McClintock High School

Public school in Tempe, Arizona, United States

^[3]^[2]MascotCharlie The ChargerTeam nameChargers^[2]Websitehttp://www.tempeunion.org/mcclintock

McClintock High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona, approximately two miles southeast of the campus of Arizona State University. McClintock High School was established in 1964.^[4] The school was named after James H. McClintock.^[5]

McClintock has approximately 1,900 students and offers a wide variety of curriculum, which includes honors, advanced placement, dual credit, and the Peggy Payne Academy for gifted students.^[4] The school also has state-recognized ELL and Special Education programs. McClintock is an open enrollment campus.

The campus was designed in 1964 by local architect Kemper Goodwin.^[6]

Artist Ka Graves served as artist-in-residence at McClintock High School in 1979 and 1980.^[7]

Peggy Payne Academy

The Peggy Payne Academy for Academic Excellence, or PPA, is a program for gifted students at McClintock. Founded in 2001 with 44 students, the program now serves hundreds of students in all major academic subjects.^[8]

Athletics

Football

McClintock High School played its home games at Goodwin Stadium until its own lighted stadium, Jim Lyon's Stadium, was constructed.^[9]

McClintock's main rival in football has been Tempe High School since 1964. Tempe and McClintock have annual, non-conference rivalry games. McClintock has been the historical favorite in the matchup, although returning to their dominance since 2017.^[10]^{[clarification needed]}

The Chargers' first state football title came in 1977, when the team went undefeated and captured the championship with a 14–9 playoff victory over Phoenix's Washington High School. Three years later, the Chargers posted a 12–2 record and won their second title by defeating Phoenix's Trevor Browne High School in the 1980 championship game. Their third state title in 1989 capped a 13–2 season that ended with a 42–14 playoff victory over Mesa's Westwood High.^{[citation needed]}

Recent state and national championships

2022 – Division II Boys Track & Field Team Champions
2012 – Division III Marching Band Champions
2010 – Spiritline National Champions
2010 – 4A-I Boys' Basketball State Champions
2007 – 4A-I Boys' Baseball State Champions

Notable alumni

Jules Asner – actress^[11]
Tony Carrillo – comics artist
Futuristic – rapper
Doug Hopkins – former musician with the Gin Blossoms^[12]
Tank Johnson – football player
Jason Kyle – football player^{[citation needed]}
Jeff Larish – Major League Baseball player^[13]
Bill Leen – musician with the Gin Blossoms
Dan Manucci – football player
Mike Mendoza – Major League Baseball player^[14]
Rick Neuheisel – football player, college head coach and broadcaster
Anthony Parker – football player
Shawn Patterson – football player
Matt Perisho – Major League Baseball player^[15]
David Tab Rasmussen (1958–2014) – biological anthropologist^[16]^[17]
Jason Butler Rote (aka Jason Rote) – TV/film writer-creator (animation)
Bridget S. Bade - attorney and federal judge
James G. Stavridis - U.S. Navy admiral, diplomat, author, educator
John Tait – football player
Kenny Wheaton – football player
Robin Wilson - frontman of the Gin Blossoms^[18]

References

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^ "Learn More About McClintock High School". Tempe Union High School District. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
^ "Michael & Kemper Goodwin - Design and the Arts Library Collections | ASU Library". lib.asu.edu. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "Savvy Collector – Ka Graves". Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ "Mission and History". PPA Website. Tempe Union High School District. 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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^ "Biography for Jules Asner". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
^ Dougherty, Steve; Small, Michael (April 4, 1994), "Haunted by success". People. 41 (12):53
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^ "Gin Blossoms: Broken Flowers". November 25, 2006.