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| Ironwood High School | |
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| Location | |
| 6051 West Sweetwater Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, United States of America | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | It's Just Better Here! |
| Established | 1986 |
| Principal | Vance Setka |
| Faculty | 112 |
| Enrollment | 1,989 students (Oct. 1, 2010) |
| Color(s) | Red and Grey |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| AIA Class | 5A Conference |
| Website | Ironwood Home Page |
Ironwood High School is a public secondary school located in Glendale, Arizona, United States. The high school is currently a part of the Peoria Unified School District. The school opened its doors in August 1986, since which it has maintained an Excelling academic status. Since 2004, it has offered the IB Diploma Programme to its junior and senior year students, with a Pre-IB program for its freshman- and sophomore-year students. Currently, approximately 2,000 students are enrolled, making Ironwood a 5A Conference school as determined by the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Their mascot is the Bald Eagle. Ironwood is the second largest high school in the Peoria Unified School District by student enrollment. The principal is Vance Setka, and vice principals include Mark Borkowski, Russell Dunham and Caitlin Filleman.
Diversity
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Ironwood's student body, as of January 2010, was:
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out of 2050 students.
Academics
IB Program
In 2004, Ironwood High School began to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to junior and senior students that attend the high school. Since 2004, Ironwood has graduated over 100 full diploma members and plenty more certificate candidates. Ironwood offers the standard five areas of English, History, Science (Physics and Biology), Foreign Language (French and Spanish), and Math, as well as numerous six area courses. The six area courses offered includes: Art, Computer Science, Economics, Music, Photo, Physics, and Theatre. The full diploma candidates also complete Theory of Knowledge, a Cas Project, and an Extended Essay. The school also offers a two-year AIM program sponsered by the district in order to prepare pre-IB students. Ironwood offers the IB/AIM Club as a way to support the IB and Pre-IB students.
Main article: IB AIM ClubAdvanced Placement (AP) Program
Ironwood offers numerous Advanced Placement courses. These courses include higher level computer science, history, math, and science. However, since Ironwood took on the IB program in 2004, the number of AP classes have shrunk compared to other schools in the Peoria Unified School District due to the ambiguity of the IB classes.
Arts
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Ironwood High School is host to many programs in the arts, including the following:
Choir
There are five choir groups at Ironwood
- Chamber Singers
- Men of Iron(wood)
- Girls Ensemble
- Mixed Choir
- Concert Choir
Dance
- Beginning Dance
- Advanced Dance
- Performance Dance
- Dance Club
- Drill Club
Music
Ironwood is home to five different bands:
- Marching Band - "Ironwood Marching Eagles"
- Jazz Band
- Concert Band
- Orchestra
- Intermediate Band
Theater
Drama is responsible for sponsoring the fall play, spring musical and the annual talent show. The students participate in back stage activities to run each production as well performing in the shows. The club also provides social activities for students involved in the fall play and spring musical.
Summer Theater
Summer Theater is a program that takes place for about the first six weeks of summer vacation. It involves students from the majority of the high school's in the Peoria Unified School District as well as some from nearby Deer Valley Unified School District. Typically, there are two to three shows put on every year, each show having its completely own director and cast. Students only have three to four weeks to learn all their lines, songs, and dances before opening night. Stage technicians have the same amount of time to build sets and find props for the shows. Students are also responsible for designing lighting and sound. Shows are typically announced mid spring with auditions following. The program is open to incoming freshman through outgoing seniors.
- 2008 Shows - Oklahoma! & Guys and Dolls
- 2009 Shows - Les Misérables & Little Shop of Horrors
- 2010 Shows - Pippin & Fiddler on the Roof
- 2011 Shows - Hello Dolly & The Pirates of Penzance
Sports
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Former Sports
- Hockey
- Bowling
Clubs & Activities
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Below is a list of clubs Ironwood offers as of August 2011:
- Anime Club
- Art Club
- Asian Cultural Awareness Club (ACA)
- Auto Club
- BMAS
- Chess
- Club Clay
- Close Up
- Creative Writing (Aerie Magazine)
- Dance
- Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
- Drama Club
- Drill Club
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
- Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Film Club
- Free Thinkers' Club
- French Honor Society
- Future Buisness Leaders of America
- Future Educators of America (FEA)
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- Guitar Club
- Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
- IB-AIM Club
- Key Club
- Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MECHA)
- Med Start
- Media Club - Part of Skills USA
- Men Of Ironwood (Choir Group)
- Multicultural Club
- National Honor Society
- Newspaper (Eagle's Eye)
- Photo Club
- Project Respect
- Science and Environmental Awareness Club (SEA Club)
- SkillsUSA
- Spanish Honor Society
- Speech and Debate
- Student Council
- Teens in Prevention (TIP)
- Weightlifting
- Wrestlerettes
- Yearbook
- Youth Alive
Feeder Schools
All of the following are K-8 Schools that feed into Ironwood:
Notable alumni
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- Paul Ernster, National Football League punter (class of 2000)
- Danny Cruz, Soccer player, Houston Dynamo (Class of 2007)
- Chester Bennington, Lead singer for Linkin Park (class of 1994)
References
- http://www.aiaonline.org/story/uploads/2011_2013_Conference_Placement_1312495267.pdf
- "Year 2010 Enrollments by School, Gender and Ethnicity" (PDF). Arizona Department of Education. 2010-01. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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External links
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