Desert Edge High School


Desert Edge High School is a high school in Goodyear, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Agua Fria Union High School District.

Campus

The site set on includes, besides classrooms and administration offices, a media center, gymnasium, student bookstore, auditorium, and career technology area.

History and construction

The first phase of Desert Edge was new construction completed in 2002.
The second phase of the structure, a expansion, was built by Adolfson and Peterson Construction and completed in 2005. It received LEED Silver certification, making Desert Edge Arizona's first LEED-certified public high school and the fourth in the United States. It included new classrooms and a free-standing fine arts center. This expansion was completed four weeks ahead of schedule and $450,000 under budget.
The result of this is that the district saves $58,000 annually in energy costs and uses of water a year compared to a traditional high school. The Agua Fria Union High School District's fourth high school, Verrado High School, has a similar LEED certification. Since then, Desert Edge and Verrado, along with the other high schools in the district, have received solar panel installations. It was projected that some 40 percent of the entire district's energy needs will come from these solar panels.

Awards

The campus, largely for its environmentally friendly features, has won the following awards:

Football

Section champions: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
State runners-up: 2012
State champions: 2015
State runners-up: 2019

Golf

State champion : 2015

Softball

Section champions: 2015

Girls Tennis

Section Champions: 2017

Track and field

State champions :