Andalusia High School Explained

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Andalusia High School
Motto:	That's Why
Type:	Public secondary
Principal:	Ray Wilson
Teaching Staff:	32.51 (FTE)
Ratio:	15.29
Enrollment:	497 (2022–23)^[1]
Grades:	9-12
Ceeb:	010080
Streetaddress:	122 Sixth Avenue
City:	Andalusia, Alabama
Zipcode:	36420
Country:	United States
District:	Andalusia City School System
Colors:	Cardinal and white
Nickname:	Bulldogs
Yearbook:	Memolusia

Andalusia High School is a high school in Andalusia, Alabama, founded in 1899.^[2] The school colors are cardinal and white and the school mascot is the bulldog.

History

Andalusia High School was housed in the Church Street School from 1923 to 1941.^[3]

In 2018, the school's football stadium and auditorium were renovated, costing $12 million.^[4]

Demographics

AHS is 63 percent white, 33 percent black, two percent Asian, and one percent of students identify as a part of two or more races.^[5]

Athletics

The AHS baseball team won a state championship in 2018.^[6] In 1996, with a record of 32–4, the AHS Boys basketball team won a state championship in basketball and the AHS girls won in 2002. In 2022, the AHS American football team won their first state championship for the first time in 42 years.

Notable alumni

• Jackie Burkett, former NFL player. He transferred to Choctawhatchee High School after his sophomore season.^[7]
• Robert Horry, former NBA player and seven-time league champion.^[8]
• Nico Johnson, NFL player and college football coach^[9]
• Mike Jones, member of the Alabama house of representatives
• Ethan Wilson, MLB player^[10]

External links

• Andalusia City Schools Website.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andalusia High School. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
2. News: Wilson . Sue . Remember When: The History of AHS . 23 June 2024 . The Andalusia Star-News . 25 October 2019 . en. from the time the school was established around 1899..
3. Web site: Gerlach . Michele . Preserving the history . . June 10, 2019.
4. Web site: Henry . Bryan . Andalusia High School football stadium renovation near completion . . June 10, 2019.
5. Web site: Andalusia High School Student Body . . June 10, 2019.
6. Web site: Andalusia's Wilson: Winning state 'best feeling in the world' . . June 10, 2019.
7. Web site: Heist . Bob . Jackie Burkett: Former football great loses battle with leukemia . . March 31, 2019.
8. Web site: Basketball legend Robert Horry talks about the NBA, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Andalusia . Birmingham Times . March 31, 2019.
9. Web site: Dutton . Josh . Nico joining ULL coaching staff . . March 31, 2019.
10. Web site: Andalusia's Wilson: Winning state 'best feeling in the world'. Montgomery Advertiser. May 16, 2018. February 22, 2021.