University High School (Tucson)

US News and World Report has identified UHS as one of "America's Best High Schools" out of nearly 18,000 schools nationwide.[2]

In 2014, the Washington Post recognized UHS at No. 28[10] in its review of "America's Most Challenging High Schools," which ranked the 1,900 highest-performing high schools nationally.[11]

In 2013, the Daily Beast listed UHS at No. 19 in its annual list of the "Best 2,000 High Schools in the Nation.[12]

In May 2006, Newsweek named UHS as one of "The Public Elites," schools that, "NEWSWEEK excluded...from the list of Best High Schools because so many of their students score well above average on the SAT and ACT."[13]

In 2005, it was honored as a Blue Ribbon school.[14]

• Max Cannon, Creator of Red Meat comic strip[15]
• Gabby Giffords, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 8th district[16]
• Martha Crawford Heitzmann, vice president for research and development, Air Liquide, France[17]
• Kaiser Kuo, writer, musician, podcaster, and Director of International Communications at Baidu[18]
• Timothy Reckart, Academy Award nominated filmmaker[19]
• Zach Selwyn, actor, TV host, musician and writer[20] Guinness World Records Gone Wild[21]
• Michael Thompson, Professional golfer[22]
• Jessica Grace Wing, composer and filmmaker[23]
• Deja Foxx, reproductive rights activist and political strategist.[24]

• UHS Website
• UHS Foundation and Alumni Association
• School Newspaper
• UHS Parents' Association