Cortez High School is located in

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at 8828 N 31st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051. It is part of the

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. The mascot is the Colt and the school colors are primarily

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and

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with

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used as an alternate color. It has been continuously listed on U.S. News & World Report's Best High School Ranking list.

History

Cortez was designed by the local architecture firm of Edward L. Varney Associates. Construction of the campus was undertaken by Harmon-Davis Construction Co.

Athletics

Cortez High School participates in 13 different sports as a member of the

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's 4A Conference.

Notable alumni

* Brian Davis – American football player *

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– former

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player (

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, Pittsburgh Pirates,

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, Detroit Tigers) * Kevin Wickander – former

player (

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, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers) * Vincent Furnier, better known as

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– musician *

Dennis Dunaway Dennis Dunaway (born December 9, 1946, in Cottage Grove, Oregon) is an American musician, best known as the original bass guitarist for the rock band Alice Cooper (1962–1975, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021). He co-wrote some of the ...

and

Glen Buxton Glen Edward Buxton (November 10, 1947 – October 19, 1997) was an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Alice Cooper. In 2003, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked him number 90 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guita ...

– formed the band 'The Earwigs' (with Vince Furnier) while at Cortez and were original members of the Alice Cooper band *

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– elected mayor of Phoenix on November 8, 2011 * Dennis Gile – American football player * Bill Brotherton – former Arizona State Senator * Paul Penzone – elected sheriff of Maricopa County on January 1, 2017 * Sean Bonnette – lead singer of folk punk band AJJ

References

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Cortez High School
{{authority control Education in Glendale, Arizona Educational institutions established in 1960 1960 establishments in Arizona Public high schools in Arizona