Willow Canyon High School

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Willow Canyon High School
Address
17901 W Lundberg St[1] Surprise , Arizona 85388 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Winning Culture
Established	2003
School district	Dysart Unified School District No. 89
Principal	Thom Luedemann [2]
Staff	81.40 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,985 (2019–20)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	24.39[3]
Color(s)	Blue, Grey and White
Mascot	Wildcat
Rivals	Valley Vista High School
Yearbook	The Prowler
Website	dysart.org/wchs

Willow Canyon High School is a public high school located in Surprise, Arizona, United States. Established in 2003, it is part of the Dysart Unified School District and serves students in grades 9 through 12. The school is known for its commitment to fostering a "Winning Culture" across academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities. Willow Canyon provides a variety of programs to meet the needs of its diverse student body, including the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and specialized career-focused courses. The school’s mascot is the Wildcat, and its colors are blue, gray, and white.^[4]

This program is designed to provide students with the experience and skills needed to pursue a career in video production.

Cambridge Program was discontinued in the 23-24 school year.

Willow Canyon is certified to offer the IB Diploma and coursework. The IB Program is a demanding pre-university course of study that leads to examinations. It is designed for highly motivated secondary school students aged 16 to 19.

Medical Lab Assisting is designed for students interested in any clinical-medical profession and offers hands-on experiences in the classroom lab including expertise in phlebotomy procedures, capillary punctures, urinalysis and blood smears.

Willow Canyon has sports teams available for boys and girls.^[5]

• Colleen Planeta (2006), basketball player who played professionally in Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Germany, and Australia^[6]
• Arianna Romero (2010), professional soccer player who played internationally for the Mexico women's national football team^[7]
• Allison Veloz (2020), professional soccer player for Necaxa^[8]