Millennium High School (Goodyear, Arizona)

For other schools of the same name, see Millennium High School (disambiguation).
Millennium High School
Address
14802 West Wigwam Boulevard
Goodyear, Arizona 85395
Coordinates 33°29′41″N 112°22′37″W / 33.494672°N 112.37699°W / 33.494672; -112.37699Coordinates: 33°29′41″N 112°22′37″W / 33.494672°N 112.37699°W / 33.494672; -112.37699
Information
School type Public high school
Established 1999
School district Agua Fria Union High School District
Principal Ms. Tamee Gressett
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,153 (October 1, 2012)[1]
School color(s)              Purple, silver, and black
Website http://www.aguafria.org/domain/10

Millennium High School is a public high school located in Goodyear, Arizona, United States. It is a part of the Agua Fria Union High School District.

Millennium was established in 1999 as a separate high school after serving for several years as "Agua Fria North", a campus for freshmen only.

In the late spring of 2011, covered parking with solar panel installations were added to Agua Fria and Millennium high schools; the district had previously added solar panels to the roofs at Desert Edge High School and Verrado High School in 2010.[2] It is estimated that some 40 percent of the entire district's energy needs will come from solar panels at its high schools upon completion.

Marching band

In 2014, the marching pride was ranked 9th place out of ten bands in Arizona. They were also selected to go to Waikiki Hawaii to march in the Pearl Harbor memorial day parade, marking the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor tragedy and the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. In 2015, the marching tiger pride was ranked 6th place out of ten bands in Arizona.

Agricultural education

The Millennium FFA Chapter is an Estrella District chapter within the Arizona Association FFA under the National FFA Organization. Before the establishment of the Millennium FFA chapter, it was known as the Agua Fria FFA chapter before moving the program to Millennium High School in 1999.

Approximately 100 students are part of the school's agricultural education program, which has declined significantly in the last several years.

In 2008 Millennium's Parliamentary Procedure team won the national championship in Indianapolis, Indiana at the National FFA Convention, making them the top ranked team in the nation for that year. In 2012, Millennium took six Career Development Event teams to the national convention, the most ever by a single chapter in the history of the Arizona FFA: Parliamentary Procedure, Conduct of Meetings, Forestry Management, Agricultural Issues, Dairy Evaluation and Management and Livestock Evaluation and Management. Each of the six teams received either a bronze or silver placing. In 2013, Millennium returned to the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, bringing two teams; Parliamentary Procedure and Agricultural Issues. Parliamentary Procedure earned a gold, placing as runner-up, and Agricultural Issues earned a silver medal, ranking them fifth in the nation. The chapter has produced multiple Arizona FFA state officers and candidates.

The current agricultural education teacher and FFA Advisor is Keri (Gage) Brothers an alumni and former Arizona FFA state officer.

References

  1. ↑ "AIA Divisions & Sections Initial Division Placement by Sport/Enrollment, 2013-2015" (PDF). AIAOnline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Megan (January 16, 2011). "All Agua Fria high schools will have solar panels". azcentral.com. azcentral.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
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