[6] Artist Ka Graves served as artist-in-residence at McClintock High School in 1979 and 1980.

[7] The Peggy Payne Academy for Academic Excellence, or PPA, is a program for gifted students at McClintock.

[10][clarification needed] The Chargers' first state football title came in 1977, when the team went undefeated and captured the championship with a 14–9 playoff victory over Phoenix's Washington High School.

Three years later, the Chargers posted a 12–2 record and won their second title by defeating Phoenix's Trevor Browne High School in the 1980 championship game.

Their third state title in 1989 capped a 13–2 season that ended with a 42–14 playoff victory over Mesa's Westwood High.