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Chaparral is home to Thespian Troupe #203. It is known for the high quality of its successful performances {{citation needed|date=August 2007}}including 2 mainstage productions, a musical and Student Productions each year. |
Chaparral is home to Thespian Troupe #203. It is known for the high quality of its successful performances {{citation needed|date=August 2007}}including 2 mainstage productions, a musical and Student Productions each year. |
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==Speech and Debate== |
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===2006-2007 School Year=== |
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The Speech and Debate team has many students and specializes in [[Oratory]] and [[Public Forum Debate]]. At 4A Winter Trophy in Tucson, Arizona, Sean Arn took 1st place in Novice [[Lincoln-Douglas Debate|LD]] debate<ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2006/bracket4.htm Novice LD Bracket<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, while Anthony Conyers, Justin Hillman, Andrew Matson, Eric Himmelberger, Ben Grossman, and Adam Bloch closed out in Varsity [[Public Forum Debate|PFD]].<ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2006/results6.htm Varsity Public Forum Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Chaparral was the only school in Arizona to send [[Public Forum Debate]] teams to the Tournament of Champions, held at the University of Kentucky. <ref>[http://blog.pfdebate.com/2007/05/07/lexington-wins-toc-public-forum-debate-championship/ Lexington Wins TOC Public Forum Debate Championship<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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At the ASU Southwest Debate Championship (a national debate tournament held at [[Arizona State University]]), Adam Bloch and Ben Grossman took first place in Varsity PFD <ref>[http://blog.pfdebate.com/2007/01/16/bloch-grossman-claim-asu-southwest-championship/ Bloch & Grossman Claim ASU Southwest Championship<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Emily Shiau took 3rd Place in Oratory<ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/asu/2007/results10-8.htm Original Oratory Finals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Chaparral defeated its competition at the 2007 State Tournament, winning 2nd in sweepstakes. Chaparral PF debaters, Adam Bloch, Ben Grossman, Eric Himmelberger, Andrew Matson, Anthony Conyers, Nick French, Riley Roberts, and Max Ullman, closed out PFD at semi-finals.<ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/state4a/2007/bracket3.htm Public Forum Debate Bracket<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Furthermore, Ben Grossman (1st) and Emily Shiau (2nd) closed out Original Oratory. <ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/state4a/2007/results7-8.htm Original Oratory Finals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Ben Grossman and David Schaeffer were State Champions in Student Congress, and Grossman also won 1st place in Expository Speaking.<ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/state4a/2007/ 4A State Tournament<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://wiki.pfdebate.com/rss2_0/pageReport/mostActive PFDebate Wiki - Most Active Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Chaparral also sent three students to the [[National Forensic League]] National Competition in Derby/Wichita, Kansas: Ben Grossman (Original Oratory), Riley Roberts (PFD), and Max Ullman (PFD). <ref>[http://wiki.pfdebate.com/page/NFL+Nationals+Qualifiers+2007?t=anon NFL Nationals Qualifiers 2007 - PFDebate Wiki<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Ben Grossman was named the All-Tribune Forensics Scholar for his forensics accomplishments. <ref>http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/89999</ref> |
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===2007-2008 School Year=== |
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The Speech and Debate team specialized in Public Forum Debate. Yassamin Ansari and Stefani Jones won 1st place in novice Public Forum Debate at several tournaments, while Justin Hillman and Justin Pirtle won 5th place at the Harvard Tournament in varsity Public Forum Debate. Justin Hillman with Justin Pirtle, and Anthony Conyers with Nick French closed out in varsity Public Forum Debate at 4A State. At 4A state, Justin Hillman and Lawrence Nemeh received 4th place in Duo Interpretation. Lawrence Nemeh also received 4th place for Dramatic Interpretation at State. Lawrence broke to semi-finals in Humorous Interpretation at National Qualifiers. |
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Chaparral sent two students to the National Competition: Nick French and Anthony Conyers for Public Forum Debate. |
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===2008-2009 School Year=== |
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At the Harvard Invitational Debate Tournament, Stefani Jones & Yassamin Ansari got 17th and Sean Arn & Katie Bauer got 33rd in Varsity Public Forum Debate. Jonathan Osborn & Anita Shannon got 5th in Junior Varsity Public Forum Debate.<ref>[http://www.harvard-debate.org/view_results.aspx 2009 Harvard Debate Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Justin Hillman competed by himself in a partnered event and was 44th seed out of over 200.<ref>http://www.harvard-debate.org/downloads/HHS2004/Download_415.pdf</ref> |
