University High School (Tolleson)

University High School
Address
9419 W. Van Buren St. Tolleson, Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°26′53″N 112°15′50″W / 33.448°N 112.264°W / 33.448; -112.264Coordinates: 33°26′53″N 112°15′50″W / 33.448°N 112.264°W / 33.448; -112.264
Information
Type	Public (magnet) secondary
Established	2006
Oversight	Tolleson Union High School District
Principal	Susan Thompson (current) Courtney Stevens (former)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	632
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Dark Green and Gold
Mascot	Lighthouse
Newspaper	None at this time
Website	University High School

University High School (UHS) is an American public college preparatory high school located in the Tolleson Union High School District in Arizona. The UHS mission statement is "harnessing the power of dreams". The school mascot is a lighthouse, and the colors that represent it are green and gold.

History

University High School opened in 2006. It was founded by Dr. Dean and three co-founders, most prominently being Mrs. Terry Caruso. It is a shared campus with Tolleson Union High School, established in 1927. It is currently ranked #6 in Arizona according to US News in 2016, and is ranked #36 in America according to US News.^[1]

Curriculum

All of the students at University High School take AP classes every year. The schedule of classes are all AP/advanced except for electives, which can be taken with Tolleson, or West-Mec. Advisory days are every Tuesday. The list of AP classes available include:

AP Human Geography
AP Environmental Science
AP World History
AP Calculus AB
AP US History
AP Calculus BC
AP Biology
AP Statistics
AP Chemistry
AP English Language and Composition
AP Physics
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Spanish Language and Culture (co-taken with Tolleson)

Admission

Students that wish to attend can apply during 8th grade, after 9th/10th grade, or (special cases ONLY) 11th grade.

References

↑ "University High School- Overview". US News. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

US News 2015

External links

http://university.tuhsd.org/

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