Airline High School Explained

Airline High School
Motto:	"Valor Unconquered"
Streetaddress:	2801 Airline Drive
Zipcode:	71111
Country:	United States
Type:	Public secondary school
Superintendent:	Mitch Downey
Principal:	Justin James
Teaching Staff:	92.50
Enrollment:	1,888^[1]
Enrollment As Of:	2019–20
Ratio:	20.41
Nickname:	Vikings
Yearbook:	Valhalla
Colors:	Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and White

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
• Todd Walker, former Major League Baseball player^[8]
• Alan Wheat, politician^[9]
• BJ Ryan, former Major League Baseball player

External links

• School website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Airline High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 27, 2021.
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Red Chute CDP, LA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-03-09. - Compare with the school attendance boundary.
3. Web site: Airline High School Attendance Zone Map. Bossier Parish School Board. 2024-03-09. - Compare with the CDP map. Map indicates Bossier City boundaries.
4. News: Ryan Gatti running for Louisiana Senate seat. 21 December 2015. Minden Press-Herald. 26 August 2015.
5. Web site: About Ryan. rayangatti.com. March 30, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160507064859/http://www.ryangatti.com/about/. May 7, 2016.
6. Web site: Josh Hagins College Stats . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.
7. Book: Benson. Michael. 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. 2007. Taylor Trade Publishing. 9781461734789. 21 December 2015.
8. News: Lesko. Ron. Twins 8, White Sox 7. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313034035/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19757135.html. dead. 13 March 2016. 21 December 2015. AP Online. 13 June 1998.
9. Book: Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. 2008. Government Printing Office. 9780160801945. 21 December 2015.