Agawam High School

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Agawam High School
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Agawam High School
Address
Agawam High School
761 Cooper Street

,
01001

United States
Coordinates 42°4′27″N72°38′42″W / 42.07417°N 72.64500°W / 42.07417; -72.64500
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalJim Blain
Teaching staff95.09 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12 [1]
Enrollment1,052 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.06 [1]
Rival West Springfield High School
Website www.agawamed.org/o/ahs

Agawam High School is a public high school in Agawam, Massachusetts. In 2018, enrollment was about 1,250. Minority enrollment was 12 percent. U.S. News ranked the school as silver. [2]

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The Brownie is the school mascot and the school colors are brown and orange. [3]

In June 2024, residents voted to build a new high school estimated to be valued at $230,000,000.

Programs

The school has a marching band. In 2007 the school instituted the EPICS program. [4]

Athletics

The school competes in the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The school's cross country team trains in Robinson State Park.

Jim "Turk" Bruno set the Western Massachusetts scoring record in football during the 1956 season with 174 points. [5] The team won its first AA Conference championship in 1957 and 3 more in the 1960s. [6]

Alumni

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