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| ] graduated from Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona in May 1996. He participated in the first year of Varsity Volleyball in the State of Arizona in 1994. Priddy played the Setter position for the Pride and helped lead the team as a Junior to the school's first State Championship in 1995. | ] graduated from Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona in May 1996. He participated in the first year of Varsity Volleyball in the State of Arizona in 1994. Priddy played the Setter position for the Pride and helped lead the team as a Junior to the school's first State Championship in 1995. | ||
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Public school| Mountain Pointe High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 4201 E. Knox Phoenix, AZ 85044 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1991 |
| School district | Tempe Union High School District |
| Principal | Brenda Mayberry |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2500 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Mascot | The Pride (of Lions) |
| Information | (480)759-8449 |
| Website | www.mphspride.com |
Mountain Pointe High School is a secondary school located in Phoenix, Arizona.
History
The school was the fifth of its kind in its area, which experienced huge population growth during the late 1990s. Its first graduating class was the class of 1994. Mountain Pointe High School is part of the Tempe Union High School District and handles grades nine through twelve.
Mountain Pointe is the Home of the Pride: Establishing Purpose, Instilling Pride, Empowering Performance.
Mountain Pointe is the largest high school in Ahwatukee with open boundaries, many people who live in the 85044 area attend Mountain Pointe along with commuters from the South Mountain area.
The school's major rival is the other Ahwatukee area High School, Desert Vista.
Controversy
In 2008, the school was surrounded by controversy when a group of twenty-two students in an AP Language and Composition class formed a cheating ring by stealing copies of tests and distributing them through e-mail. Students coined the scandal "Operation Bonzai" as a reference to one of leading members of the ring. As a result of the scandal, several students received referrals and all students previously part of the National Honors Society were dismissed.
Recently, the scandal has escalated toward new heights. A group of teachers at the school known as the "faculty council" was assembled to reinstate the disgraced students into the National Honors Society. The convicted students reportedly bribed the teachers into forming this society using extorted money and the society was able to use its influence to reinstate the students. Observers have labeled this new incident as "Operation Gypsy Power." The reinstatement of the formerly convicted students has led to a public outrage among other students citing double standards and favorable treatment. As of April 16, 2008, a petition to once again remove the students from National Honors Society has been started, Codename: "Justice."
The incident has received considerable local media coverage in papers such as the Ahwatukee Foothills News and the Ahwatukee Republic.
Notable Alumni
Reid Priddy graduated from Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona in May 1996. He participated in the first year of Varsity Volleyball in the State of Arizona in 1994. Priddy played the Setter position for the Pride and helped lead the team as a Junior to the school's first State Championship in 1995.
Nicole Powell, WNBA Player
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