Camelback High School
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Camelback High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District
Phoenix Union High School District
The Phoenix Union High School District is a school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is one of the state's oldest school districts and its largest high school-only district, serving 26,000 students in 17 schools and employing more than 2,800 people...
. The campus is located at 4612 North 28th Street, northeast of downtown Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, USA. Camelback’s enrollment is 2,000 students, over 75 percent of whom are Hispanic. The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Balsz
Balsz Elementary School District
The Balsz Elementary School District is a school district in Phoenix, Arizona that includes five schools, which are:Balsz Elementary School, established as a one-room school house in 1888; Griffith Elementary School, built in 1951;...
, Creighton
Creighton Elementary School District
Creighton Elementary School District is a K-8 school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.Founded in 1884, the boundaries of Creighton Elementary School District lie within East-Central Phoenix. Its main office is located at 2702 East Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ ...
, Madison and Wilson.
Partner Elementary Districts
- BalszBalsz Elementary School DistrictThe Balsz Elementary School District is a school district in Phoenix, Arizona that includes five schools, which are:Balsz Elementary School, established as a one-room school house in 1888; Griffith Elementary School, built in 1951;...
- CreightonCreighton Elementary School DistrictCreighton Elementary School District is a K-8 school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.Founded in 1884, the boundaries of Creighton Elementary School District lie within East-Central Phoenix. Its main office is located at 2702 East Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ ...
- Madison
- Wilson
Notable alumni
- Alan Nelson - Director of Arizona State University Biodesign Institute
- Valerie PerrineValerie Perrine- Life and career :Perrine was born in Galveston, Texas, the daughter of Winifred , a dancer who appeared in Earl Carroll's Vanities, and Kenneth Perrine, a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army. Owing to her father's career, Perrine lived in many locations as the family moved to different...
- actress/dancer - Jonathan Thymius - Comedian/Last Comic Standing finalist
- Clay GrahamClay GrahamClay Graham is an American comedy writer, television producer and website creator, best known for his work on The Drew Carey Show.- Early years :...
- Writer/producer/website creator - Skip RimszaSkip RimszaAnton "Skip" Rimsza is an American politician and former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona.- Biography :Rimsza was sworn in as mayor on November 4, 1994 following a special election held on October 25 to replace outgoing interim mayor Thelda Williams...
- former Mayor of City of Phoenix - John ShadeggJohn ShadeggJohn Barden Shadegg is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district, numbered as the 4th District before the 2000 Census, includes much of northern Phoenix....
- U.S. House of Representatives - Melody ThorntonMelody ThorntonMelody Thornton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, Soprano vocalist, dancer, model, showgirl and television personality who rose to stardom as a member of the successful pop group the Pussycat Dolls...
- member of the Pussycat Dolls pop group - Aundrae (Drae) Harris - Former NFL, CFL, AFL player and current NFL Scout (University of California-Berkeley '00)
- Linda Williams - News Anchor, KSAZ Ch.10; Radio Talk Show Host, KTAR
- Neal Smith - drummer for the band Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
- Jody Hardin - studio musician, played saxophone for Sting
- Billy MayfairBilly MayfairWilliam Fred Mayfair is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .-Early years and amateur career:Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he had won a number of junior golf tournaments. In 1981, he was on the cover of Boys' Life magazine as "golf's...
- Professional Golfer ASUArizona State UniversityArizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... - Frank SpotnitzFrank SpotnitzFrank Spotnitz is an award-winning American television writer and producer, best known for his work on The X-Files television series.-Biography:...
- Writer/Producer - Matt Zene - NAIA Wrestling runner up
- Dale McRaven - TV Screen writer and creator of TV's "Perfect Strangers"
- Patrick O. FordPatrick O. FordPatrick Osborne Ford was a United States Navy sailor serving on a PBR patrol boat who was killed in Vietnam after he saved the lives of two of his shipmates. The US Navy posthumously awarded him the Navy Cross and later named a frigate, USS Ford , after him.Ford was born in San Francisco,...
- Vietnam war hero - Gary GentryGary GentryGary Edward Gentry , is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who played seven seasons for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves between 1969 and 1975....
- Professional Baseball Player - Pitched for the 1969 "Miracle" New York Mets. - Cristian Adrian - Spanish television actor
- Tyron Chilson - Award-winning author and lecturer.
- Antonio Hernandez - State Citizens Corps Council, State Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Award Winning Percussion Director/Instructor (WGI World Champions 1997, PASIC World Champions 1997)
Trivia
Camelback High School is mentioned in the song "Alma Mater" by Alice CooperAlice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
. A famous Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
bandmate (Neal Smith) graduated from this high school.