Airline High School

Airline High School
Address
2801 Airline Drive Bossier City , Louisiana 71111 United States
Coordinates	32°33′12″N93°42′41″W / 32.5533°N 93.7115°W / 32.5533; -93.7115
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Motto	"Valor Unconquered"
School district	Bossier Parish Schools
Superintendent	Mitch Downey
Principal	Justin James
Teaching staff	107.75 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,951 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	18.11 [1]
Color(s)	Navy, Columbia blue, and white
Mascot	Vikings
Nickname	Vikings
Rival	Parkway and Benton
Yearbook	Valhalla
Website	www.bossierschools.org/airline

Airline High School is a secondary school located in Bossier City, Louisiana, United States.

In addition to sections of Bossier City, the school's attendance boundary includes a portion of the Red Chute census-designated place. ^{[2] [3]}

Athletics

Airline High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

Football Championships

• (1) State Championship: 1967

Basketball Championships

• (1) Girls’ Basketball: 1992 (first girls' basketball 5-A state champions in LHSAA history)

Notable alumni

• Robert Adley, businessperson and politician ^[4]
• Ryan Gatti, Robert Adley's successor as state senator for District 36 since 2016; Bossier City lawyer ^[5]
• Josh Hagins, basketball player ^[6]
• Larry Robinson, former professional basketball player ^[7]
• David Toms, professional golfer
• Milo Clark, Founder of Pegasus Laboratories
• Byron Smith, former professional NBA player (Houston Rockets) and Head Basketball Coach Prairie View A&M
• Todd Walker, former Major League Baseball player ^[8]
• Alan Wheat, politician ^[9]
• BJ Ryan, former Major League Baseball player

References

1. "Airline High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Red Chute CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 9, 2024. - Compare with the school attendance boundary.
3. "Airline High School Attendance Zone Map" (PDF). Bossier Parish School Board . Retrieved March 9, 2024. - Compare with the CDP map. Map indicates Bossier City boundaries.
4. "Ryan Gatti running for Louisiana Senate seat". Minden Press-Herald. August 26, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
5. "About Ryan". rayangatti.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
6. "Josh Hagins College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
7. Benson, Michael (2007). Everything You Wanted to Know About the New York Knicks: A Who's Who of Everyone Who Ever Played On or Coached the NBA's Most Celebrated Team. Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN   9781461734789 . Retrieved December 21, 2015.
8. Lesko, Ron (June 13, 1998). "Twins 8, White Sox 7". AP Online. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
9. Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Government Printing Office. 2008. ISBN   9780160801945 . Retrieved December 21, 2015.

External links

• School website