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At The 4A AIA Winter Trophy Chaparral had a two way closeout in the Novice Public Forum Divisions with the teams of Taylor Turkeltaub & Anastasia Lambrou and Lea Shapiro & Maya Sarihan receiving first place<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2008/bracket7.htm</ref>. In the Varsity Public Forum Division the team of Sean Arn & Danielle Swanner received first<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2008/bracket6.htm</ref>. Justin Hillman won first in Impromptu, Neel Rao won second in impromptu, and Jackson Arn received 4th<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2008/results17-8.htm</ref>. In Humorous interpretation Lawrence Nemeh received 1st<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2008/results13-8.htm</ref>. In Original Oratory, Liz Vukelich won 1st, Anastasia Lambrou won 2nd and Vincent Nguyen received 3rd<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2008/results16-8.htm</ref>. Also in extemporaneous speaking Sean Arn received 3rd place<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/winter4a/2008/results15-8.htm</ref>. Chaparral won 3rd overall in sweepstakes. |
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At Valley Christian High School annual tournament, the team of Justin Hillman & Sean Arn received first place in open Public Forum<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/valley/2009/bracket3.htm</ref>. In Humorous speaking Lawrence Nemeh received first<ref name="joyoftournaments.com">http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/valley/2009/results12-8.htm</ref>. In extemporaneous speaking Sean Arn won 3rd place<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/valley/2009/results5-8.htm</ref>. In Spontaneous Argumentation Jackson Arn won 1st place, Lawrence Nemeh won 3rd<ref name="joyoftournaments.com" />. In impromptu speaking Jackson Arn received 5th and Neel Rao received 6th<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/valley/2009/results8-8.htm</ref>. In Original oratory Anastasia Lambrou received 2nd place<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/valley/2009/results7-8.htm</ref>. In Novice Lincoln-Douglas Katie Bauer won 2nd place<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/valley/2009/bracket2.htm</ref>. Overall Chaparral won 1st place and also received the award for most points per person with Sean Arn winning most points by a competitor and Justin Hillman receiving 3rd. |
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At the 4th annual Bobcat bonanza, the team of Sean Arn & Katie Bauer won 2nd place in Varsity Public Forum and in the Novice Division the team of Anastasia Lambrou & Taylor Turkeltaub won 1st place<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/central/2009/bracket6.htm</ref>. In the Impromptu division Justin Hillman won 1st place and Neel Rao won 6th place<ref>http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/central/2009/results14-8.htm</ref>. Overall Chaparral won 4th place. |
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At the 4A AIA state tournament, Chaparral broke all 6 of their Public Forum Debate teams and had a 6-team closeout of the state championships in Public Forum Debate. The state co-champions in debate were Sean Arn & Katie Bauer, Lawrence Nemeh & Jackson Arn, Maya Sarihan & Lea Shapiro, Yassamin Ansari & Stefani Jones, Taylor Turkeltaub & Anastasia Lambrou, Jonathan Osborn & Anita Shannon, and .<ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/state4a/2009/bracket3.htm 2009 Public Forum Elimination Bracket<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also at the state championships, Lawrence Nemeh won 1st place in [[Humorous Interpretation]], Anastasia Lambrou won 1st in [[Original Oratory]], Liz Vukelich won 4th in original oratory, Jackson Arn won first in [[Impromptu Speaking]] and 2nd in [[Extemporaneous speaking]], Justin Hillman won 4th in Impromptu speaking, Yassamin Ansari won 5th in Impromptu speaking, and Chaparral won 2nd overall in sweepstakes points.<ref>[http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/state4a/2009/ 2009 AIA 4A State Debate Results<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Chaparral high school qualified 2 students to the [[National Forensic League]] Competition in Birmingham Alabama: Stefani Jones and Yassamin Ansari for Public Forum Debate. Chaparral received the Leading Chapter award at the National Qualifying tournament for accumulation of points over the years. |
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==Construction & Remodeling== |
==Construction & Remodeling== |
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Revision as of 21:41, 18 October 2009
| Principal | Mary Lou Muccino |
| School Type | Public (U.S.) |
| Religious Affiliation | None |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Address & Location | 6935 E. Gold Dust Avenue, Scottsdale, Arizona 85253, USA |
| Enrollment | 2,090 students |
| Campus Situation | Suburban |
| Mascot | Firebird |
| School Colors | Scarlet Red and Gold |
| School Website | CHS |
Chaparral High School is a public high school located in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. The mascot is the firebird and the school colors are scarlet red and gold.[1] The high school was built back in 1958 by Aaron Fox of Fox Construction and School Design. Chaparral is based on the percentage of students passing or exceeding the AIMS, Chaparral is one of the best high schools in the state. In 2006, Chaparral had the state's highest percentage of students exceeding reading standards, and the fourth highest percentage of students exceeding math and writing standards.
