Amphitheater High School, also known as Amphi High, is a public high school, located in northwest

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, United States. Amphi is the

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high school of Amphitheater Public Schools of Tucson, and serves grades 9–12. The school mascot is the

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, and the school colors are kelly green and white. Amphi opened in 1939 as the second

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in Tucson, and has a student enrollment of 1,249. In the 1983-84 school year, it was honored as a

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. Its feeder schools are Amphi Middle and La Cima Middle.

Notable alumni

* Mario Bates (1991), American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions * Michael Bates (1989), 1992

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bronze medal-winning sprinter and five-time

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kick returner in the NFL *

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(1993),

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baseball player; played for the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2002) where he won the 2001 World Series, and the Oakland Athletics (2003–2005) *

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(formerly Riki Gray), football player,

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, SF 49ers, LA Raiders *

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, former

pitching coach and minor league catcher and manager * George Gray (1985), TV announcer of ''

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'' (2011–present) *

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(1989),

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news anchor and

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correspondent *

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'' * Alex Kellner, former

player (

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) *

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, former

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) *

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(1979), NFL linebacker (

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, 1983–87) *

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References

External links

Amphitheater Public Schools
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