Arlington High School (Arlington, Texas)

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Arlington High School
Image:ArlingtonHighSchoolTEXASLogo.png
Motto "How sweet it is to be in Colt Country."
Established 1904
Type Public
Principal Jennifer Young
Grades 9-12
Location 818 West Park Row Drive, Arlington, Texas, 76013,
Arlington, TX, USA
Accreditation Texas Education Agency
Campus 2nd Arlington High School Building
Colors Green and White
Mascot Arlie the Colt
Yearbook The Corral
Newspaper The Colt
Team Name Colts
Main Office Phone Number (682)867-8100
Website Official Arlington High School Website

Arlington High School, located in Arlington, Texas, is a secondary school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is Jennifer Young; the mascot is the Colt and the schools’ colors are green and white. At present, AHS has approximately 3000 students; this population is composed of former middle school students, whom previously attended Gunn, Bailey, and Carter Junior High Schools; comprising residents of Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, and Pantego. Arlington High School has been accepted to be an International Baccalaureate School.

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[edit] History

  • 1902: The local schools were taken over by the city of Arlington from Carlisle Military Academy.
  • 1904- 1922: High School, comprising grades 8 through 11, met at the South Side School which also housed 1st-7th grades. North Side School also had 1st through 7th.
  • 1905: First graduating class of the High School made up of five girls.
  • 1908: First graduating class with boys.
  • 1922: Arlington High School built on Cooper St. and Abram St., separating grades 8 – 11 separating from first through seventh grades.
  • 1923: Arlington High students chose Colts as the mascot and the colors of green and white, replacing the former colors of black and gold and mascot, The Yellow Jacket.
  • 1942: A twelfth grade was added to the high school format for children beginning school that year. Students already in school simply skipped a grade.
  • 1950: First live Little Arlie; “Sons of the White & Green” composed by Jane Ellis/Dean Corey.
  • 1956: Last class to graduate from AHS on Cooper St. and Abram St.
  • 1957: First class to graduate from AHS on Park Row.
  • 1958: Former AHS reopens as Ousley Junior High, 8th grade only.
  • 1963: Last class to graduate when Arlington High was the city’s only high school. Sam Houston High opens in fall 1963.
  • 1977: Logo with sideways horseshoe representing the “C” in Colts used for first time.
  • 1978: Principal James Crouch introduces slogan, “How Sweet It Is To Be In Colt Country.” at an outdoor pep rally.
  • 1997: Class of 2001 enters as freshmen; becomes first freshmen class in 40 years.
  • 2008: Principal, James Adams retires after serving AISD for 38 years. Jennifer Young selected to serve as AHS Principal.[1]

[edit] Alma Mater and Fight Song

[edit] Alma Mater

Arlington High,
School of our praise
We’ll ere be true to you,
All of our days.
We’ll always cheer
The green and white
And owe our fortunes to you,
Arlington High.

[edit] Fight Song

Sons of the white and green,
Fight for your alma mater,
Fight for the fame of the Arlington name,
Triumph forge ahead rah rah rah.
Hearts that are brave and true,
Loyal and eager too,
Shoulder to shoulder fight and win,
Sons of the white and green.

[edit] Athletics

Arlington High is the only high school in Arlington to ever win a state title in football (1951). The head coach is Scott Peach, whose father is head coach of Lamar High School. Arlington High has had the most successful football program in the school district over the last five years with three trips to the playoffs and a 6-4 playoff record. Arlington High's volleyball program usually goes to playoffs and has more Class AAAAA state titles (1970, 1976, and 1982) than any other high school in the North Texas area.[2] AHS also has exceptional gymnastics, softball, cheerleading, baseball, cross country, golf, swimming, soccer, and tennis programs. Wrestling consistently sends its participants to compete at State level competition. Interscholastically, tennis and basketball are not as developed.

[edit] Fine arts

Arlington High School has an involved and adept fine arts programs. Fine Arts programs are listed and explained below:

Theatre Department The Theatre Arts Department, currently directed by Elizabeth Martin and Eric Domuret, won the State Championship in UIL One-Act Play in 2005. Arlington High's play, "An Experiment with an Air Pump," was chosen 1st place among over 250 other high schools in their conference. It also earned high respect from many fellow students. Wanda Sessions retired as head of the department in 2008 after almost 30 years in the position. She has inspired a great number of students to pursue theatre and teaching as a career.

Orchestra Department The orchestra, currently directed by Linda Keefer, has won Sweepstakes at UIL for the 30th consecutive year on March 13, 2008. The orchestra program has been receiving Sweepstakes since 1979. During the 2008-2009 school year, the Symphony Orchestra submitted a CD for the TMEA Honor Orchestra. The performance was placed as one of the Top 8 orchestras in the state. Over 280 students are in Orchestra department.

Band Department Directed by mainly Michael Hejny, the AHS band has been known for playing in places such as New York and Washington, D.C.. During the annual 4th of July Parade that takes place in Arlington, Texas the Arlington High School Band has been and contributed in being part in it every single year. The band program has also consistently taken the Sweepstakes at UIL for the last decade. It has been reported that the band has over 200 students.

Choir Department The Arlington High School Choir, Colt Chorale has also enjoyed much success within recent years, attending the prestigious Texas Music Educators Association Convention in 2005 and winning numerous Sweepstakes in UIL. Arlington High Colt Chorale was also recognize by WFAA's Why Guy, their choir was broadcast in the WFAA morning news because of their success in entering TMEA. Most recent accomplishment was when Colt Chorale was invited to perform on March 7, 2007 at the American Chorale Directors Association Convention in Miami, Florida, which is the highest national honor that a choir can receive. Thanks to Dinah Menger, the head director of all choirs, Colt Chorale was able to successfully perform best at their ACDA performance in Florida. The choir has over 300 students and 80 of them are in the highest choir, Colt Chorale. Many students have enjoyed great success in music careers.

[edit] Feeder patterns

Duff, Hill, Swift, South Davis, and a portion of Dunn Elementaries feed into Bailey. Bailey sends all of its students into AHS. Key and Short are two of three elementaries from Gunn that flow into AHS. Gunn sends the majority of its students to AHS and the rest go to Bowie. Carter junior high sends a small portion of its population to AHS.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ AHS Alumni Association
  2. ^ UIL State Volleyball Records

[edit] External links

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