Rincon High School

Rincon High School is a public high school in Tucson, Arizona. The school serves about 1,100 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD). Since 1985, the campus has been shared with University High School, a separate accelerated institution. Courses from each school can be combined, and athletics and fine arts are combined under the Rincon/University(RUHS) name. The two schools do field separate teams for academic competitive events. It opened its doors in 1958.^[4]

Rincon High School
Address
421 N. Arcadia Avenue Tucson , Arizona 85711 United States
Coordinates	32°13′37″N 110°53′17″W / 32.227°N 110.888°W / 32.227; -110.888Coordinates: 32°13′37″N 110°53′17″W / 32.227°N 110.888°W / 32.227; -110.888
Information
Type	Public
Established	September 12, 1958 (64 years ago) (1958-09-12)^[3]
School district	Tucson Unified School District
CEEB code	030502
Principal	Alissa Welch
Faculty	59.32 (on FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,120 (2018-19)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.88^[1]
Color(s)	Purple and white^[2]
Nickname	Home of the Rangers
Team name	Rincon Rangers
Newspaper	The Rincon Echo
Website	rinconhs.tusd1.org

Notable alumni

• Ron Barber, U.S. Representative for Arizona (since 2012)^[5]
• Jason Jacome, Former MLB player (New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians)^[6]
• Jimmy Johnson, former minor league infielder and manager^[7]
• Dan Schneider, Major League Baseball pitcher.^[8]
• Paul Moskau, Former MLB player (Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs)
• Tom Pagnozzi, Former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals)
• Nora Slawik, Minnesota politician^[9]
• Janet Varney, actress
• Kate Walsh, actress
• Chad Griggs, professional mixed martial arts fighter^[10]

References

1. "Rincon High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
2. "Rincon Rangers". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
3. "12 Sep 1958, Page 24 - Arizona Daily Star at". Newspapers.com. 1958-09-12. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
4. "Rincon High School to open with 1,300". Arizona Daily Star. 1958-08-14. p. 27. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
5. "Barber, Ron". Washington, D.C.: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012. ... graduated from Rincon High School, Tucson, Ariz, 1963
6. Hansen, Greg. "4. Jason Jacome". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
7. Hansen, Greg. "Where are they now? Rincon hoops star became a 'baseball guy' with ties to Toros, Yankees". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
8. "Schneider was long overdue in UA sports hall". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
9. "Slawik, Nora - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
10. Profile, tusd.k12.az.us; accessed November 14, 2014.