Saguaro High School
Saguaro High School is a former Arizona A+ and Blue Ribbon Schools Program certified high school in the Scottsdale Unified School District in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Saguaro was opened in 1966.
Sports
Saguaro's varsity football program has won an Arizona state championship fourteen times.The varsity baseball program is four time state champions.
The varsity boys' basketball program has won three state championships. The varsity girls' basketball program won one state title, in 2013.
The SHS varsity golf programs have combined for four state titles.
The girls' swim and dive team won one state title, in 1971.
Saguaro Track and Field has had several athletes win state: in the 4x440yrd relay in 1978, in the 300m hurdles in 1995, in the 3200m run in 2016 and 2017, and the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
The men's tennis teams through 2009-2013 reached the state playoffs four years in a row led by the 2013 senior class.
The Saguaro senior class of 1996 won the school's first ever football state championship, and also won the basketball state championship. The baseball team lost in the state championship final, finishing 2nd in the state.
Performing arts
Saguaro High School has five disciplines in its performing arts department: orchestra, band, dance, theater, and choir.Notable alumni
Professional athletes
- T.J. Beam, former MLB player
- Jeremy Brigham, NFL player
- Mike Brown, All-Pro defensive back, Chicago Bears
- Denzel Burke, NFL player
- Cam Caminiti, baseball player drafted in the 2024 MLB draft
- Devon Dampier, American football quarterback
- D. J. Foster, NFL player
- Hayden Hatten, NFL player
- Hogan Hatten, NFL player
- Dale Hellestrae, football player; offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens; played for three Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl teams
- Jason Kershner, former MLB player
- Christian Kirk, NFL player
- Byron Murphy, NFL player
- Jay Pettibone, former MLB player
- Kelee Ringo, NFL player
Entertainment and media
- Matt Barrie, ESPN SportsCenter anchor
- Sandra Bernhard, actress and comedian, class of ‘73
- Scott Johnson, musician in the Gin Blossoms, class of '81
- Chelsea Kane, actress
- J. S. Lewis, fiction writer
- Rick Lord, news anchor, WCHS-TV Charleston WV
- John Joseph "J.R." Moehringer, novelist and journalist, class of '82
- Neal Pollack, novelist and humor writer
- Richard Sala, artist, cartoonist, author
- David Spade, actor, comedian and producer, class of '82
Government
- Bruce Rauner, former Governor of Illinois
- David Schweikert, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 6th Congressional district
- Analise Ortiz, Arizona State Senator representing the 24th District