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Williams Field High School

Field	Value
name	Williams Field High School
image	WFHS Black Hawks.png
location	2076 South Higley Road
city	Gilbert
state	Arizona
type	Public
established	2007
sister_school	Higley High School
district	Higley Unified School District
principal	John Dolan
grades	9-12
enrollment	2,195 (2023-2024)
ratio	22.03
teaching_staff	99.65 (FTE)
mascot	Black Hawk
rival	Campo Verde High School, Queen Creek High School, Higley High School
national_ranking	#1944
imagesize	200px
colors
homepage
picture	Williams_Field_High_School_AZ.jpg
picture_caption	Williams Field high school administrative building.

Williams Field High School (WFHS) is a high school in Gilbert, Arizona. It is the second high school formed by the Higley Unified School District, and opened in August 2007. Its first students graduated in 2010. The school is named after Williams Air Force Base (which went by the name Williams Field between 1942 and 1948; a local major road also bears the name Williams Field). The school is located near Higley Traditional Academy and the Lyons Gate community.

History

The Higley Unified School District, in the ten years preceding the opening of Williams Field, had undergone a dramatic transformation. What once was a one-school elementary district that sent its high schoolers to Gilbert had morphed into a school district with its own high school and multiple elementary schools. The growth did not stop, and on March 8, 2006, the district broke ground on a 56-acre lot for a new high school. The district eventually opened the 227800 sqft campus to its first students as the 2007 school year started. The school is built on the same site plan and with the same exterior as Peoria's Liberty High School, which opened the year before.

The original mascot was to be the Pirates, but preference for the Black Hawks trumped the initial decision.

Marching band and color guard

Marching band

November 2010 The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment marching band took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division III Championships. They were also awarded music and visual performance captions.

In 2012, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 3rd place in the 2012 ABODA State Marching Band Championships. They also received First place in every percussion and color guard/auxiliary caption over the course of the season.

November 16, 2013, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division III Championships, and were awarded the General Effect, Percussion, Auxiliary, and Visual Performance Captions.

Fall 2014 Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment entered ABODA Division II.

November 12, 2016, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment took 1st place in the ABODA State Marching Band Division II Championships. They were also awarded Percussion, Auxiliary, General Effect, and Music Captions.

Fall 2017, The Williams Field Black Hawk Regiment entered ABODA Division I.

Winter Guard

The Williams Field Winter Guard, a color guard in their first winter season after the opening of the school in 2007, won first place in the Scholastic Regional A division in 2008, at the Winter Guard Arizona (WGAZ) Championships, held in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 2012, the Winter Guard took first place again in Scholastic Regional A at the 2012 WGAZ Championships.

In 2014, the Winter Guard took first place in Scholastic AA Local at the 2014 WGAZ Championships scoring 76.22.

In 2015, the Winter Guard took third place in Scholastic A National at the 2015 WGAZ Championships

Winter drumline

In 2011, the Williams Field Drumline (known at the time as the Williams Field Percussion Project), took home first place in an independent division

In 2012, the Williams Field Drumline took 3rd place in the 2012 WGAZ State Championship.

In 2013, the Williams Field Drumline took 5th place in the 2013 WGAZ State Championship.

In 2014, the Williams Field Drumline took 2nd place in the 2014 WGAZ State Championship scoring 89.60.

In 2015, the Williams Field Drumline took 3rd place in the 2015 WGAZ State Championship.

Football

In 2010, the varsity football team finished runner-up in the 4A Division II state championship, losing in a major upset to 13th-seed Thunderbird High School.

In 2014, Williams Field finished runner-up once again, yet this time losing in the Division III state championship to 1st-seed Saguaro High School.

In 2016, Williams Field had an undefeated season, going 14-0—claiming the 5A state championship trophy, winning 14–6 against 5th-seed Centennial (Peoria).

In 2019, Williams Field finished the season 12-2 claiming the 5A state championship trophy yet once again. This time defeating city rival Campo Verde 19–0 with the game being played at Sun Devil Stadium.

Clubs

Thespians Troupe #7430
Black Hawk Buzz (TV Broadcasting)
Gaming Club
Smash Hawks (Competitive Super Smash Bros. Team, separated from Gaming Club)
Ping Pong Club
Student Council
Sports Medicine club
Christian Athletes Fellowship
Color Guard
Key Club
Pi (Math Club)
Programming Club
Chinese Club (Mandarin language)
Book Club
Fashion Club
BioTech Club
Go Green Club
Bowling Club
Best Buddies
Robotics Club
National Honor Society
National English Honor Society

Notable alumni

Kyler Kasper- Wide receiver at University of Oregon

Blake Blossom- Adult Film Actress

Citations

References

"Williams Field High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
Leatherman, Jackie. Ground is broken for 2nd Higley high school: Facility is expected to open for fall 2007. ''[[The East Valley Tribune]]'' March 9, 2006.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100913083408/http://www.aboda.org/?page_id=408 Aboda]
[http://www.aboda.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SMBC-Results.pdf SMBC Results]aboda.org {{Webarchive. link. (July 24, 2011)
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"Thunderbird championship highlights high school football weekend".
"Saguaro breaks free from Williams Field for Div. III high school football state title".
TEGNA. "Williams Field caps off undefeated season with state championship".
(August 2023). "William Field}} {{dead link". AZ Central.

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