Cortez High School

{{Short description|Public high school in Phoenix, Arizona, US}}

{{for|the former school in Cortez, Colorado|Old Cortez High School}}

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| address = 8828 North 31st Avenue

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| city = Phoenix

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Black, White and Red

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| zipcode = 85051

| country = United States

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| district = Glendale Union High School District

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| enrollment = 1,105 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0403450&ID=040345000277|title=Cortez High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 19, 2024}}

| established = 1960

| teaching_staff = 50.60 (FTE)

| ratio = 21.84

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| mascot = Calvin the Colt

| motto = Win The Day

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| newspaper = The Spectator

| nickname = Colts

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| principal = Brooke Parsons

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| rival = Washington High School

| state = Arizona

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| type = Public high school

| website = [https://www.guhsdaz.org/cortez/ Cortez High School]

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Cortez High School is located in Phoenix, Arizona at 8828 N 31st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051. It is part of the Glendale Union High School District. The mascot is the Colt and the school colors are primarily black and white with red used as an alternate color. It has been continuously listed on U.S. News & World Report's Best High School Ranking list.

History

Cortez was designed by the local architecture firm of Edward L. Varney Associates. Construction of the campus was undertaken by Harmon-Davis Construction Co.{{Cite web|title=Arizona–New Mexico Builder and Contractor, December 1959, Vol. 22, No. 5|url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/azmagazines/id/354|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=azmemory.azlibrary.gov|language=en}}

Athletics

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Cortez High School participates in 13 different sports as a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 4A Conference.

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! Sport !! State Champions

FootballNone
Volleyball (girls)1985, 1986, 1988
BadmintonNone
GolfNone
SwimNone
Cross Country1968, 1969
Basketball (boys)None
Basketball (girls)None
Soccer (boys)2010, 2012, 2013
Soccer (girls)None
WrestlingNone
Baseball1963
SoftballNone
Track and FieldNone
Tennis (boys)1962
Tennis (girls)1962, 1963

Notable alumni

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