Andrews High School (Texas)

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Andrews High School
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Andrews High School (Texas)
1400 NW Avenue K

Andrews
,
Texas
79714-3860

United States
Coordinates 32°19′32″N102°34′04″W / 32.3255°N 102.5679°W / 32.3255; -102.5679
Information
School type Public high school
School district Andrews Independent School District
PrincipalJohn Carranco
Staff82.08 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,151 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.02 [1]
Color(s)   Black & Gold
Athletics conference UIL, AAAA
MascotMustang/Lady Mustang
YearbookThe Mustang
Website Andrews High School

Andrews High School or AHS is a public high school based in Andrews, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is a part of the Andrews Independent School District which serves all of Andrews County. [2]

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History

In recent years, a new multi-use sports facility has been added which includes a swimming pool with a separate diving well, a basketball stadium, and a new performance center. AHS is further recognized to be an achieving academic school, with a variety of State Awards in UIL Accounting, Computer Applications, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, CX Debate, Computer Science, and UIL One Act Play. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a B by the Texas Education Agency. [3]

The school has an official National Forensics Association Charter, is an active National Speech and Debate school, and has regularly been noted in its state-ranking football team. The school also hosts an Aviation Academy which is a four year program split between the high school and Guilford Technical Community College. [4] A similar program is also in place to fast track a career in education with little or no debt. After graduation the students are committed to being a teacher at the school for at least three years. [5]

In 2021, the high school playoff game between Andrews and Springtown was postponed after the Andrews High School marching band was involved in a crash where three people died. The school's band director and the bus driver, a retired math teacher were both killed, along with the driver of the pickup that was going the wrong way before striking the bus. [6] [7]

Athletics

The Andrews Mustangs compete in these sports - [8]

State Titles

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ANDREWS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  3. ↑ "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Farmer, Cindy (2021-09-06). "Students at the Aviation Academy at Andrews High School ready to soar to new heights". WGHP FOX8. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. ↑ Douglas, Stephanie (April 22, 2021). "Andrew ISD fast-tracking students to become teachers". KOSA CBS 7. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. ↑ Miller, Erica (2021-11-20). "Andrews ISD bus involved in fiery I-20 crash in West Texas, football playoff game postponed". KETK.com | FOX51.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  7. ↑ Field, Carson (November 23, 2021). "Andrews-Springtown playoff football game was day of remembrance after fatal bus crash". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  8. ↑ The Athletics Department
  9. ↑ UIL Baseball Archives Archived January 26, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ UIL Boys Golf Archives
  11. ↑ UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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