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Barry Goldwater High School is a public high school located in Phoenix, Arizona, named after 1964 presidential candidate and well-known Arizona resident, US Senator Barry Goldwater. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District and opened in 1986. The school offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, which has sent alumni to highly competitive universities such as the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, Princeton University, and University of California, Berkeley; it produced five National Merit semi-finalists in the class of 2007. The school is noted for a regional champion chess team for the year 2006-2007. It is an excelling school (top 15% of the state) and maintains an extremely high 68% AIMS pass rate and 99.7% AIMS attendance rate. The current principal is Mike Andersen, Ed.D.
| Barry Goldwater High School | |
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| Address | |
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2820 W. Rose Garden Ln. , Arizona 85027 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1986 |
| Principal | Mike D. Andersen, Ed.D |
| Enrollment | 1,928 students (2012-2013)[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black/Gold |
| Mascot | bulldog |
| Website | bghs.dvusd.org |
The International Baccalaureate Programme
There are currently eleven IB schools in Arizona.[when?] Barry Goldwater received its IB charter in 1999[2] and graduated its first IB class in 2002. Please note: The IB Program is a challenging program in which much crying, stress and emotional breakdowns occur. BGHS is not always equipped to handle such events as the students are perceived to be strong enough individuals to not have such breakdowns. Furthermore BGHS only offers a select few of IB Classes and currently do not have an IB Chemistry program, German, Film, Computer Science, Design Technology, Sports Exercise Science, Global Politics, Philosophy, World Religion, Geography or Economics. In simpler terms- it's easier to say that the only IB classes that Barry Goldwater High School Offers is English, Spanish, French, Physics, Biology, Theory of Knowledge/History of the Americas, 20th Century World History, Dance, Theater, Art, Psychology, and Band
Awards
Athletics
Barry Goldwater is a full member of the AIA 5A Conference. The school offers sports during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.
Fall sports
- Swimming
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Chess
- Volleyball (girls')
- Badminton (girls')
Winter sports
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Wrestling/Wrestlerettes
Spring sports
- Baseball
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball (boys')