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Sunnyside High School, opened in 1955, is home to two thousand students located on the south side of Tucson, Arizona. Sunnyside offers a variety of extracurricular programs, advanced placement courses, and specialized career and technical training programs. It is a part of the Sunnyside Unified School District.
Sunnyside High School opened in 1955 with 9th and 10th grade classes.[3]
The original mascot logo for Sunnyside used a variation of Arizona State University's Sparky mascot. The school was forced to change after the university learned of this use when Sunnyside played a championship game at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium.[4]
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Sunnyside High School is located on the south side of Tucson, Arizona.
Curriculumedit
There is a widespread of curriculum that is offered at Sunnyside High School.
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Departments of Instructionedit
Sunnyside High School offers these courses either for class credits, or elective credit:
Automotive Collision Repair Technology
Automotive Technology
Business/Business Information Technology
English Language Development
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) – Business Management and Administrative Services
Fine Arts
Graphic Communications
Health
Industrial Technology
Information/Computer Technology
Language Arts
Library
Life Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Medical Careers
Music
Photography
Physical Education
Precision Metals Technology
Publications
Radio and Television Technology
Science
Social Studies
World Languages
Choir
Sports Medicine Club
Skills USA
Courses or college creditedit
Below are courses available to students, for both high-school:
Writing 101
Computers Maintenance
Web Design and Development
Academics and enhanced coursesedit
Advanced Placement Courses
Honors Academy
Honors Courses
Medical Careers Academy
Tech Prep/Work-Based Learning
CISCO Academy-A+, Net+ Certifications
Extracurricular activitiesedit
Fine Arts: Concert Band, Dancing, Drum Line, Folklorico, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Mariachi, Orchestra, Painting, Photography, and Pottery
Publications: media video communications, and yearbook
Clubs: Anytown, Blue Wires, DECA, HOSA, MESA, National Honor Society, Student Government, YES Club, Sunnyside Web Company, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
Sunnyside High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and is classed in its 5A conference.[5] A wrestling powerhouse in Arizona, Sunnyside has won 30 state championships (14 in a row, 1998–2011). It lost a dual-meet December 12, 2015, where Green Valley (NV) snapped a 314 win streak stretching from 1999 to then, and only has lost ten since 1969. However, Sunnyside Wrestling regained its championship title in 2018.[6][7] The teams are known as the Sunnyside Blue Devils. Athletic teams are fielded in boys volleyball, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and swimming.
The varsity football team was featured on the Great American Rivalries Series in 2009 against Salpointe Catholic High School.
There are various musical performing groups at Sunnyside.
Performing groups as well as their director(s):
Sunnyside Jazz Ensemble, Erik Ellison.
The Pride of Sunnyside Marching Band, Erik Ellison.
Sunnyside Wind Ensemble, Erik Ellison.
Sunnyside Choir, Erik Ellison.
Los Diablitos Azules Mariachi.
Sunnyside Orchestra, Hayley Britt.
The Pride of Sunnyside Marching Bandedit
The Pride of Sunnyside
School
Sunnyside High School
Founded
1950
Director
Erik Ellison
History
2006: Scott Matlick, Drum Major for The Pride of Arizona (2002–2004), is hired as Director of Bands at Sunnyside High School. Reinvents the band, dawning the name The Pride of Sunnyside Marching Band. The band's show is Gladiator picked by previous Director Alli Coyle.
2007: Scott Matlick introduces the show "Adentro: The Music of Ricardo Arjona", based on Latin singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona's album Adentro. The tradition of the marching on to the field in the opening set known as the "S" is brought back to commemorate the school's 50th anniversary. After two years as Director of Bands at Sunnyside, Scott Matlick returns to the University of Arizona to be part of the Graduate Teaching Assistant program for the UA Bands and The Pride of Arizona.
2008: During the summer the band was temporarily under the direction of Joseph Molinar. The band plays "The Return of Aerosmith" the show Director Alli Coyle created in 2005 for the band. In early August the band gets Director of Bands Matthew Hoolsema from Michigan. Under the new direction of Matthew Hoolsema, the school's choir program is brought back.
2009: Matthew Hoolsema introduces the show Music of the Big Band Era. The program includes tunes "La Suerte De Los Tontos", " House of the Rising Sun", "Blue Groove", and "Big Noise from Winnetka". The band reached the state marching competition.
2010: Although not as successful as the previous year, the Pride of Sunnyside continued to a new season with the music of Journey.
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^Vanderson, Jessie (February 15, 2008). "It's 11 in a row for Sunnyside". Tucson Citizen.
^"Sunnyside owns wrestling in Arizona". August 2011.
^"Local sports scene had its thrills, spills". Arizona Daily Star. December 25, 1993. Dwight Rees, Sunnyside High School. The Blue Devils not only won the state 4A basketball championship, but they went undefeated at 29–0, the first Tucson ...
^"The Skinny (column)". Tucson Weekly. January 13, 2000. Raul Grijalva, known as Ralph while he was at Sunnyside High School, has led a truly charmed life....
