Jasper High School (Alabama)

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Jasper High School
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Jasper High School (Alabama)
1501 Viking Drive

Jasper
,
Alabama
35501

United States
Coordinates 33°50′05″N87°15′54″W / 33.834688°N 87.264973°W / 33.834688; -87.264973
Information
Other nameJHS
Former nameWalker High School
Type Public high school
School district Jasper City Schools
NCES School ID 010189000678 [1]
Teaching staff54.75 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment592.5 (2018-20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.65 [1]
Color(s)Old gold and black
  
Athletics conference AHSAA Class 5A
MascotIke the Vike
Nickname Vikings
NewspaperThe Viking
Website www.jasper.k12.al.us/1/Home

Jasper High School (JHS, formerly Walker High School) is a public high school in Jasper, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Jasper City Schools district.

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On June 20, 2016, the Jasper City Board of Education voted to rename the school to its current name, which came into effect in the 2017–2018 academic year. Then what was Maddox Middle School merged with the High School and became Jasper Junior High School.

Athletics

The Jasper athletic department fields eleven boys and ten girls sports, which all compete in the (5A) classification of Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA). Boys sports offered are basketball, baseball, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, football, wrestling, tennis, golf, soccer, and swimming and diving. Girls sports offered are basketball, softball, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, volleyball, tennis, golf, soccer, and swimming and diving. The Jasper High School Vikings currently hold 24 AHSAA state championship titles (14 boys, 10 girls). [2]

Football: The Jasper High School football team competes in Class 5A of AHSAA. The team was first organized in 1920 and has an all-time record of 621-404-33. [3] JHS football has accomplished 77 winning seasons out of 105. The longest serving head football coach in school history is Joe Gambrell, who served from 1952-1966 and compiled a record of 86-50-10. [4] The football stadium was later named Ki Ro/Gambrell field after Coach Gambrell. The Viking’s longest-running football rivalry is with Cullman High School, trailing in the series 36-37-2. [5] Jasper football currently holds 10 region championships in 1976, 1977, 1980, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2019. The team reached its first playoff appearance in 1976 and playoff win in 1977. Since, The Vikings have had 25 playoff appearances and finished state runner-up in 1977. [6]

Boys Basketball: The Jasper High School boys basketball team competes in Class 5A of AHSAA. The team was first organized in 1920. The longest-serving head basketball coach in school history is Phil Schumacher, who served from 1973-1997. [7] JHS boys basketball currently holds 10 area championships in 1993, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2019, and 2020. [8] The team has had multiple playoff appearances, making it to the Elite 8 in 1989 and 2020, and the Final Four in 1922, 1932, and 1934. [9]

Baseball: The Jasper High School baseball team competes in Class 5A of AHSAA. The team is coached by Patrick Ware, who has served from 2005-present and is the longest-serving head baseball coach in school history. [10] Ware has lead The Vikings to nine area titles. JHS baseball currently holds 13 area championships in 1995, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. [11] The team has had multiple playoff appearances, making it to the Elite 8 in 2002, 2010, 2014, and 2016. [12]

Boys Soccer: The Jasper High School boys soccer team currently holds two section championships in 2015 and 2016. [13]

Boys Tennis: The Jasper High School boys tennis program currently holds 10 AHSAA state championships in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, and 2018. [14]

Boys Golf: The Jasper High School boys golf program currently holds two AHSAA state championships in 1981 and 1984. [15]

Wrestling: The Jasper High School wrestling program currently holds two AHSAA state championships in 1971 and 2023. [16]

Softball: The Jasper High School softball team competes in Class 5A of AHSAA. Jasper softball holds six area championships in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023. [17] The team has had numerous playoff appearances, making it to the Elite 8 in 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2017, and 2023. The Jasper High School softball program currently holds three AHSAA slow pitch state championships in 1994, 1995, and 1996. [18]

Girls Basketball: The Jasper High School girls basketball team competes in Class 5A of AHSAA. The team is coached by Anna Barnett, who has served from 2017-present. [19] Jasper girls basketball currently holds nine area championships in 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2023, and 2024. [20] The team has had multiple playoff appearances, making it to the Elite 8 in 1989, 1990, and 2023. [21] The Jasper High School girls basketball program currently holds one AHSAA state championship in 2024. [22]

Volleyball: The Jasper High School volleyball team competes in Class 5A of AHSAA. The team is coached by Bobby Daniels. Daniels has coached from 2015-present and holds a 443-105 record. The team holds 14 area championships in 1993, 1995, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. [23] The team has had numerous playoff appearances, making it to the Elite 8 in 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2022, and the Final Four in 2014 and 2017. The Jasper High School volleyball program currently holds two AHSAA state championships in 2018 and 2019. [24]

Girls Soccer: The Jasper High School girls soccer team currently holds one section championship in 2019. [25]

Girls Tennis: The Jasper High School girls tennis program currently holds two AHSAA state championships in 2003 and 2015. [26]

Girls Golf: The Jasper High School girls golf program currently holds two AHSAA state championships in 1988 and 1989. [27]

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