Marcos De Niza School

When the Tempe Union High School District made plans to evolve a 3rd high school in what was then the southern tip of the city's urban development, the name Marcos de Niza High School was proposed and unanimously accepted. Historians and longtime city residents knew the saga behind the search for the Seven Cities of Cibola and the role played by Fray Marcos de Niza. The Tempe Union High School District chose the name for its new school which would reflect the history, mystery, and flavor of the SW.