^"BIO Preview for /Sports/M-wrestl/MTT/Lopez_matt00.HTML".
^Kalaitzidis, Konstantinos (May 31, 2007). "New O'odham chairman wants to do business". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
^"Past Teachers of the Year". Arizona Educational Foundation.
External linksedit
Sunnyside High School
Sunnyside Blue Devils Football
January 01, 1970
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This article about school may require cleanup Please review editing advice and help improve this article October 2021 Sunnyside High School opened in 1955 is home to two thousand students located on the south side of Tucson Arizona Sunnyside offers a variety of extracurricular programs advanced placement courses and specialized career and technical training programs It is a part of the Sunnyside Unified School District Sunnyside High SchoolHome of the Fighting Blue DevilsAddress1725 East Bilby RoadTucson Arizona 85706United StatesCoordinates32 08 34 N 110 56 41 W 32 142876 N 110 944829 W 32 142876 110 944829InformationSchool typePublicEstablished1955 69 years ago 1955 School districtSunnyside Unified School District 12CEEB code030525PrincipalPonceTeaching staff102 90 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment2 238 2018 19 1 Student to teacher ratio21 75 1 Color s Royal blue and white 2 Fight songO Sunnyside MascotBlue Devils 2 RivalDesert View High SchoolPublicationBlue Devil NewsNewspaperThe DevillaireWebsitewww wbr susd12 wbr org wbr sunnyside high school Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Curriculum 4 Departments of Instruction 5 Courses or college credit 6 Academics and enhanced courses 7 Extracurricular activities 7 1 Athletics 7 1 1 Arizona State Championship titles 7 2 Music 7 2 1 The Pride of Sunnyside Marching Band 7 3 Student groups 8 Notable alumni 9 Notable faculty 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory editSunnyside High School opened in 1955 with 9th and 10th grade classes 3 The original mascot logo for Sunnyside used a variation of Arizona State University s Sparky mascot The school was forced to change after the university learned of this use when Sunnyside played a championship game at ASU s Sun Devil Stadium 4 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2008 Campus editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2008 Sunnyside High School is located on the south side of Tucson Arizona Curriculum editThere is a widespread of curriculum that is offered at Sunnyside High School This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2010 Departments of Instruction editSunnyside High School offers these courses either for class credits or elective credit Automotive Collision Repair Technology Automotive Technology Business Business Information Technology English Language Development FBLA Future Business Leaders of America Business Management and Administrative Services Fine Arts Graphic Communications Health Industrial Technology Information Computer Technology Language Arts Library Life Management Marketing Mathematics Medical Careers Music Photography Physical Education Precision Metals Technology Publications Radio and Television Technology Science Social Studies World Languages Choir Sports Medicine Club Skills USACourses or college credit editBelow are courses available to students for both high school Writing 101 Computers Maintenance Web Design and DevelopmentAcademics and enhanced courses editAdvanced Placement Courses Honors Academy Honors Courses Medical Careers Academy Tech Prep Work Based Learning CISCO Academy A Net CertificationsExtracurricular activities editFine Arts Concert Band Dancing Drum Line Folklorico Jazz Ensemble Marching Band Mariachi Orchestra Painting Photography and Pottery Publications media video communications and yearbook Clubs Anytown Blue Wires DECA HOSA MESA National Honor Society Student Government YES Club Sunnyside Web Company FBLA Future Business Leaders of America Sports Division 5A boys volleyball baseball basketball bowling cross country football golf soccer softball swimming tennis track volleyball wrestling Gymnastics Sunnyside Blue Devil Dance Team Wildcat Society Sunnyside Cheer Team Athletics edit Sunnyside High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association and is classed in its 5A conference 5 A wrestling powerhouse in Arizona Sunnyside has won 30 state championships 14 in a row 1998 2011 It lost a dual meet December 12 2015 where Green Valley NV snapped a 314 win streak stretching from 1999 to then and only has lost ten since 1969 However Sunnyside Wrestling regained its championship title in 2018 6 7 The teams are known as the Sunnyside Blue Devils Athletic teams are fielded in boys volleyball baseball basketball cheerleading cross country football golf soccer softball tennis track and field volleyball wrestling and swimming The varsity football team was featured on the Great American Rivalries Series in 2009 against Salpointe Catholic High School Arizona State Championship titles edit Boys Basketball 1993 4A 8 Football 2001 4A 2003 4A Wrestling 1979 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Cheerleading 2000 Softball 2007 Boys Cross Country 1966 1975 2008 Boys Soccer 2019 Girls Volleyball 1990 Music edit There are various musical performing groups at Sunnyside Performing groups as well as their