Ankeny High School

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Ankeny High School
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Ankeny High School
1155 SW Cherry St

Ankeny
,
Iowa 50023

United States
Coordinates 41°43′10″N93°36′19″W / 41.71944°N 93.60528°W / 41.71944; -93.60528
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Type General high school
Established1913;112 years ago (1913)
School district Ankeny Community School District
SuperintendentErick Pruitt
PrincipalDaniel Johnson
Teaching staff80.09 (FTE) [1]
Grades10–12
Enrollment1,346 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.81 [1]
Color(s)Maroon and gold   
Athletics conference Central Iowa Metro League
Team nameHawks
RivalAnkeny Centennial
PublicationThe Talon
Website http://ahs.ankenyschools.org/

Ankeny High School is a public high school located in Ankeny, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Ankeny Community School District, and serves grades 10 through 12.

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History

AHS opened in 1913 and graduated six seniors in the spring of 1914. [2] In August 2011, the school moved to a new location, which was built at a construction cost of about $54 million. [3] Construction began on the new location in 2008 after planning concluded. [4] Ankeny Centennial High School opened in 2013, drawing students from what was the northern portion of AHS' attendance zone. [5] A new $25 million addition was announced in 2020. [6]

Athletics

AHS athletic teams are classified as 4A by the Iowa High School Athletic Association and compete in the Central Iowa Metro League. [7] In 2005, the girls' basketball team rose as high as No. 2 in USA Today's Super 25 national rankings. [8]

State Championships [9]
SportYear(s)
Baseball1992, 2012
Basketball (boys)1995, 2020
Basketball (girls)1978, 1980, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Cross country (boys)1969
Football1997, 2012, 2020
Golf (co-ed)1984, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2013
Golf (girls)1986, 2003, 2004, 2008
Soccer (boys)2007
Soccer (girls)2011, 2013, 2015, 2019
Softball1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2012
Swimming and diving (boys)2019
Team mile (boys)1970, 1973
Tennis (boys)2003
Track and field (boys, indoor)1969, 1971
Track and field (boys, outdoor)1969, 1972, 2024
Track and field (girls, indoor)1996
Track and field (girls, outdoor)1981
Volleyball2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2020
Wrestling1971

Fine arts

Ankeny has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Visual Adrenaline" and "Perpetual Motion" as well as the all-female "Intensity". [10] With the opening of Ankeny Centennial in 2013, some inside the show choir program wanted to end the history of the three groups and start fresh with new directors and new names. The Ankeny Community School District cited a 2009 precedent in a 2011 move to disallow any potential attempted name changes. [11] Visual Adrenaline has won national-level competitions before. [12]

Notable alumni

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