 1988, 1991, 1992 - Girls' Basketball State Runner-up

1992, 2003 - Softball State Runner-up

1994 - Girls' Volleyball State Runner-up

1996 - Wrestling State Runner-up

1997, 2008 - Boys' Volleyball State Runner-up

1998 - Baseball State Runner-up

1999, 2008 - Spirit Line State Runner-up

2007 - Girls' Golf 5A-II State Runner-up (Team/Individual)

2008 - Boys' Basketball 5A-II State Runner-up

2009 - Football 5A-II State Runners-up

Notable alumni

Steve Adolph made the first touchdown in school's history in 1971. After receiving his teaching degree from Arizona State University in 1978, Steve returned to the Tempe Union High School District as a teacher, and eventually worked his way back Marcos de Niza High School as principal. He then served as Superintendent for the Tempe Union High School District. For Steve's many contributions to the District and City, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman declared April 23, 2011, Steve Adolph Day in Tempe, and shortly thereafter, the school retired football jersey #22, the number Steve played under as a student athlete at Marcos de Niza.

Marcus Brunson

Caleb Clifton, drummer for American metalcore band Eyes Set To Kill

Preston Dennard

Sam Dorman, three-time state diving champion, representing the U.S. in synchronized diving in the 2016 Summer Olympics

Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winner, professor at Stanford

John C. Kilkenny, producer and Executive VP, 20th Century Fox Studios

Kandace Lindsey, singer-songwriter

Danny Martinez, wrestler; current professional MMA fighter for the UFC's flyweight division

Carla Morrison

Sean Paddock, drummer, Kenney Chesney Band

Mary Louise Parker

Douglas Razzano, figure skater