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Affton High School
Address
Map
8309 Mackenzie Road

Affton
,
Missouri

United States
Coordinates38°33′34″N 90°19′25″W / 38.5594°N 90.3235°W / 38.5594; -90.3235
Information
TypeComprehensive high school
Established1930
School districtAffton School District
NCES School ID292067001118[1]
PrincipalSue Jackson
Faculty45[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment860[1]
Color(s)Purple and gold
   
MascotCougar
NewspaperThe Cougars Tale
WebsiteOfficial web site
Affton High School
Built1936
ArchitectGeorge Ingham Barnett
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.10000551[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 2010

Affton High School is a public comprehensive high school in Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri that is part of the Affton School District.

History

The first high school classes in Affton were offered in 1930 at 8701 Mackenzie Road in the basement of the former McKenzie School, in a building that now serves as the district administrative office building. The first section of the original building, which was later named W.F. Gaunt High School, was constructed in 1936 at 8520 Mackenzie Road, and 1937 marked the first class to graduate from the new high school. The building is currently the Sanders Work Activity Center.

The current high school building was built on a 22-acre (89,000 m2) plot in 1955. A classroom and cafeteria addition was added in 1958. Ninth grade students were temporarily moved to McKenzie School in the fall of 1958, back to the Senior High in 1959, and into a new ninth grade center at Gaunt School, after an addition was finished in 1961. The terra cotta cougar and bronze school seal, located in the lobby, were donated by the Classes of 1961 and 1962, respectively. An addition was added in 1963, and in 1965 a bond issue was passed to provide the high school with an auditorium, pool, library and additional classrooms. The "pod" area of the high school was added in 1969. Ninth grade students were moved back to the high school after the Gaunt school was closed in 1978.

Prior to the start of the 2002/03 school year, new science labs were added to the science classrooms. In addition, business computer labs, FACS classrooms, Science classrooms and administrative offices were upgraded. This work was made possible by the passing of Proposition A in 2000. A new student commons addition was built on to the existing cafeterias and opened for the 2004-05 school year. The commons was made possible by a generous million dollar donation by Affton High School alumni Bill ('63) and Nancy ('65) Thompson. A new athletic complex, which included a new football field, bleachers, all-weather track and lights made their debut at the start of the 2004/05 school year, due to actor John Goodman,a former student.

Scenes from the 2009 film Up in the Air were shot at Affton High School.[3]

On August 12, 2010, the original high school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Activities

For the 2013–2014 school year, the school offered 18 activities approved by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA): baseball, boys and girls basketball, sideline cheerleading, dance team, 11-man football, boys golf, music activities, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming and diving, boys and girls track and field, boys and girls volleyball, and wrestling.[5] In addition to its current activities, Affton students have won several state championships, including:

  • Girls basketball: 1985[6]

The school also has had two state individual champions in boys swimming and diving.[6]

Notable Alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Affton High (292067001118)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ 'Up In The Air' features St. Louis landmarks - Columbia Missourian
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places listings: Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 8/9/2010 through 8/13/2010". National Park Service. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ MSHSAA: Affton
  6. ^ a b MSHSAA: Championship Histories by Sport
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