Marcos de Niza High School is a
high school located in
Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. The school's mascot is the Padre. The school is a part of the
Tempe Union High School District and mainly serves students in central Tempe, as well as the Town of Guadalupe.
History
The Tempe High School District hired the local architecture office of Michael & Kemper Goodwin Ltd. to design the new school.
Kemper Goodwin along with his son
Michael began drawing up plans for the campus in 1969. The school opened in 1971. Additions were made to the campus in 1974.[3]
Athletics
State Championships
1980, 1986, 1989, 1990 - Girls' Basketball State Champions
1990, 1991, 1992 - Boys' Soccer State Championships
1990, 1991 - Girls' Archery State Champions
1993 - Girls' Volleyball State Champions
1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 - Wrestling State Champions
1998 - Spirit Line State Champions
2002 - Boys' Basketball State Champions
2007 - Boys' Baseball State Champions
2008 - Girls' Golf 5A-II State Champions
Runner-up
1981, 1988, 1991, 1992 - Girls' Basketball State Runner-up
1992, 2003 - Softball State Runner-up
1994 - Girls' Volleyball State Runner-up
1996 - Wrestling State Runner-up
1997, 2008 - Boys' Volleyball State Runner-up
1998 - Baseball State Runner-up
1999, 2008 - Spirit Line State Runner-up
2007 - Girls' Golf 5A-II State Runner-up (Team/Individual)