Sunnyslope High School

Sunnyslope High School is in the Glendale Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona and offers courses for grades 9–12. It first opened in 1953.^[3]

Sunnyslope High School
Address
35 West Dunlap Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85021 United States
Coordinates	33°34′01″N 112°04′33″W
Information
Type	Public School
Opened	1953
School district	Glendale Union High School District
Teaching staff	93.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,270 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.25[1]
Color(s)	Green and white     [2]
Nickname	Vikings[2]
Website	Sunnyslope High School

Description

Sunnyslope was designed by the local architecture firm Edward L. Varney Associates. The construction contract to build the school was awarded to Farmer & Godfrey Construction Co.^[4] After funds were approved in 2020, major construction updates to the campus have been ongoing, led by the architecture firm Orcutt Winslow and the general contractor McCarthy Building Companies.^[5]

Athletics

Recent titles

The boys' basketball team won its first state championship in 2002 and its second in 2009,^[6] and was the runner-up in 2010, 2016, and 2023.^[7] In 2017 and 2018, the boys' basketball team won back-to-back 5A titles under coach Ray Portela.^[8] Additionally, the volleyball team won titles in 2017, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010,^[9] 2009,^[10] 2008,^[11] and 2006. The boys' and girls' swim teams won titles in 2005, with the boys' winning again in 2006.^[12] Sunnyslope's girls' badminton team won the 4A state title in 2009 and the 5A title in 2016,^[13] and was runner-up in 2010.^[14]

Awards and recognition

Sunnyslope High School has been given the "Excelling" status by Arizona in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act for eight consecutive years. Sunnyslope was also named a top high school by the U.S. News & World Report.^[15]

See also

• Sunnyslope Mountain – Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona