Greenway High School
Greenway High School is a public secondary school located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a part of the Glendale Union High School District. It was named after John Campbell Greenway, a mining engineer and United States Senator. In the 1994–95 and 1995-96 school years, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.[2]
| Greenway High School | |
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3930 West Greenway Road , 85053 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°37′35″N 112°08′38″W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Excellence Runs Green & Gold" |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Glendale Union High School District |
| Principal | Ed Barnes |
| Faculty | 69.20 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,483 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.43[1] |
| Color(s) | Green & gold |
| Athletics | Jeff Feldman |
| Mascot | Demon |
| Rival | Moon Valley High School |
| Newspaper | The Demon Dispatch |
| Website | Greenway High School |
Academics
Greenway High School offers a small variety of advanced placement classes, as well as honors and dual enrollment.
Clubs and programs
Naval Science NJROTC
- Greenway NJROTC earned the title of Distinguished Unit for the 4th year in a row in 2012.
- On October 6, the Air Rifle Team competed at Carver Mountain Air Rifle Match. The team placed 1st overall.
- On October 20, the Air Rifle Team competed at the 2012 Area 11 Qualifier and East/West Air Rifle Championship. The team won both matches for the 4th year in a row.
Notable alumni
- Pete Babcock — Head Coach of Varsity 1978-79 basketball team; GM of Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, and Atlanta Hawks
- Chester Bennington — Linkin Park (graduated from Washington High School)[3][4]
- In the auditorium hallway, a mural can be found of Bennington's.
- Trevor Blake — Major League Baseball player
- Richie Brockel — NFL tight end for the San Diego Chargers and Carolina Panthers
- Dan Butler — Major League Baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox[5][6]
- Connie Clark — title-winning college softball player, Texas Longhorns softball program coach from 1997-2018[7]
- Lauren Froderman — winner of Season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance[8]
- Jennie Garth — former cast member on Beverly Hills, 90210[4]
- Tiffany Granath — Playboy radio personality; former host of Playboy TV's Nightcalls
- Josh Hansen — professional soccer player
- Brad Lohaus — former NBA player[7]
- Shannon Marketic — Miss USA 1992[9]
- Tony McConkey - politician, Maryland State Delegate[10]
- Josh McDermitt — actor, The Walking Dead, Retired at 35, Last Comic Standing
- Frank Pollack — former NFL player w/ San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XXIX[7]
- Tim Salmon — former MLB player with the Anaheim Angels[7]
- Mike Salmon — former NFL player with the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills[7][6]
- Lauren Scott — Nevada politician, lobbyist and civil rights activist
- Kimberly Yee — Arizona State Treasurer[11]
References
- "Greenway High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2010-04-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Masley, Ed (12 July 2020). "'Raw talent from day one': How Chester Bennington found his voice as a Phoenix teen". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Scott, Eugene (1 August 2014). "Celebrities who attended Phoenix high schools". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- Edes, Gordon (11 August 2014). "Dan Butler's day has come". ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Demon Baseball Alumni". Greenway High School. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Obert, Richard (5 July 2020). "Forever Five: Finding Greenway High School's all-time greatest athletes". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- Robinson, KiMi (24 September 2014). "Arizona's best and worst reality TV stars, from Emma Stone to Amy's Baking Company". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- "Miss USA gets a title to keep". The Arizona Republic. 9 February 1992.
- Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa13999.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Pitzl, Mary Jo (13 May 2017). "Arizona senator inspired student-journalist bill in high school. 25 years later, she gets it passed". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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