# Amphitheater High School > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amphitheater_High_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amphitheater_High_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitheater_High_School > Source revision: 1337334907 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{more citations needed|date=October 2009}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox school | name = Amphitheater High School | native_name = | other_names = Amphi | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo = | motto = | established = {{start date and age|1939|p=1}} | closed = | type = [Public](/source/Public_school_(government_funded)) [high school](/source/high_school) | ceeb = 030455 | status = | category_label = | category = | gender_label = | gender = | affiliation = | affiliations = | administrator = | assst_admin = | president = | chairman_label = | chairman = | rector = | principal = A.J. Malis | campus_director = | headmaster = | head_label = Second Master | head = | head_name2 = Assistant Headmaster | head2 = | dean = | founder = | chaplain = | officer_in_charge = | faculty = | teaching_staff = 70.10 (FTE) | ratio = 15.83 | enrollment = 1,110 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0400680&ID=040068000032|title=Amphitheater High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 13, 2024}} | grades = 9–12 | address = 125 West Yavapai Road | city = [Tucson, Arizona](/source/Tucson%2C_Arizona) | province = | zipcode = 85705 | country = USA | coordinates = {{Coord|32.269468|-110.974816|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:edu}} | latitude = | longitude = | district = [Amphitheater Public Schools](/source/Amphitheater_Public_Schools) | oversight = | accreditation = | campus_type = Urban | campus_size = 50.74 acres (205,337 m²) | colors = Kelly green, white, black
{{Color box|#4CBB17|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} | colours = | athletics = | houses = | student_union = | mascot = [Panther](/source/cougar)s | free_label = [Emblem](/source/Emblem) | free_text = | rival = | yearbook = | newspaper = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = | test_name = | test_average = | national_ranking = | website = {{URL|https://www.amphi.com/Domain/8}} | footnotes = | picture = | picture_caption = | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = }} '''Amphitheater High School''', also known as '''Amphi High''', is a public high school, located in northwest [Tucson, Arizona](/source/Tucson%2C_Arizona), United States. Amphi is the [flagship](/source/flagship) high school of [Amphitheater Public Schools](/source/Amphitheater_Public_Schools) of Tucson, and serves grades 9–12. The school mascot is the [panther](/source/cougar), and the school colors are kelly green and white. Amphi opened in 1939 as the second [high school](/source/high_school) in Tucson, and has a student enrollment of 1,249. In the 1983–84 school year, it was honored as a [Blue Ribbon school](/source/Blue_Ribbon_Schools_Program).{{Cite web|url=http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |title=Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 |accessdate=December 8, 2014 |website=National Blue Ribbon Schools Program |publisher=United States Department of Education |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630091138/http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |archivedate=June 30, 2014 }} Its feeder schools are Amphi Middle and La Cima Middle. ==Notable alumni== {{Alumni|date=February 2023}} *[Mario Bates](/source/Mario_Bates) (1991), American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions *[Michael Bates](/source/Michael_Bates_(American_football)) (1989), 1992 [Olympic](/source/Olympic_Games) bronze medal-winning [sprinter](/source/sprint_(running)) and five-time [Pro Bowl](/source/Pro_Bowl) kick returner in the [NFL](/source/National_Football_League) *[Jeff Colter](/source/Jeff_Colter), former [NFL](/source/National_Football_League) defensive back *[Erubiel Durazo](/source/Erubiel_Durazo) (1993), [MLB](/source/MLB) baseball player; played for the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2002) where he won the 2001 World Series, and the Oakland Athletics (2003–2005) *[Riki Ellison](/source/Riki_Ellison) (1978), (formerly Riki Gray), football player, [USC Trojans](/source/USC_Trojans), [SF 49ers](/source/San_Francisco_49ers), [LA Raiders](/source/Oakland_Raiders) *[Glenn Ezell](/source/Glenn_Ezell), former [MLB](/source/MLB) pitching coach and minor league catcher and managerCrawford, Bob (October 21, 1960). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=63615911 "Amphi, FW Battle Top Grid Rivals"]. ''Tucson Citizen''. Retrieved November 19, 2020. *[George Gray](/source/George_Gray_(television_personality)) (1985), TV announcer of ''[The Price Is Right](/source/The_Price_Is_Right_(U.S._game_show))'' (2011–present){{Cite web|url = http://www.priceisright.com/cast/george-gray/|title = George Gray|date = |accessdate = December 8, 2014|website = The Price is Right|publisher = FreeMantle Media|last = |first = }} *[Savannah Guthrie](/source/Savannah_Guthrie) (1989), [NBC](/source/NBC) news anchor and [legal](/source/legal) correspondent{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Eugene |last2=Mittan |first2=Kyle |title=Celebrities who attended Phoenix high schools |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/08/01/celebrities-attended-phoenix-high-schools/13097511/ |access-date=January 22, 2021 |publisher=The Arizona Republic |date=July 20, 2015}} *[Earl Hindman](/source/Earl_Hindman), actor, best known for role as Wilson on ''[Home Improvement](/source/Home_Improvement_(TV_series))'' *[Alex Kellner](/source/Alex_Kellner), former [MLB](/source/MLB) player ([Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics), [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds), [Saint Louis Cardinals](/source/Saint_Louis_Cardinals)) *[Walt Kellner](/source/Walt_Kellner), former [MLB](/source/MLB) player ([Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics)) *[Sam Merriman](/source/Sam_Merriman) (1979), NFL linebacker ([Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks), 1983–87) *[James Penton](/source/James_Penton) (c. 1950), author on religious history, and university professor * [R Dub!](/source/R_Dub!) (1995) Internationally syndicated radio DJ, sultan, world traveler == References == == External links == * [http://www.amphi.com/ Amphitheater Public Schools] {{authority control}} Category:Educational institutions established in 1939 Category:Schools in Tucson, Arizona Category:Works Progress Administration in Arizona Category:Public high schools in Arizona Category:1939 establishments in Arizona --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Amphitheater High School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitheater_High_School) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitheater_High_School?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.