Origin of name: Alice L. Vail, a 30-year teacher and oratory coach in District 1 and head of the Tucson High School English Department for 26 years; she helped found the Tucson Education Association.
Achievements: Our school theme is "Achieving Excellence in Academics, Arts and Athletics." In academics, Alice Vail students traditionally have strong achievement scores in AIMS assessments. In arts, we have a strong electives component, including award-winning Band and Orchestra, Folklorico Dance, and Drama. Our elective choices for students include Economics, Math Counts, Yearbook and Student Council. In athletics, our girls and boys teams display excellence and sportsmanship in basketball, cross country, soccer, track and field and volleyball.