The seven high schools that comprise the Tempe Union High School District hosted graduation ceremonies on Wednesday, May 17 and Thursday, May 18 for approximately 3,100 students.
While many schools have moved ceremonies to various stadiums and other facilities, TUHSD ceremonies took place on each of the schools’ football field, a time-honored tradition enjoyed by families, friends and loved ones of the graduates.
This year’s graduating class of seniors is one of distinction, with many honors and accomplishments, including a Flinn Foundation Scholarship, several National Merit Scholarships, many Tempe Diablo Excellence in Education Scholarships and many others. In total, the graduating class of TUHSD 2017 was offered more than $77 million in post-secondary scholarship money.
Graduates
Tempe High: 303
McClintock: 380
Marcos de Niza: 306
Corona del Sol: 701
Mountain Pointe: 600
Desert Vista: 711
Compadre: 115
Total: 3,116
Valedictorians
Tempe High: Jose Luis Diaz Reyes
McClintock: Emma Ryan
Peggy Payne Academy at McClintock: Bobby Chen
Marcos de Niza: Nicole Marie Hoke
Corona del Sol: Praveen Balaji and Nomith Murari
Mountain Pointe: Logan Kenny
Desert Vista: Aditya Bollam, Bobae Johnson, Dewey Johnson and Alice Wong
Salutatorians
Tempe High: Alexis Schlotterback
McClintock: Roomie Wood
Peggy Payne Academy at McClintock: McKinley Becraft
Marcos de Niza: Mandri Randeniya
Corona del Sol: Andrea Lara-Garcia
Mountain Pointe: Sarah Ding
Approximate Scholarship Amounts Offered:
| Tempe | $ 2,900,000 |
| McClintock | $ 11,000,000 |
| Marcos de Niza | $ 5,900,000 |
| Corona del Sol | $ 17,679,228 |
| Mountain Pointe | $ 6,600,000 |
| Desert Vista | $ 33,379,462 |
| Compadre | $ 11,575 |
| Total | $ 77,470,265 |
Percentage of Students Immediately Attending:
| School | University | Community College | Technical/ Vocational | Military | Career/ Other |
| Tempe | 26% | 40% | 4% | 3% | 27% |
| McClintock | 40% | 36% | 2% | 1% | 21% |
| Marcos de Niza | 29% | 50% | 1% | 5% | 15% |
| Corona del Sol | 70% | 23% | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| Mountain Pointe | 47% | 42% | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Desert Vista | 72% | 21% | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| Compadre | 2% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 38% |
– See more at: http://www.tempeunion.org/Congratulations-Class-of-2017#sthash.o8dyoqwq.dpuf
Source: Tempe Union High School District