Andalusia High School
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Coordinates: 31°18′55.61″N 86°28′14.85″W / 31.3154472°N 86.4707917°W
Andalusia High School | |
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Address | |
122 Sixth Avenue 36420 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public secondary |
Motto | Attitude is EVERYTHING |
School district | Andalusia City School System |
CEEB code | 010080 |
Principal | Daniel Shakespeare |
Teaching staff | 30.28 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 514 (2019–20)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.97[1] |
Color(s) | Cardinal and white |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Yearbook | Memolusia |
Website | highandalusiaal |
Andalusia High School is a high school in Andalusia, Alabama, founded in 1899.[citation needed] The school colors are cardinal and white and the school mascot is the bulldog.
History
Andalusia High School was housed in the Church Street School from 1923 to 1941.[2]
In 2018, the school's football stadium and auditorium were renovated, costing $12 million.[3]
Demographics
AHS is 63 percent white, 33 percent black, two percent Asian, and one percent of students identify as a part of two or more races.[4]
Athletics
The AHS baseball team won a state championship in 2018.[5] In 1996, with a record of 32–4, the AHS Boys basketball team won a state championship in basketball and the AHS girls won in 2002.
Notable alumni
- Jackie Burkett, former NFL player. He transferred to Choctawhatchee High School after his sophomore season.[6]
- Nico Johnson, NFL player and college football coach[7]
- Robert Horry, former NBA player and seven-time league champion.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Andalusia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Gerlach, Michele. "Preserving the history". Andalusia Star News. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Henry, Bryan. "Andalusia High School football stadium renovation near completion". WSFA. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Andalusia High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Andalusia's Wilson: Winning state 'best feeling in the world'". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Heist, Bob. "Jackie Burkett: Former football great loses battle with leukemia". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Dutton, Josh. "Nico joining ULL coaching staff". Andalusia Star News. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Basketball legend Robert Horry talks about the NBA, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Andalusia". Birmingham Times. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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