Greenway High School

Greenway High School
Address
3930 West Greenway Road
Phoenix, Arizona
USA 85053
Coordinates 33°37′35″N 112°08′38″W / 33.626374°N 112.143857°W / 33.626374; -112.143857Coordinates: 33°37′35″N 112°08′38″W / 33.626374°N 112.143857°W / 33.626374; -112.143857
Information
Type Public high school
Motto "Excellence Runs Green & Gold"
Established 1973
School district Glendale Union High School District
Principal Jonathon Vreeken
Enrollment 1,500 (2014)
Color(s)          Green & gold
Athletics Jeff Feldman
Mascot Demon
Rival Moon Valley High School
Newspaper The Demon Dispatch
Website Greenway High School

Greenway High School is a public secondary school located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a part of the Glendale Union High School District. It was named after John Campbell Greenway, a mining engineer and United States Senator. In the 1994–95 and 1995-96 school years, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.[1]

Academics

Greenway High School offers a small variety of Advanced Placement classes, as well as honors and Dual Enrollment.

  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP World History
  • AP United States History
  • AP Government
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Spanish Language and Composition
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP English Literature and Composition

GWHS requires four years of math and English as well as three years of science and social studies. Typically, students have 2 electives. Freshman are required to take physical education.

There are three available diplomas: standard, advanced, and honors. Administration does not calculate exact rank. Instead, they use percentages, like 1%, 10%, etc.

Course descriptions can be found on their website for any given year.

Arts

Greenway High School also has arts.

Theatre

Theatre is led by Cory Losenicky.

Dance

Dance is led by Emily Berg.

Band/Orchestra

Band, orchestra, and other instrument classes, like guitar, are led by Ian Peterson.

Choir

Choir is led by J.J. Rafferty.

Other clubs and programs

  • Greenway NJROTC earned the title of Distinguished Unit for the 4th year in a row in 2012.
    • The Air Rifle Team competed at Flowing Wells on September 8 and earned 3rd place overall.
    • The Academic Team competed at the Brain Brawl at Apache Junction on September 22, and earned 3rd place.
    • At the first Orienteering Meet at Prescott on September 29, Greenway was the Top Navy School to finish.
      • We had the 1st female team to finish and the 3rd overall team to finish.
    • On October 6, our Air Rifle Team competed at Carver Mountain Air Rifle Match. Our team placed 1st overall, with cadets Pike, Hill, and Ramirez in the finals.
    • On October 20, the Air Rifle Team competed at the 2012 Area 11 Qualifier and East/West Air Rifle Championship. The team won both matches for the 4th year in a row.
      • Cadet Pike earned 1st place overall, Hill earned 2nd place overall, and Ramirez earned 3rd place overall.
  • The cadet Air Rifle Team competed in the 2014 Navy Air Rifle Regional National Championships in Albuquerque New Mexico. Team members Cadets Justin Pike who came in 4th in the country, Zachary Hill 10th, Carlyn Sawdy-Bowes 13th, and Ryan Lucas who came in16th. They are the 2014 Navy Regional Champions. They beat ALL Area 11 California schools that competed as well. Cadet Fallon Bowes, our Alternate placed 30th as well, and shot a personal best 1010. Cadet Justin Pike was also awarded the Junior Distinguished Shooter badge. He is the 2nd Greenway Navy cadet to earn this prized award.
  • On January 9, 2016 Greenway's NJROTC Armed, and Unarmed Drill Teams competed in the Annual State Navy NJROTC Valley Of The Sun Meet. The meet consisted of Drill, Academics, and Physical Fitness events. Due to their efforts Greenway's Cadets placed 2nd in the Qualifier taking 15 trophies.

Notable alumni

Fight song

Come on Greenway Demons
Cheer and win tonight
Our pride runs so high
We're strong and we're ready to fight
We're Greenway Demons victory is our goal
(Fight, Fight, Fight)
Let's go and get 'em
Go for it Green and Gold!
(Fight, Fight, Fight! Alright!)

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  2. ↑ http://www.espn.com/boston/columns/mlb/story/_/id/11340465/boston-red-sox-catcher-dan-butler-day-come
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