McClintock High School
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| name = McClintock High School
| type = Public
| streetaddress = 1830 East Del Rio Drive
| city = Tempe
| state = Arizona
| zipcode = 85282
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|33.397917|-111.906853|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:edu}}
| established = 1964
| grades = 9–12
| enrollment = 1,757 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0408340&ID=040834000794|title=McClintock High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}
| principal = Mayra Arroyo
| mascot = Charlie The Charger
| colors = Charger red and blue
{{colorbox|#ff2400}} {{colorbox|navy}} {{cite web|url=https://www.tempeunion.org/Page/2544|title=MHS - School Colors|website=Tempe Union High School District|accessdate=May 29, 2022}}{{Cite web|title=McClintock High School|url=https://aiaonline.org/schools/52|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=Arizona Interscholastic Association|language=en-US}}
| district = Tempe Union High School District
| website = http://www.tempeunion.org/mcclintock
}}
McClintock High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona, approximately two miles southeast of the campus of Arizona State University. McClintock High School was established in 1964. The school was named after James H. McClintock.{{cite web|url=https://www.tempeunion.org/domain/131|title=Learn More About McClintock High School|website=Tempe Union High School District|accessdate=May 29, 2022}}
McClintock has approximately 1,900 students and offers a wide variety of curriculum, which includes honors, advanced placement, dual credit, and the Peggy Payne Academy for gifted students. The school also has state-recognized ELL and Special Education programs. McClintock is an open enrollment campus.
The campus was designed in 1964 by local architect Kemper Goodwin.{{Cite web|title=Michael & Kemper Goodwin - Design and the Arts Library Collections {{!}} ASU Library|url=https://lib.asu.edu/design/collections/goodwin|access-date=January 13, 2021|website=lib.asu.edu}}
Artist Ka Graves served as artist-in-residence at McClintock High School in 1979 and 1980.{{cite web|url=http://savvycollector.com/artists/529-ka-graves|title=Savvy Collector – Ka Graves|publisher=|accessdate=February 18, 2017}}
Peggy Payne Academy
The Peggy Payne Academy for Academic Excellence, or PPA, is a program for gifted students at McClintock. Founded in 2001 with 44 students, the program now serves hundreds of students in all major academic subjects.
Athletics
=Football=
McClintock High School played its home games at Goodwin Stadium until its own lighted stadium, Jim Lyon's Stadium, was constructed.
McClintock's main rival in football has been Tempe High School since 1964. Tempe and McClintock have annual, non-conference rivalry games. McClintock has been the historical favorite in the matchup, although returning to their dominance since 2017.{{what|date=May 2022}}
The Chargers' first state football title came in 1977, when the team went undefeated and captured the championship with a 14–9 playoff victory over Phoenix's Washington High School. Three years later, the Chargers posted a 12–2 record and won their second title by defeating Phoenix's Trevor Browne High School in the 1980 championship game. Their third state title in 1989 capped a 13–2 season that ended with a 42–14 playoff victory over Mesa's Westwood High.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
=Recent state and national championships=
- 2022 – Division II Boys Track & Field Team Champions
- 2012 – Division III Marching Band Champions
- 2010 – Spiritline National Champions
- 2010 – 4A-I Boys' Basketball State Champions
- 2007 – 4A-I Boys' Baseball State Champions
Notable alumni
{{div col}}
- Jules Asner – actress
- Tony Carrillo – comics artist
- Gabe Freeman - basketball player{{cite web |title=Gabe Freeman |url=https://aussiehoopla.com/gabe-freeman/ |website=aussiehoopla.com}}
- Futuristic – rapper
- Jevin Hodge - Former Arizona State Representative
- Doug Hopkins – former musician with the Gin Blossoms
- Tank Johnson – football player
- Jason Kyle – football player{{citation needed|reason=Bio has no referenced tie to the school|date=March 2014}}
- Jeff Larish – Major League Baseball player{{cite web |title=McClintock HS (Tempe, AZ) Baseball Players |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=7fa83875 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=March 7, 2024}}
- Bill Leen – musician with the Gin Blossoms
- Dan Manucci – football player
- Mike Mendoza – Major League Baseball player{{cite web |title=McClintock HS (Tempe, AZ) Baseball Players |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=7fa83875 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=March 7, 2024}}
- Rick Neuheisel – football player, college head coach and broadcaster
- Anthony Parker – football player
- Shawn Patterson – football player
- Matt Perisho – Major League Baseball player{{cite web |title=McClintock HS (Tempe, AZ) Baseball Players |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=7fa83875 |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=March 7, 2024}}
- David Tab Rasmussen (1958–2014) – biological anthropologist{{cite news|title=David Rasmussen: Obituary |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/goedwardsville/obituary.aspx?pid=172221301 |newspaper=The Edwardsville Intelligencer |date=August 23, 2014 |accessdate=June 21, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622132311/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/goedwardsville/obituary.aspx?pid=172221301 |archivedate=June 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=David Tab Rasmussen |url=http://www.standard.net/Obituaries/2014/08/20/David-Tab-Rasmussen |website=Standard Examiner |publisher=Ogden Publishing Corporation |date=August 19, 2014 |accessdate=June 21, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622132443/http://www.standard.net/Obituaries/2014/08/20/David-Tab-Rasmussen |archivedate=June 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}
- Jason Butler Rote (aka Jason Rote) – TV/film writer-creator (animation)
- Bridget S. Bade - attorney and federal judge
- James G. Stavridis - U.S. Navy admiral, diplomat, author, educator
- John Tait – football player
- Kenny Wheaton – football player
- Robin Wilson - frontman of the Gin Blossoms{{cite web | url=https://magnetmagazine.com/2006/11/25/gin-blossoms-broken-flowers/ | title=Gin Blossoms: Broken Flowers | date=November 25, 2006 }}
{{div col end}}
References
{{reflist|refs=
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcclintock High School}}
Category:Public high schools in Arizona
Category:Education in Tempe, Arizona
Category:Schools in Maricopa County, Arizona