Patagonia Union High School

Patagonia Union High School (PUHS), is a public high school located in Patagonia, Arizona, which serves rural eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona, including the communities of Patagonia, Sonoita, and Elgin. PUHS is a 1A school, with an enrollment of about 90 students in grades 9-12. Its mascot is the Lobo, the Spanish word for "wolf."

Patagonia Union High School
Address
200 Naugle Ave

Patagonia, Arizona 85264

United States
Coordinates31°32′47″N 110°44′47″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1926[1]
School districtPatagonia Public Schools
Faculty7.38 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment82 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio11.11[2]
Color(s)Black and Orange[1]   
MascotLobo
WebsitePUHS website

General information

The student population is 54% low income (i.e., eligible for free & reduced-price lunches by the federal definition). Ethnically, the student population is 52% Anglo and 48% Latino.[4]

National and state authorities have lauded the school for its academic excellence. PUHS has met the federal standard of "adequate yearly progress" every year since the passage of No Child Left Behind. The Arizona Department of Education has given the school its highest rating (Excelling) for the past three years. PUHS is the only "Excelling" high school in Arizona south of the Tucson metro area.[5]

U.S. News & World Report recently recognized PUHS as a bronze medal school, a designation that indicates unusually good test scores for the school's demographics. Patagonia is the only bronze medal school in southern Arizona outside the Tucson metro area.[6]

Great Schools rated PUHS at 7 out of 10.[7]

Academic awards

Arizona Department of Education Report Cards

  • 2008-2009: Excelling
  • 2007-2008: Excelling
  • 2006-2007: Excelling
  • 2005-2006: Excelling
  • 2004-2005: Performing
  • 2003-2004: Highly Performing
  • 2002-2003: Excelling

No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress

  • 2007-2008: Met
  • 2006-2007: Met
  • 2005-2006: Met
  • 2004-2005: Met
  • 2003-2004: Met
  • 2002-2003: Met

U.S. News & World Report America's Best Schools

  • Bronze Medal, 2007, 2008

Arizona Regional Brain Bee

  • 1st place: 2008
  • 2nd place: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009

Arizona Academic Decathlon

  • 2nd place among 1A schools in regional & state competition, 2008

Willow Canyon Scholastic Bowl Invitational

  • 3rd Place, 2008

Athletic achievements

Baseball

  • 1st place, 1A South division, 2003 (Head Coaches: Brian MacKenzie & Alvaro Monteverde)

Basketball (Boys)

  • 3rd place, 1A South division, 2008 (Head Coach: Jim Paul)
  • 1st place, 1A South division, 2007 (Head Coach: Jimmy Lewis)

Basketball (Girls)

  • 4th place, 1A South division, 2007 (Head Coach: Michelle Shadrick)

Football

  • 3rd place, 1A South division, 2008 (Head Coach: Jim Paul)
  • 3rd place, 1A South division, 2007 (Head Coach: Brian MacKenzie)
  • Co-State Champion, Class C division, 1991 (Head Coach: Bill House)
  • State Champion, Class C division, 1988 (Head Coach: Bill House/Darrell Howell)
  • State Champion, Class C division, 1987 (Head Coach: Bill House)

Volleyball (Girls)

  • 1st place, 1A South division, 2005 (Head Coach: Lance Sabbe)

Faculty and staff recognition
  • Brian MacKenzie

Arizona Educational Foundation Arizona Teacher of the Year finalist and Ambassador for Excellence, 2009

Patagonia Union High School Teacher of the Year, 2008

Veterans of Foreign Wars Arizona High School Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year, 2008

Arizona 1A South Baseball Coach of the Year, 2003

  • Lois Rodgers

National Rural Teacher of the Year, 2001–2002

Arizona Rural Schools Association Teacher of the Year, 2000-2001[8]

  • Susan Stropko

Superintendent of the Year for Small & Rural Schools, 2004

Notable alumni
  • Dinesh D'Souza, author, conservative activist, Reagan Administration policy analyst[1]
  • Jim Kolbe, Republican U.S. Congressman for southern Arizona, 1985–2007

References
  1. "1999 Senior Class Achievers". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  2. "Patagonia Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. "Patagonia Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. Patagonia Union High School in Patagonia, Arizona/AZ - School Tree
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-02-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Patagonia Union High School: Best High Schools - USNews.com Archived February 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. http://www.greatschools.org/arizona/patagonia/1980-Patagonia-Union-High-School/
  8. ARSA: Teacher of the Year
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