Cactus Shadows High School

Cactus Shadows High School is a public high school located in Cave Creek, Arizona. It is the only high school in the Cave Creek Unified School District.

Cactus Shadows High School
Address
5802 E. Dove Valley Rd.

Scottsdale
,
Arizona
85266

United States
Information
School typePublic High School
Established1982
School districtCave Creek USD
PrincipalJames Swetter
Staff70.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,883 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio26.79[1]
Campus typeSuburban/closed campus
Color(s)  Navy
  Gray
  White
MascotFalcon
NewspaperCS Press
WebsiteWebsite

In 1974 the first committee met in Cave Creek to form a high school. In the fall of 1982, the doors opened to the first campus located at 60th Street with grades 7-9. (This campus is currently Black Mountain Elementary School.) The first graduating class was in 1986. In January 1995, Cactus Shadows High School opened in its current location at 5802 E. Dove Valley Rd. In the summer of 1999, the second phase of building the campus was completed. In 2006 six classrooms were occupied at the former Black Mountain Elementary School, now called Cactus Shadows East Campus.[2] The district is building 38,000 new square feet of classroom space at Cactus Shadows and an expanded cafeteria, as well as repainting the school and upgrading its numerous systems.[3][4]

Clubs

For the most recent list, see the school website. As of January 2018, Cactus Shadows clubs include the following.

  • Art Alliance
  • Band
  • Basketball Club
  • Chinese Honors Society
  • Chinese Club
  • Choir
  • DECA
  • Drama Club/Thespians
  • Falcon Unified
  • Fashion Club
  • FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
  • French Club
  • French Honor Society
  • FPS (Future Problem Solvers)
  • LaCrosse Club
  • Literary Magazine
  • Math Club
  • Model UN
  • Mountain Biking
  • National English Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • National Technical Honor Society
  • National Art Honor Society
  • Newspaper
  • Photography Club
  • Science/Robotics Club
  • Sista Club
  • Ski and Snowboard Club
  • Skills USA
  • Soroptimist
  • Spanish Club
  • Spanish Honor Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica)
  • Sports Medicine
  • Student Council
  • VHP (Veterans Heritage Project)
  • Yearbook
  • YTP Club
  • Younglife

Athletics

Cactus Shadows athletics compete at the Division II level and is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Programs provided include:

  • Boys Golf (Fall)
  • Girls Golf (Fall)
  • Cross Country (Fall)
  • Swim and Dive (Fall)
  • Football (Fall)
  • Volleyball (Fall)
  • Hockey (Fall)
  • Mountain Biking (Fall)
  • Boys Basketball (Winter)
  • Girls Basketball (Winter)
  • Boys Soccer (Winter)
  • Girls Soccer (Winter)
  • Wrestling (Winter)
  • Baseball (Winter) (Spring)
  • Softball (Spring)
  • Boys Tennis (Spring)
  • Girls Tennis (Spring)
  • Track and Field (Spring)
  • Cheer (All Year)
  • Pom (All Year)

Cactus Shadows Cheer is the current 2014 USA National Champions in the Super Varsity Show Cheer Advanced Division. The All Girl Stunt Group took 2nd Place in the 2014 Nationals. The All Girl Stunt Group are the 2011 USA National Champions! They are the reigning 8 time AIA Division II Varsity Cheer State Champions (2006-2007-2008-2009-2010-2011-2013-2014) and Spiritline Overall Champions (2006-2007-2008-2009-2011-2013-2014), and the 7 time AZ State Cheer Varsity Champions.[5]

Cactus Shadows Football was the 4A Division II State Champion in 2006

Cactus Shadows Boys Tennis was the 4A Division II State Champion in 2006 and 2007

Cactus Shadows Baseball was the 4A Division II State Champion in 2006

Cactus Shadows Nest

The Cactus Shadows Nest is the student section at Cactus Shadows. Among basketball student sections, Cactus Shadows was ranked 7th best in Arizona by AZCentral[6] in 2014, and the only division II school in the rankings. The Nest is known for their annual Silent Night game.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Cactus Shadows High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. "About CSHS - History". Ccusd93.org. 2010-03-29. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  3. Beth, Mary (2011-02-16). "Cave Creek schools to receive energy upgrades". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  4. Beth, Mary (2010-10-30). "Cave Creek district renovation projects to begin in March". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  5. http://www.cactusshadowsspiritline.com
  6. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/preps/articles/20140109arizona-top-10-high-school-boys-basketball-student-sections.html
  7. "Arizona native Taylor Lewan selected by Tennessee Titans in 2014 NFL draft". Arizona Republic. May 9, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  8. Martin, Dan (February 20, 2014). "Jaron's Long journey home to Yankees spring training". New York Post. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
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