director s Sunnyside Jazz Ensemble Erik Ellison The Pride of Sunnyside Marching Band Erik Ellison Sunnyside Wind Ensemble Erik Ellison Sunnyside Choir Erik Ellison Los Diablitos Azules Mariachi Sunnyside Orchestra Hayley Britt The Pride of Sunnyside Marching Band edit The Pride of SunnysideSchoolSunnyside High SchoolFounded1950DirectorErik Ellison History 2006 Scott Matlick Drum Major for The Pride of Arizona 2002 2004 is hired as Director of Bands at Sunnyside High School Reinvents the band dawning the name The Pride of Sunnyside Marching Band The band s show is Gladiator picked by previous Director Alli Coyle 2007 Scott Matlick introduces the show Adentro The Music of Ricardo Arjona based on Latin singer songwriter Ricardo Arjona s album Adentro The tradition of the marching on to the field in the opening set known as the S is brought back to commemorate the school s 50th anniversary After two years as Director of Bands at Sunnyside Scott Matlick returns to the University of Arizona to be part of the Graduate Teaching Assistant program for the UA Bands and The Pride of Arizona 2008 During the summer the band was temporarily under the direction of Joseph Molinar The band plays The Return of Aerosmith the show Director Alli Coyle created in 2005 for the band In early August the band gets Director of Bands Matthew Hoolsema from Michigan Under the new direction of Matthew Hoolsema the school s choir program is brought back 2009 Matthew Hoolsema introduces the show Music of the Big Band Era The program includes tunes La Suerte De Los Tontos House of the Rising Sun Blue Groove and Big Noise from Winnetka The band reached the state marching competition 2010 Although not as successful as the previous year the Pride of Sunnyside continued to a new season with the music of Journey Recent directors 2004 2006 Alli Coyle 2006 2008 Scott Matlick 2008 2011 Matthew Hoolsema 2011 Armando Salas 2012 2019 Rusty Carle Ogren 2019 present Erik Ellison Recent field showsUnder Alli Coyle 2004 Mask of Zorro 2005 The Music of Aerosmith Under Scott Matlick 2006 Gladiator 2007 Adentro The Music of Ricardo Arjona Under Matthew Hoolsema 2008 The Return of Aerosmith 2009 The Music of the Big Band Era 2010 The Music of Journey Under Armando Salas 2011 Latin Sketches Under Rusty Carle Ogren 2012 Symphonic Passions 2013 80s and Gentleman 2014 Les Miserables 2015 Cirque De Solei 2016 When the Stars Come Out 2017 The Labyrinth 2018 Macabre Student groups edit Academic Decathlon Astronomy Blue Devil Dancers Blue Devil Images Blue Devil News Cafe Diablo Chess Club DECA Drama Thespians El Diablo Folklorico Four Feathers Club French Club Fashion design Health Care Tech Hero Club Honors Academy Jobs for America s Graduates MASCC Mariachi MECHA Club MESA National Honor Art Club Photography Club Pride of Sunnyside marching band National Honor Society NEOS Teatro Noche de las Estrellas Peer Advisor Photography Poetry Club P R I S M Gay straight alliance Southern Arizona Border Health Careers Opportunity Program Spanish Teenage Parent Program T A P P Teachers of Tomorrow Tri M VICA Video Production Wildcat Society Writing Devils Youth AliveNotable alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations September 2017 David Adams former NFL player Raul Grijalva Representative for Arizona s 3rd congressional district 9 Harry Holt former NFL player Matthew Lopez professional UFC fighter RFA most wins and finishes in history Sunnyside s first 4x state wrestling champion 10 Ned Norris Jr Chairman of the Tohono O odham Nation since 2007 11 Mike Scurlock former NFL player Michael Smith former NFL player James Terry professional MMA fighter Roman Bravo Young freestyle and folkstyle wrestler two time NCAA champion for Penn State UniversityNotable faculty editTwo faculty members have been recognized as Arizona Teacher of the Year Marguerite Johnson Caldwell in 1983 and Rich Mayorga in 2003 12 See also editDesert View High School Sunnyside Unified School DistrictReferences edit a b c Sunnyside High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved December 26 2020 a b Sunnyside High School Arizona Interscholastic Association Retrieved March 25 2024 Sunnyside High celebrates its 50th year Arizona Daily Star October 20 2005 Zeiger Dan University logos a big part of E V high school sports The East Valley Tribune September 16 2010 Sunnyside High School Vanderson Jessie February 15 2008 It s 11 in a row for Sunnyside Tucson Citizen Sunnyside owns wrestling in Arizona August 2011 Local sports scene had its thrills spills Arizona Daily Star December 25 1993 Dwight Rees Sunnyside High School The Blue Devils not only won the state 4A basketball championship but they went undefeated at 29 0 the first Tucson The Skinny column Tucson Weekly January 13 2000 Raul Grijalva known as Ralph while he was at Sunnyside High School has led a truly charmed life BIO Preview for Sports M wrestl MTT Lopez matt00 HTML Kalaitzidis Konstantinos May 31 2007 New O odham chairman wants to do business Tucson Citizen Retrieved January 12 2011 Past Teachers of the Year Arizona Educational Foundation External links editSunnyside High School Sunnyside Blue Devils Football Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sunnyside High School Tucson Arizona amp oldid 1219984892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
