MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL (MESA)

'Mountain View High School' is a high school in Mesa, Arizona. It was established in 1976. It is known for its numerous athletic and academic accomplishments. The school's mascot is a Toro. "Campus Of Champions."

Contents

Athletics

Athletic Alumni

Other recognition

References

External links

Athletics

Mountain View has been placed on Sports Illustrated's ''Top 25 High School Athletic Programs in the Nation'' list. "Though the school hasn't been around for long, Mountain View has quickly established itself as king of the hill in Arizona. In the last decade the Toros have produced scores of top athletes, including Todd Heap (Baltimore Ravens) and Shea Hillenbrand (Toronto Blue Jays). More stars are on the horizon: Mountain View has had 15 scholarship athletes in each of the last two years. And over the the last 10 years, the Toros have won 21 state championships in 10 sports, including football (four), boys' track (four), boys' basketball (three), girls' track (three), and boys' and girls' cross-country, girls' swimming, girls' volleyball, girls' basketball, wrestling and baseball (one each)." ^[1]

State Champions
Sport	Years
Baseball	1990, 1998
Boys Basketball	1995, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007
Girls Basketball	1988, 1998
Boys Cross Country	1987, 2004
Football	1978, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002
Boys Golf	1987, 1991, 1992
Gymnastics	1978, 1986
Spiritline	2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
Girls Swimming	1998
Boys Tennis	1988
Boys Track	1994, 2000, 2003, 2004
Girls Track	1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
Track and Field	1994, 2000, 2003, 2004
Girls Volleyball	1984, 1988, 1999
Wrestling	2000

State Runners-Up
Sport	Years
Archery	1989
Badminton	1989
Boys Basketball	1992
Girls Basketball	1989, 2007
Boys Cross Country	1986, 1999, 2001, 2003
Football	1987, 1988, 1992, 2003, 2006
Boys Golf	1981, 1990
Gymnastics	1979, 1980, 1984, 1985
Boys Soccer	1992
Boys Swimming	1988, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006
Girls Swimming	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Boys Tennis	1989
Girls Tennis	2005, 2006
Boys Track	1979, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
Girls Track	1979
Track and Field	1980, 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
Girls Volleyball	1998
Wrestling	1981, 1983, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

Region Champions (since 1988)
Sport	Years
Badminton	2005
Boys Cross Country	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Girls Cross Country	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Football	1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Boys Golf	1990, 1991
Boys Swimming	1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Girls Swimming	1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Girls Volleyball	1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Boys Basketball	1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Girls Basketball	1998, 1999, 2000, 2007
Boys Soccer	1991, 1995, 2002
Girls Soccer	2000, 2003
Wrestling	2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
Baseball	1990, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
Softball	2003
Boys Tennis	2000, 2002, 2003
Girls Tennis	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
Boys Track	1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Girls Track	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Boys Volleyball	2004, 2005, 2006

sources: www.mpsaz.org/mtview and www.aiaonline.org (State Champion Archives)
'CHEER'
2005-2006
Overall Champions 5A Division-1
State Champions 5A Division-1 Stunt Team
State Champions 5A Division-1 Cheer
2003-2004
2nd Place in the AIA State Championships
6th Place at Nationals in Anaheim for 5 girl stunt team
2nd Place, with the Cheer squad, for best spirit line in the state
2002-2003
National Champions in All Girl Stunt,
State Champions in All Girl Stunt
2001-2002
State Champion Mascot
National Champions in All Girl Stunt,
State Champions in All Girl Stunt
2000-2001
State Champions
1999-2000
National Champions,
State Champions
1998-1999
State Champions in All Girl Stunt,
National Champions,
State Champions,
1997-1998
National Champions in All Girl Stunt
1996-1997
State Champions
'POM'
2005-2006
5A Division-1 State Champions (Overall),
5A Division-1 Pom State Champions
2004-2005
State Champions,
3rd Place USA Nationals
2003-2004
1st Place in the AIA State Championships,
2nd Place, with the Cheer squad, for best spirit line in the State
Out of the Fifty states, SI.com lists Mountain View as the top high school in Arizona
on the basis of excellence in athletics. (Armstrong, Kevin. SI.com 19 June 2007)
The 1983 Championship Football Team(14-0) tied the state record with the former Phoenix Union High School for shutouts in a season with 7 : v.Westwood 31-0 v.Corona 31-0
v.Chaparral 55-0 v.Moon Valley 28-0 v.Saguaro 28-0 v.Sierra Vista Buena 36-0 and v.Mesa 45-0. Also became only the Second team in Mesa District History with an unbeaten season.
Toro football continues to establish itself a powerhouse despite not having as many big players as their opponents.
The Boys Varsity Basketball Team became the first team since Phoenix Union High School to win 3 Consecutive Championships at the highest level.
The Toro Band has been awarded the rating "superior with distiction" in 2006 as well as "superior" many times. In 2006, the band was invited to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Ireland. 2004-2005 Performed at the 2005 Nokia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. 2002-2003 Performed for President George W. Bush, 10-Day Tour of China.

Athletic Alumni

Joe Germaine - NFL & AFL football player
Shea Hillenbrand - MLB baseball player
Todd Heap - NFL Pro Bowl football player
Todd Shell - NFL football player
Brian Banks - MLB baseball player
Kurt Haws - NFL football player
John Beck - NFL Football player
April Steiner - US Olympic pole vaulter

Other recognition

4A/5A winner of the Blue Cup sponsored by The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. Criteria for winning:
"Winning schools must not only attain a high overall excellence score based on achievement in music, speech and athletics, but also maintain high academic standards and overall student participation in athletics and other activities."
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Mountain View was listed as the Arizona 2007 winner of the Siemen's Foundation top Advanced Placement programs. [2]
Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar Athletes Award for 3.5 or higher grade point average among student athletes.
H.A. Hendrickson Award - AIA's top award for top interscholastic programs in 5A competition.
"In addition to the school's many academic achievements, including placing fourth nationally in Academic Decathlon, Mountain View won several state championships in 2006-07. The school participates in 21 Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) programs and competed in state championship in 10 categories, earning a championship or becoming a state runner-up." www.mpsaz.org

References

1. Sports Illustrated, May 16, 2005, Volume 102, No. 20, p. 66

External links

★ Mountain View's Home Page

★ Mountain View's Marching Band Home Page