Ironwood High School is a public secondary school located in Glendale, Arizona, United States, part of the Peoria Unified School District. The school opened in August 1986 with its first graduating class in 1989. Since 2005, it has offered the IB Diploma Programme to its junior and senior year students, with a Pre-IB program for its freshman and sophomore-year students. It is the district's third-largest high school by enrollment.

Ironwood High School
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6051 W Sweetwater Ave, Glendale AZ 85304
Information
TypePublic Secondary
MottoIt's Just Better Here #IJBH
Established1986 with its first graduating class in 1989
PrincipalRuss Dunham
Faculty91.98 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,956 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.27[1]
Color(s)    Red and grey
MascotEagle
AIA Class5A Conference
WebsiteIronwood Home Page

Academics edit

IB Program edit

In April 2005, Ironwood High School began to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to juniors and seniors. Since 2005, the school has graduated over 100 full diploma members. Ironwood offers the standard five areas of English, History, Science (Physics and Biology), Foreign Language (French and Spanish), and Math, as well as numerous six area courses. The six area courses offered include Art, Computer Science, Economics, Music, Photo, Physics, and Theatre. The school also offers a two-year AIM program sponsored by the district in order to prepare pre-IB students. Ironwood offers the IB/AIM Club as a way to support IB and Pre-IB students.

Advanced Placement Program edit

Ironwood offers numerous Advanced Placement courses. These include higher level computer science, history, math, and science.

Arts edit

Choir edit

There are five choir groups at Ironwood:

  • Excelsis (formerly Chamber Singers)
  • Ironmen (formerly Men of Iron[wood])
  • Ea-gals (formerly Girls' Ensemble)
  • Mixed Choir
  • Concert Choir

Dance edit

  • Beginning Dance
  • Advanced Dance
  • Performance Dance
  • Dance Club

Music edit

Ironwood is home to three bands:

  • Marching Band - Ironwood Marching Eagle Regiment - Directed by Mr. Anthony Acevedo since 2023[2]
    • 2023 Marching Season - "Divergent Wings"
      • The Ironwood Marching Eagle Regiment received a score of 80.988 and got 9th place at the ABODA Semi-Finals for Division 1.[3] They would later on get a score of 85.500 at the AzMBA 3A/4A Class Championships.[4]
  • Jazz Band
  • Concert Band

Sports edit

Clubs and activities edit

The following is a list of clubs offered at Ironwood High School as of the fall of 2011. Ironwood also formerly offered Hockey as a club.[5][better source needed][6][better source needed][7][better source needed]

Feeder schools edit

The following are K-8 schools that feed into Ironwood:

  • Copperwood
  • Desert Palms[8]
  • Desert Valley[9]
  • Heritage
  • Marshall Ranch[10]
  • Sahuaro Ranch[11]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Ironwood High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ironwood High School Bands". Ironwood High School Bands. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Semi-Finals - Division 1 and 3". Competition Suite. November 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "3A/4A Class Championships". Competition Suite. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Ironwood High School Yearbook 2007
  6. ^ Ironwood High School Yearbook 2008
  7. ^ Article title
  8. ^ Desert Palms
  9. ^ Desert Valley
  10. ^ Marshall Ranch
  11. ^ Sahuaro Ranch
  12. ^ "Noah Beck". MaxPreps. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Cruz, Danny. "Danny Cruz". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  14. ^ Ernster, Paul (December 2008). "Paul Ernster". nfl.com. Retrieved March 9, 2012.

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