Basha High School

Basha High School
Basha High School
Location
	5990 S. Val Vista Dr.; Chandler, AZ
Information
Type	Public
Established	2002
School district	Chandler Unified School District
Principal	Kristine Marchiando
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	>3,200
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Bear
Information	(480) 224-2100
Website	[1]

Basha High School is a public high school located in Chandler, Arizona. It was founded in 2002 as the third high school in Chandler, AZ. The other two are Chandler High School and Hamilton High School (with Perry High School coming in summer 2007). The school's principal since its inception is Kristine Marchiando. Like Hamilton High School, Basha High also has a Branch of the Chandler Public Library that is integrated with the school itself. The School was named after the family, which the family donated $1.2 million.

Basha High School is noted for its academics, and it offers a large catalog of Advanced Placement classes. It also has a very notable speech and debate team that competes in National Forensic League events.

Notable Academic Events

It also noted the Basha High School has a noteworthy marching band program that is taking prominence among the top echelon of bands within the state of Arizona (finishing #2 in their division in 2007) and that the band has received much recognition for their perseverece and sportmanship through Basha High's most recent marching season. Also in 2007, the winter drumline program received 1st place in the "A" Class division and the Shawn Patrick Reidy Memorial Award for outstanding marching percussion at the state competition. Basha High School has a wonderful Orchestra, who currently are working on getting better by the day. Most recently the Basha High School Cheerleading squad has won the first in the state of Arizona for cheer. The school is also noteworthy for it's participation in regional and national events: National History Day, Teen Court, Speech and Debate among others. A noteworthy feature of its staff specifically, Devon Christopher Adams, Benjamin Peterson and Jessica Melvin, annually invite their students on a trip to Europe, although, not monetarily supported by the school itself i.e. Students must pay for their own trip. The school also boasts an ROTC class which is actively involved in school events.

Notable Alumni

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External links

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