Abingdon-Avon High School Explained

Abingdon-Avon High School
Motto:Educate every student every day.
Established:2013
Type:Public secondary
Principal:Kristi Anderson
Head Name:Second Master
Head Name2:Assistant Headmaster
Teaching Staff:16.96 (FTE)
Ratio:15.51
Enrollment:263 (2018–19)[1]
Grades:9–12
Streetaddress:600 W. Martin St
Country:United States
District:276
Campus:Small city
Colors:Black, green and yellow
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Athletics:Co-ed Cross-Country, Football, Bowling, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball, Co-ed Track, Co-ed Soccer
Nickname:A-town
Mascot:Tornadoes
Website:http://www.d276.net/

Abingdon-Avon High School, or AAHS, is a public four-year high school located in Abingdon, Illinois. AAHS is part of Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276, which also includes Abingdon-Avon Middle School, and Hedding Elementary School, and Avon Elementary.[3]

Academics

Abingdon-Avon High School offers a comprehensive academic and vocational program. Students are required to take four years of English, three years of math, three years of science, three years of social studies, Consumer's Education, Driver's Education, Health, four years of Physical Education, and 9.5 credits of electives. Electives offered include; Spanish 1 - 3, Choir, Band, Agriculture, Industrial Arts, Art, Family and Consumer Science, Business, and Technology. In addition to the full array of course offerings in house, students have the opportunity to attend all of the courses offered at the Galesburg Area Vocational Center. In 2014 the school district began practicing "1:1 computing" by issuing each student an HP 14 Chromebook.

Required courses

Social science/ History Need 3.0 credits to graduate U.S. History IU.S History IIU.S History IIIGovernment

Family and Consumer ScienceNeed a .50 credit to graduateResource management (consumer education)

MathematicsNeed 3.0 credits to graduate Geometry

Science Need 3.0 credits to graduate

EnglishNeed 4.0 credits to graduate

Physical EducationNeed 3.5 credits to graduate (2019- forward) / 4.0 (2015–2018)

Driver’s Education Need a .50 credit to graduate

Health Education Need a .50 credit to graduate

Athletics

Abingdon-Avon High School competes in the Lincoln Trail Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association. Teams are stylized as the Tornadoes. In 2013, the Volleyball team reached the IHSA Class 2A Sweet Sixteen before falling to Fulton High School in the Farmington sectional. Also in 2013, the football team finished the regular season 7 - 2, advancing to the second round of the IHSA playoffs before falling to Ottawa Marquette High School. Abingdon-Avon High School is a part of the Prairieland Conference and offers co-ed cross-country, track, and bowling.

Football records

2013-14 8-3 2nd Round State Playoffs
2014-15 10-1 2nd Round State Playoffs
2015-16 3-6
2016-17 0-9
2017-18 7-3 1st Round State Playoffs

Volleyball records

2013-14 21-11 Regional Championship
2014-15 5-21-1
2015-16 6-20-1
2016-17 10-20
2017-18 10-20

Boys basketball records

2013-14 16-11
2014-15 17-13 Regional Championship
2015-16 11-14
2016-17 23-5

Girls basketball records

2013-14 17-13
2014-15 16-15 Regional Championship
2015-16 19-11
2016-17 17-13

Baseball records

2013-14 13-13
2014-15 28-7 Regional Championship
2015-16 27-4 Sectional Championship
2016-17 16-11 Sectional Championship

Softball records

2013-14 12-15
2015-16 14-15
2016-17 10-16 Regional Championship

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abingdon-Avon High Sch. National Center for Education Statistics. July 11, 2020.
  2. Web site: Abingdon-Avon High School. 2024-03-27. Illinois High School Association. en-US.
  3. Web site: Home . d276.net.