Cesar Chavez High School is part of the
Phoenix Union High School District
The Phoenix Union High School District is a High school (North America), high school-only school district in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is one of five high school-only districts in the Phoenix area.
Overview
The school district serv ...
. The campus is located at 3921 West Baseline Road, south of Phoenix, in
Laveen, Arizona
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. Cesar Chavez's enrollment is approximately 2,499 students, over 65 percent of whom are Hispanic.
[http://www.phxhs.k12.az.us/education/school/schoolhistory.php?sectiondetailid=5139] The school predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts
Laveen and
Roosevelt
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* Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919, president 1901–1909), 26th president of the United States
* Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945, president 1933–death), 32nd president of the United State ...
; however, students from across the district come to Cesar Chavez for large Advanced Placement and Honors program, Freshmen House, performing arts, and athletic programs.
History
Cesar Chavez High School opened in 1999, and was named after late American
labor leader
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and
civil rights
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activist
Cesar Chavez
Cesario Estrada Chavez (; ; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), ...
.
Notable alumni
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TyTy Washington Jr.
Tyrone Lewis "TyTy" Washington Jr. (born November 15, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played ...
, basketball player
References
External links
Cesar Chavez High School
Phoenix Union High School District Website
Arizona Department of Education (?) School Report Card"Arizona Board of Regents" School Report Card
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Public high schools in Arizona
High schools in Phoenix, Arizona
1999 establishments in Arizona
Educational institutions established in 1999