Student body and academics
Chaparral has one of the highest graduation rates in the state, with a 98% graduation rate, significantly higher than the 80% state average. Over 95 percent of Chaparral's graduates enroll in higher education, the most of any highschool in Arizona.[2] Chaparral High School has consistently ranked in Newsweek's list of Best High Schools in America, and in 2007 Chaparral was one of only 12 schools ranked in Arizona.[3] The high school also usually garners more National Merit Semifinalists annually than any other school in the state and holds the state record for having the most scholars in one year (24 in 2000).[2] Additionally, the school has also earned the record most in-state Presidential Scholars in Arizona with 17 in 2003.
Chaparral is the only school in Arizona to have students win the highest honors at the Siemens Westinghouse Competition and Intel Science Talent Search, two of the most prestigious science competitions in the U.S.[4]
Athletics
Chaparral competes in 19 interscholastic sports and leads the 5A Division II in a number of sports programs.The school has historically been best known for its baseball program, annually ranked in USA Today's Super 25 High School Baseball Team list.[5] Jerry Dawson is the only baseball coach in school history and has more than 700 victories to go along with eight state championships. Chaparral also has made the final four of the state tournament on 13 occasions in addition to winning 24 regional championships (the last 17 in a row). Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox and Brian Bannister of the Kansas City Royals both played under Dawson at Chaparral, along with Ike Davis, an All-American at Arizona State University and the first-round draft pick of the New York Mets in 2008. More than 130 players at Chaparral have gone on to play professional or college baseball. Chaparral players have taken the field for Division I universities that include the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Pepperdine, the University of Texas, the University of Southern California, UCLA, Stanford, Kansas, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, the University of San Diego, Baylor, Auburn, Wofford, Houston, Georgia Tech, Loyola Marymount, Nebraska and many others. The baseball website www.chaparralfirebirds.com
In football, Chaparral has won three state championships, including back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000 with teams that went 28-0. Lyle Sendlein, the starting center for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2009 Super Bowl, played linebacker on both of those teams, before joining older brother Austin at the University of Texas. Charlie Ragle is the head football coach, succeeding Ron Estabrook, who built the program and won more than 120 games in 12 seasons. The Firebirds lost to rival Scottsdale Saguaro High School in the 2008 4A-I state championship game played at Sun Devil Stadium by a score of 38-0. Ragle previously coached defensive line at Arizona State until Dirk Koetter and much of the staff was released.
Chaparral recently had a brand new, state-of-the-art artificial turf football field installed and constructed a modern field house, which includes a weight room, trainer's office and coaches headquarters and was financed by program supporters. The field is one of the first high school fields of its kind in the greater Phoenix area and is used also by the soccer program and the Chaparral Lacrosse Club. The football team's website can be found at www.chaparralfootball.com
Arts
Chaparral has three concert choirs, and a Mixed Jazz group (a co-ed group which perform jazz standards) and a Nothing But Treble group (an all girls group which often will sing songs that somebody in the group has arranged or written, or will perform already written music) which rehearse on their own time to put together performances.[citation needed]
Chaparral also has two concert bands, a marching band, jazz band, as well as various ensemble groups.
Chaparral takes pride in its two Orchestras, Symphonic and Concert.
Chaparral is home to Thespian Troupe #203. It is known for the high quality of its successful performances [citation needed]including 2 mainstage productions, a musical and Student Productions each year.
Construction & Remodeling
Founded in 1973, the school needed renovation. The rebuilding of the school started early August 2006, and the entire reconstruction of the school was planned to be finished August 2008, before the 2008-2009 school year. Due to the delay of demolishing the last (200) building, the school finally finished its last parking lot in late October 2008.
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