Deer Valley High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona, part of the Deer Valley Unified School District. The school opened its doors in 1980 with an initial enrollment of 750 students. Today, the campus is housed on more than 60 acres (240,000 m2) with a current enrollment of about 1,900 students. Deer Valley High School has been recognized for student achievements in a range of academics and athletics. The school is run by over 100 teachers, five counselors, one psychologist, four administrators, and numerous other support staff with Paul Roskelly as the current principal. The 2011 renovation was the first major renovation to the school since its 1980 construction.
Deer Valley High School offers all Arizona Interscholastic Association-sanctioned sports as of the 2011-2012 school year (with the addition of badminton across the district). Since 1985, the school has won 12 state titles: three in softball; two in girls' cross country; and one each in boys' track and field, boys' tennis, baseball, boys' volleyball, girls' basketball, girls' track and field, and boys’ basketball in the 2023-2024 season.
The current band program offers three concert bands (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Band), (formally) three jazz bands (Performance Jazz Ensemble, Advanced Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble), several Jazz Combos, Marching Band, Orchestra, Percussion and Colorguard.
The Deer Valley Performance Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform at the 60th Annual Midwest Clinic in 2006.[2] The Performance Jazz Ensemble has won three national contests (2002 and 2006 Conn-Selmer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Jazz Contest, and the 2006 Music and Arts Spring Swing Competition), has been national runners-up twice (2003 and 2004, Conn-Selmer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Jazz Contest), and was featured at the 2005, 2006, and 2008 Arizona Music Educator's Conference.[3]
The Marching Band has performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1994), the Tournament of Roses Parade (1994), and the Fiesta Bowl National Pageant of Bands.
The school hosted its own jazz festival and hosts the DVUSD marching bands exhibition.
The 2006-2007 Marching Band received a rating of Superior with Distinction at the 2006 State Marching Festival. The Performance Jazz Ensemble was invited to perform at the 2007 Western International Band Clinic in Seattle.
On October 20, 2007 the Marching Band received the Rating of Superior at the Arizona State University Band Day, as well as awards for Outstanding Music, Visual, GE and Auxiliary.
The Performance Jazz Ensemble most recently had a work commissioned by Fred Sturm called "Skyhawk", published by the Lorenz Corporation.
The Deer Valley Skyhawk Marching Band won the 2014 Division II AZ State Championships with a performance score of 85.
Lauren Haeger, Professional Softball Player. 2011 State Champion; 2x Women’s College World Series Champion at University of Florida; nominated for ESPY in 2015
deer, valley, high, school, arizona, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, deer, valley, high, school, ari. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Deer Valley High School Arizona news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message 33 39 9 62 N 112 10 19 86 W 33 6526722 N 112 1721833 W 33 6526722 112 1721833 Deer Valley High SchoolLocation18424 N 51st Ave Glendale ArizonaUnited States of AmericaInformationTypePublicEstablished1980School districtDeer Valley Unified School DistrictPrincipalPaul RoskelleyTeaching staff109 81 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment1 548 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio14 10 1 Color s white silver and Columbia blueMascotSkyhawkNewspaperSkyhawk FlightWebsitewww wbr dvusd wbr org wbr Domain wbr 42Deer Valley High School is a public high school located in Glendale Arizona part of the Deer Valley Unified School District The school opened its doors in 1980 with an initial enrollment of 750 students Today the campus is housed on more than 60 acres 240 000 m2 with a current enrollment of about 1 900 students Deer Valley High School has been recognized for student achievements in a range of academics and athletics The school is run by over 100 teachers five counselors one psychologist four administrators and numerous other support staff with Paul Roskelly as the current principal The 2011 renovation was the first major renovation to the school since its 1980 construction Contents 1 Athletics 1 1 Fall sports 1 2 Winter sports 1 3 Spring sports 2 Band 3 Notable alumni 4 ReferencesAthletics editDeer Valley High School offers all Arizona Interscholastic Association sanctioned sports as of the 2011 2012 school year with the addition of badminton across the district Since 1985 the school has won 12 state titles three in softball two in girls cross country and one each in boys track and field boys tennis baseball boys volleyball girls basketball girls track and field and boys basketball in the 2023 2024 season Fall sports edit Cross country Football Golf Cheerleading Swimming and diving Volleyball girls BadmintonWinter sports edit Basketball boys Basketball girls Soccer boys Soccer girls WrestlingSpring sports edit Baseball Softball Tennis Track and field Volleyball boys Band editThe current band program offers three concert bands Wind Ensemble Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Band formally three jazz bands Performance Jazz Ensemble Advanced Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble several Jazz Combos Marching Band Orchestra Percussion and Colorguard The Deer Valley Performance Jazz Ensemble was selected to perform at the 60th Annual Midwest Clinic in 2006 2 The Performance Jazz Ensemble has won three national contests 2002 and 2006 Conn Selmer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Jazz Contest and the 2006 Music and Arts Spring Swing Competition has been national runners up twice 2003 and 2004 Conn Selmer Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Jazz Contest and was featured at the 2005 2006 and 2008 Arizona Music Educator s Conference 3 The Marching Band has performed in the Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade 1994 the Tournament of Roses Parade 1994 and the Fiesta Bowl National Pageant of Bands The school hosted its own jazz festival and hosts the DVUSD marching bands exhibition The 2006 2007 Marching Band received a rating of Superior with Distinction at the 2006 State Marching Festival The Performance Jazz Ensemble was invited to perform at the 2007 Western International Band Clinic in Seattle On October 20 2007 the Marching Band received the Rating of Superior at the Arizona State University Band Day as well as awards for Outstanding Music Visual GE and Auxiliary The Performance Jazz Ensemble most recently had a work commissioned by Fred Sturm called Skyhawk published by the Lorenz Corporation The Deer Valley Skyhawk Marching Band won the 2014 Division II AZ State Championships with a performance score of 85 Notable alumni editMichael McDowell current NASCAR Cup Series driver for Front Row Motorsports and 2021 Daytona 500 champion Paul Boyer member of Arizona House of Representatives Khristopher Davis Major League Baseball player Lauren Haeger Professional Softball Player 2011 State Champion 2x Women s College World Series Champion at University of Florida nominated for ESPY in 2015 Bob Howry former MLB player Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Chicago Cubs Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants 4 Ty Murray professional bull rider married to Jewel 2008 2014 Nate Ruess lead singer of Fun and The Format 5 6 Jamie Varner state runner up wrestler retired professional mixed martial artist former World Extreme Cagefighting WEC Lightweight Champion competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC 7 References edit a b c Deer Valley High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 27 2021 The Midwest Clinic 2006 Performers Midwest Clinic Retrieved 2019 05 21 Duarte David About the Teacher www dvusd org Retrieved 2019 05 21 Piecoro Nick Diamondbacks Bob Howry agree to terms on one year deal The Arizona Republic 26 December 2009 link O Connor Christopher 9 Oct 2003 Adjusting to Format Phoenix New Times Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Retrieved 29 July 2012 Scott Eugene Mittan Kyle 20 July 2015 Celebrities who attended Phoenix high schools The Arizona Republic Retrieved 22 January 2021 Jamie Varner UFC Bio Retrieved 2014 01 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deer Valley High School Arizona amp oldid 1214909141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
