Agua Fria Union High School District

Agua Fria Union High School District
Location
1481 N. Eliseo Felix JR. Way Avondale, AZ 85323-2154 USA
Coordinates	33°27′09″N 112°20′10″W / 33.4524°N 112.3360°WCoordinates: 33°27′09″N 112°20′10″W / 33.4524°N 112.3360°W
District information
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Established	1955
Schools	4
District ID	0400450[1]
Students and staff
Students	6,742 [2]
Teachers	319 [2]
Student-teacher ratio	21.12 [2]
Athletic conference	Class 4-A Skyline
District mascot	Mighty Owls
Colors	Scarlet Red and Silver Gray
Other information
Website	www.aguafria.org

The Agua Fria Union High School District is a high school district serving Goodyear, Buckeye, Luke AFB-Glendale,Arizona, Avondale, Arizona, and Litchfield Park, Arizona . It was founded in 1955.

Schools

High schools in Agua Fria Union HSD

School	Agua Fria	Desert Edge	Millennium	Verrado
Location	Avondale	Goodyear	Goodyear	Buckeye
Year opened	1956	2002	1999	2006
School colors	Red, gray	Black, silver, copper	Purple, silver, black, white	Black, gold
School mascot	Owl	Scorpion	Tiger	Viper

Notes

• Agua Fria Union High School (Avondale), which serves a student population of 1,560, has undergone continuous expansion and modernization since it opened in the fall of 1955, though it maintains its rich heritage and tradition. Agua Fria High is a comprehensive high school with full academic, fine arts and athletic programs. AFHS has 25 Career and Technical Education programs ranging from Career Exploration to Computer Programming, Law and Public Safety, Construction and Healthcare, and an Air Force Junior ROTC program.

• Desert Edge High School (Goodyear), was the first LEED silver-certified high school in Arizona and only the fourth in the United States.

Desert Edge High is the district's third high school, opening in the fall of 2002, with classrooms for 1800 students. Desert Edge High was the first "Green" Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certified high school in Arizona, and the fourth in the nation. It is a comprehensive high school with full academic, fine arts and athletic programs. DEHS has 12 Career and Technical Education programs including Career Exploration, Graphic Design, Law and Public Safety, Sports Medicine, Business Management and Financial Services, and Cisco Network Academy.

• Millennium High School (Goodyear), opened as a freshman campus in 1979, and became a full high school within the next two decades. Millennium High is a comprehensive high school with full academic, fine arts and athletic programs. MHS has 29 Career and Technical Education programs, among them Career Exploration, Agricultural Science, Business Management, Teaching Professions, Computer Maintenance and Repair, Culinary Arts, Healthcare, Advertising and Marketing, and Animal Science..

• Verrado High School is the district's fourth high school, opening in the fall of 2006. The district's second "Green" school, Verrado High features a smaller learning community of four houses within the school which provides an open learning environment where experiential learning opportunities abound. It is a comprehensive high school with full academic, fine arts and athletic programs. VHS has Career and Technical Education programs in Career Exploration, Television Production, and Pre-Engineering.

• A fifth high school has been designed; originally planned to open the fall of 2010, construction on the building has been delayed due to issues at the Arizona School Facilities Board. This school will use a smaller learning communities format.

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Agua Fria Union High School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
2. "Agua Fria Union High School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

External links

• School district website