Goodyear High School
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| Goodyear High School | |
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 Digital rendering of the high school as it will look upon completion. | |
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Van Buren & Cotton Ln/Arizona State Route 303 , , 85338 | |
| Coordinates | 33°27′12″N 112°25′50″W / 33.45338°N 112.43057°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 2025 (Planned) |
| Status | Under Construction |
| School district | Agua Fria Union High School District |
| Superintendent | Mark Yslas |
| Principal | Jason Linn |
| Grades | 9th (2025-2026, Planned), 9-12 (Planned) |
| Enrollment | 450 (2025-2026, Planned), 2000 (Planned) |
| Color(s) | Navy, Kelly Green, and White |
| Mascot | Maverick |
| Website | Goodyear High School |
Goodyear High School is an under-construction public high school in Goodyear, Arizona, United States operated by the Agua Fria Union High School District. It is planned to open in 2025-2026 school year as the district's sixth high school, starting with 400 freshman students on a partially complete campus and then gradually expanding both facilities and student population to a full high school.[1][2]
History
[edit]Site history
[edit]Originally, the site of the school held the Phoenix Trotting Park,[1] a failed horse-racing track that opened in 1965, closed in 1966, and sat abandoned until its demolition in 2017.
Planning and construction
[edit]Following the growth of the region and resulting increase in student population, the Agua Fria Union High School district was struggling with overcrowding in its schools.[1][3] Following the passing of the Agua Fria bond in the 2023 Arizona bond election,[4] the district received funding in the range of $145 million[1] to $197 million[5] to address issues including the overcrowding, opting to spend $50 million on the construction of a new sixth campus.[5]
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site at the intersection of Cotton Ln and Van Buren in May of 2024 in which the school's name and mascot were announced. In attendance were the school's future first principal and vice principal, Jason Linn and Micaella Butterfield.[3] The school's mascot, the Maverick, was a tribute to a local non-profit, the West Valley Mavericks,[6] while naming the high school after the city was meant to thank voters who approved the bond that allowed for the construction and opening of the school.[1] The school colors will be navy, Kelly green, and white.[7] Similar to the contemporary plan for the district's existing schools for the 2024-2025 school year,[8] it was announced the school will operate on a mixed academic/career-technical model, offering three academies to students with eleven total pathways that students would choose near the end of their freshman year.[9]
Due to the gradual disbursement of the bond, rather than immediately building the full school, the district plans to build the campus in phases as the initial freshman students advance and a new freshman class enters.[1] Phase one will include classrooms for about 400 freshman students,[1][2] sports facilities, a theater, a gym, a cafeteria, and parking. By the final phase, the school plans to have 2000 students.[10]
Academics
[edit]Goodyear High School intends to offer the following career pathways among three academies:[9]
Technology and design
[edit]- Cybersecurity
- Graphic Design
- Software Design
- Visual Arts
Medicine
[edit]- Sports Medicine
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Health Technician
Business and entertainment
[edit]- Hospitality
- Film and TV Production
- Live Production
- Performing Arts
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Excitement builds as new West Valley high school breaks ground". 12news.com. 2024-07-09. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b "Goodyear High School / Goodyear High School". www.aguafria.org. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina (2024-05-09). "Agua Fria High School District unveils new school". West Valley View. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "2023 election results for bonds and overrides". KJZZ. 2023-11-07. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b McHugh, Joe (2024-05-22). "Goodyear High School breaks ground". West Valley View. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ Griego, Megan (May 16, 2024). "Agua Fria High School District Digs into Future: Goodyear High School Groundbreaking" (PDF). Agua Fria Union High School District. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Agua Fria UHSD: Goodyear High School Brand Guide" (PDF). Agua Fria Union High School District. Varsity Brands. May 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "WESTMARC, Agua Fria district team up on new Southwest Valley Academies - Daily Independent". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. 2024-02-13. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ a b "Academies / Academies & Pathways". www.aguafria.org. Archived from the original on 2024-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions / FAQs". www.aguafria.org. Archived from the original on 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2024-08-17.