Marcos de Niza High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. The school's mascot is the Padre. The school is a part of the Tempe Union High School District and mainly serves students in central Tempe, as well as the Town of Guadalupe.
History The Tempe High School District hired the local architecture office of Michael & Kemper Goodwin Ltd. to design the new school. Kemper Goodwin along with his son Michael began drawing up plans for the campus in 1969. The school opened in 1971. Additions were made to the campus in 1974.
Athletics State championships 1980, 1986, 1989, 1990 – Girls' Basketball State Champions 1990, 1991, 1992 – Boys' Soccer State Championships 1990, 1991 – Girls' Archery State Champions 1993 – Girls' Volleyball State Champions 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 – Wrestling State Champions 1998 – Spirit Line State Champions 2002 – Boys' Basketball State Champions 2007 – Boys' Baseball State Champions 2008 – Girls' Golf 5A-II State Champions
Runner-up 1981, 1988, 1991, 1992 – Girls' Basketball State Runner-up 1992, 2003 – Softball State Runner-up 1994 – Girls' Volleyball State Runner-up 1996 – Wrestling State Runner-up 1997, 2008 – Boys' Volleyball State Runner-up 1998 – Baseball State Runner-up 1999, 2008 – Spirit Line State Runner-up 2007 – Girls' Golf 5A-II State Runner-up (Team/Individual) 2008 – Boys' Basketball 5A-II State Runner-up 2009, 2015 – Football 5A-II State Runners-up
Notable alumni Marcus Brunson, sprinter Joy Burke, professional basketball player Caleb Clifton, drummer for American metalcore band Eyes Set To Kill Preston Dennard, NFL wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers Sam Dorman, three-time state diving champion, representing the U.S. in synchronized diving in the 2016 Summer Olympics Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, physician, scientist N'Keal Harry, NFL wide receiver, for the New England Patriot's (attended, but did not graduate) Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize winner, professor at Stanford John C. Kilkenny, producer and Executive VP, 20th Century Fox Studios Danny Martinez, wrestler; professional MMA formerly with the UFChttps://www.facebook.com/danny.martinez.338/about?section=edu_work Carla Morrison, indie-pop guitarist Byron Murphy, NFL cornerback, Minnesota Vikings (attended, but did not graduate) Mary Louise Parker, actress Derek Price, NFL tight end for the Detroit Lions (NFL) Douglas Razzano, figure skater Frankie Saenz, professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter (UFC) Columbus (Keith) Short, actor and choreographer (attended, but did not graduate) Greg Vanney, soccer player Kevin Warren, NFL executive Norifumi Yamamoto, wrestler; professional mixed martial artist
References
External links Marcos de Niza High School Tempe Union High School District Arizona Interscholastic Association