Mountain Pointe High School
Establishing purpose, instilling pride, empowering performance one person at a time.
Location
4201 E. Knox Road Phoenix, AZ 85044  United States
Coordinates	33°19′44″N 111°59′32″W / 33.328897°N 111.992333°W / 33.328897; -111.992333
Information
Type	Public
Established	1991
School district	Tempe Union High School District
Superintendent	Steve Adolph
Principal	Mr. Bruce Kipper
Assistant principals	Mr. Ian Moses Ms. Patricia Goolsby Ms. Mary Keller
Staff	109
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,366
Average class size	32
Language	English
Schedule type	Traditional
Color(s)	Maroon and Gold
Mascot	The Pride (of Lions)
Rival	Desert Vista High School
Male/Female	52% / 48%
Website	www.mphspride.com

Mountain Pointe High School is a secondary school located in the community of Ahwatukee which is in the southern part of Phoenix, Arizona. Mountain Pointe is a part of the Tempe Union High School District of Tempe, Arizona with a student population of over 2,550 and a consistent desire to provide as comprehensive of an education as possible.

[edit] History

The school was the fifth of its kind in its area, which experienced huge population growth during the late 1990s. Its first graduating class was the class of 1994. Mountain Pointe High School is part of the Tempe Union High School District and handles grades nine through twelve.

Mountain Pointe is the largest high school in Ahwatukee with open boundaries. Many people who live in the 85044 area code attend Mountain Pointe along with commuters from the South Mountain area.

[edit] Campus

Mountain Pointe is an open boundary school that permits any student to attend.^[1] However, Mountain Pointe enforces a closed-campus policy, in which ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders may not leave campus without an adult checking them out for the day. Seniors are only permitted to leave campus with a special ID which can only be obtained with a signed and notarized parent permission form.

[edit] Schedule

As of the 2009-2010 school year, Mountain Pointe High School now operates on a traditional schedule.^[2] This change comes after a ruling in which all six of the Tempe Union High School District schools did not meet the Arizona standards for required classroom time. The day now consists of five 57 minute classes, one 63 minute homeroom (5 extra minutes for announcements), and a 35 minute lunch. A major criticism of traditional schedule is the loss of an academic lab, a 45 minute study hall which allowed each student to travel to one teacher for extra help.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Brad Evans, MLS Player (Columbus Crew 07-08)(Seattle Sounders 09-?) ^[3]
• Reid Priddy graduated from Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona in May 1996. He participated in the first year of Varsity Volleyball in the State of Arizona in 1994. Priddy played the Setter position for the Pride and helped lead the team as a Junior to the school's first State Championship in 1995. He participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• Nicole Powell, WNBA Player ^[4]
• Joe Mather, MLB Player
• Sara Gorton-Slattery, NCAA champion, professional runner
• Adam Juwig - Guitarist for the band Anarbor
• Wendy Murphy - Midfielder Chicago United Breeze (WPSL)
• John O'Callaghan - lead singer in the band The Maine
• Danny Baugher, punter for the Las Vegas Locomotives
• Rachel Melvin, actress on Days of our Lives

[edit] Athletics

Mountain Pointe’s athletic teams' accomplishments include 118 region championships, 25 state runner-ups and 30 state championships.^[5] The athletics program has won the H.A. Hendrickson Award, Arizona's outstanding 5A athletic program, and Tempe's outstanding athletic program numerous times.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, one of their female soccer players, Alexandra Elston, earned the Gatorade Player of the Year award.^{[citation needed]}

Mountain Pointe competes in the annual Ahwatukee Bowl, a Friday-night foosball game against the other High School in the area, Desert Vista. Previous Ahwatukee Bowl's have been nationally televised on ESPNU.^[6]

There are many sports offered at Mountain Pointe that includes Freshman, Junior Varsity, and Varsity level for both boys and girls. The currently offered Varsity sports are:

[edit] Academic Decathlon

The Mountain Pointe Academic Decathlon team has participated in Academic Decathlon since 1993 and has earned a berth at the state competition every year.^{[citation needed]}

Mountain Pointe hosts an annual scrimmage in November which is frequented by schools such as Mesquite and Marcos de Niza.

In 2009, Hariharan Mohanraj earned the highest score with with 8,799.6 points of a possible 10,000 at the Arizona state competition.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• Mountain Pointe High School
• Mountain Pointe Alumni
• School Academic Report Card
• MPHS Attendance Boundaries