Alpena High School (Michigan)
| Alpena High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1883[citation needed] |
| Type | Public high school |
| Coeducational | |
| Principal | Matthew Poli |
| Asst. Principal | Brian Tippman Romeo Bourdage Justin Gluesing Tom Atkinson |
| Students | 1,600 (2005-2006) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 3303 South Third Avenue, Alpena, Michigan,  United States |
| District | Alpena Public Schools |
| Accreditation | North Central Association |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Yearbook | 'The Anamakee' |
| Newspaper | 'The Wildcat' |
| Athletic conference | Big North |
| Website | School page at district site |
Alpena High School is a public high school for students in grades 9-12 located in the city of Alpena, Michigan. For the 2005-06 school year AHS reported an enrollment of exactly 1,600 students. The current school building opened in 1967. There was an addition in 1998-99 where a new wing ("G House") was added, among other renovations. AHS is the only high school serving the Alpena Public Schools district.
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[edit] Academics
Alpena High School offers mathematics courses through Pre-Calculus and AP courses in American Government, World History, American History, Psychology, European History, English Language and English Literature. Students divide their days into five periods, with three different time slots allotted for a lunch period.
[edit] Athletics
The "Wildcats" compete in the Big North Conference with Cadillac, Gaylord, Petoskey, Traverse City Central, Traverse City West and Ogemaw Heights just joing the conference in 2011-12 school year. High Schools in most sports. Swimming is an exception, and the Wildcats are part of the Independent Swim Conference. School colors are forest green and white. Having an enrollment of 1,600 places AHS within the Michigan High School Athletic Association's highest school classification, Class A. Alpena Football finished with a 2-7 record. Alpena Wildcats hockey has won three state championships (1981, 1987, and 1993), but are currently in a slump, with a 3-21 record in 2008-2009 and a 7-17 record in 2009-2010. The varsity wrestling team sent out two regional qualifiers in the 2009-2010 season. Also of note is the girls cross country team. The girls captured a regional championship on their way to a 19th place finish in the state.
[edit] Extracurricular
Alpena High had its own daily TV news program, "AHS News" or "WAHS" until the end of the 06-07 school year. AHS News was filmed during broadcasting class in the mornings. Prior the 2006-07 school year it was filmed at WBKB-TV, the only local TV station. Also airing on WBKB-TV is Knowledge Bowl, a public-access academic/trivia competition. In 2010, the regionally recognized Alpena Knowledge Bowl team achieved its second consecutive championship in a row, keeping the "Knowledge Bowl" at AHS.
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