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Canyon del Oro High School, also known as CDO, is a comprehensive public high school in Oro Valley, Arizona, located north of Tucson at the base of Pusch Ridge. Established as a high school in 1964, CDO is one of three high schools of Amphitheater Public Schools and serves about 1,600 students in grades 9–12. The school name originates from the remote Canyon del Oro (Spanish for ''Canyon of Gold'') in the nearby Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. The school mascot is the Dorado (from the Legend of El Dorado), a mythical Latin American warrior, and the school colors are forest green and gold. The Dorado mascot was originally designed by former art teacher Diane Redhair in the mid-1960s. CDO is primarily known for its academic program and the notable number of Major League Baseball players the school has produced in recent decades. CDO is statistically one of the highest achieving schools in Arizona, both academically and athletically. In 2007, 2010, and again in 2011, ''Newsweek Magazine'' rated CDO in the top 5% of public schools in the U.S., one of a handful of schools in Arizona included on the list. In 2011, ''Newsweek'' ranked CDO number 408 on its list of the best public schools in the U.S. (top 1.5% nationally). From 2005 to the present, CDO has consistently been academically classified as ''Excelling'' by the Arizona Department of Education (top 10 percent in Arizona). Between 2000 and 2010, CDO has graduated 42 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. CDO is also home to the 2011 Arizona Academic Decathlon State Champions, with the team finishing 5th in the National Academic Decathlon competition. The team placed as State Champion in 2009, finishing 4th in the National Academic Decathlon, State Runner-Up in 2007, 2008, and 2010, and was State Champion in 2006, finishing 5th in the National Academic Decathlon. CDO is also ranked 6th in Arizona for the most all-time state championships in 4A & 5A (large school) team sports as of 2006 (''Arizona Interscholastic Association''). == Recent notable awards and recognition == *2011: ''Newsweek'' ranked CDO 408th on its list of the nation's top public high schools (top 1.5% in the U.S.)〔 CDO Won the state competition in Academic Decathlon and ranked 5th nationally *2010: CDO finished as State Runner-Up in Academic Decathlon state competition, and ranked 7th nationally 〔http://www.amphi.com/district/prreleases/files/1412033A412C4F108138CBEED0136786.pdf〕 * 2009: Kenzie Fowler was named The Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year in 2009 for the second consecutive year, and the first softball player to ever win the award twice. Fowler became only the 6th athlete in any sport to win the national honor twice, joining the ranks of basketball player LeBron James, and track star Marion Jones. Fowler ended her pitching career at CDO with a 105–8 record, and a 0.15 ERA in 685 innings. With the honor, the media noted that the award arguably cemented "Fowler as the best-ever modern high school softball player." Also in 2009, CDO teams finished as the 4A Division I Softball State Champions, 4A Division I Baseball State Champions,〔 Fourth Place in the U.S. Academic Decathlon National Competition, Arizona Academic Decathlon State Champions,〔 4A Division I Girls Basketball State Champions, and 4A Division I Boys Soccer State Champions. * 2008: Kenzie Fowler received high school softball's most prestigious award, being named The Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year in 2008. Fowler was the first junior to ever win Gatorade's softball award, and just the second athlete from Arizona to win the national honor in any sport. CDO's Bre Ladd was the other Arizona athlete, named Gatorade's National Volleyball Player of the Year in 2002. Also in 2008, CDO had a first place student finish in the Arizona State Math Contest, with four other students placed in the state's top 50 scorers,〔 First place finish at the Southern Arizona Regional Science Fair,〔http://www.amphi.com/district/prreleases/files/5FA94A7B245749E8BC3CC153F627EA6D.pdf〕 4A Division I Softball State Champions, Softball team finished the season ranked 5th nationally by USA Today, and Arizona Academic Decathlon State Runner-Up and ranked in the top 20 nationally.〔 * 2007: 4A Division I Softball State Champions,〔 4A Division I Boys Soccer State Runner-Up, 4A Division I Football State Runner-Up, ''Newsweek Magazine's'' list of the top 5% of public schools in the U.S., Arizona Academic Decathlon State Runner-Up, Softball team finished the season ranked 2nd nationally by USA Today. * 2006: Arizona Academic Decathlon State Champions, 5th place in the National Academic Decathlon, 4A Division I Girls Track & Field State Champions, Five students placed in the state's top 50 scorers in the Arizona State Math Contest, with another 10 students scoring in the top 10 percent in the state. * Named an ''Excelling School'' by the Arizona Department of Education (2005–present). * Southern Region Academic Decathlon Champions (2002–2010). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canyon del Oro High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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