TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Sabino High School is the first in the Tucson Unified School District to unveil a new state-of-the-art, eco-friendly turf field, the first of many coming to TUSD high schools.

The project comes with a $2.3 million price tag, funded through the district’s $480 million bond.

“I know a lot of people are getting turf but I need the turf that everybody in Arizona's going to talk about,” said Sabino High School Principal Kevin Amidan.

And talk they will. The field highlights school pride with purple turf woven into the design, along with a silhouette of the Catalina Mountains past the west end zone. The upgrades also include a new video board and scoreboard.

“As a student athlete alum yourself, you know we're very proud of purple,” Amidan said.

Instead of using recycl

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