Ankeny High School Explained
Ankeny High School |
Principal: | Daniel Johnson |
Superintendent: | Erick Pruitt |
Street: | 1155 SW Cherry St |
City: | Ankeny |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 41.7194°N -93.6053°W |
Grades: | 10–12 |
Team Name: | Hawks |
Publication: | The Talon |
Rival: | Ankeny Centennial |
Website: | http://ahs.ankenyschools.org/ |
Ratio: | 16.88 |
Faculty: | 79.79 (FTE) |
Enrollment: | 1,347 (2022–23)[1] |
Conference: | Central Iowa Metro League |
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.
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] !Sport!Year(s)Baseball | 1992, 2012 |
Basketball (boys) | 1995, 2020 |
Basketball (girls) | 1978, 1980, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Cross country (boys) | 1969 |
Football | 1997, 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 |
Softball | 1977, 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 |
Volleyball | 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2020 |
Wrestling | 1971 | |
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
- Dennis Albaugh, businessman[13]
- Jase Bauer, college football player[14]
- Dennis Gibson, football player[15]
- Pat Dunsmore, football player[16]
- Joel Lanning, football coach[17]
- Paul Rhoads, football coach[18]
- Benj Sampson, baseball player[19]
- Todd Sears, baseball player[20]
- Colton Smith, wrestler and martial artist [21]
- Matthew Whitaker, attorney[22]
- Connie Yori, basketball coach[23]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Ankeny High School. National Center for Education Statistics. March 19, 2024.
- News: Half a Century . October 5, 2020 . Des Moines Tribune . Newspapers.com . May 28, 1964.
- Web site: Press: New Ankeny high school merges modern energy, design features . Prairie Trail . Des Moines Register . October 5, 2020 . August 24, 2010.
- News: Lageschulte . Melanie . Educators' input seen in new high school's design . October 5, 2020 . Des Moines Register . Newspapers.com . Gannett.
- Web site: Norvell . Kim . Waukee's second high school to open in 2021 . Des Moines Register . Gannett . October 5, 2020 . May 9, 2016.
- Web site: Stahl to build pair of school additions in Iowa . RE Journals . October 5, 2020 . May 22, 2020.
- Web site: Goodwin . Corey . Iowa high school football: Here are the tentative CIML schedules for the 2020 season . Des Moines Register . Gannett . October 5, 2020 . August 11, 2020.
- Web site: Super 25 girls' basketball rankings . USA Today . May 20, 2005 . October 18, 2011.
- Web site: Ankeny High . Iowa High School Sports . October 5, 2020.
- Web site: SCC: Viewing School - Ankeny High School . Show Choir Community . October 5, 2020.
- Web site: Miller . Jessica . School Board Blocks Choir From Picking Name . Patch . October 5, 2020.
- Web site: VerHeest . Megan . Watch This: Ankeny's Visual Adrenaline Performs at FAME Show Choir Nationals in Orlando . Patch . October 5, 2020 . March 23, 2013.
- Web site: #468 Dennis Albaugh – The World's Billionaires 2009 . Forbes . February 13, 2009 . October 18, 2011.
- Web site: Jase Bauer, Ankeny, Quarterback. 247Sports. July 1, 2021. July 2, 2024.
- Web site: Dennis Gibson NFL.com Profile.
- Web site: Pat Dunsmore NFL.com Profile.
- Web site: Joel Lanning coaching profile. cyclones.com. October 12, 2018. February 4, 2019.
- Web site: Holm . Dan . Rhoads joins Ankeny’s Hall of Honor . Des Moines Register . Gannett . October 5, 2020 . March 2, 2015.
- Web site: Holm . Dan . Hall of Famer Sampson regrets leaving Ankeny early . Des Moines Register . Gannett . October 5, 2020 . January 29, 2017.
- Web site: Holm . Dan . Ryan Sears joins his brother in Iowa Basketball Hall of Fame . Ankeny Fanatic . October 5, 2020 . March 10, 2018.
- Web site: Colton Smith UFC Profile.
- Web site: Trump names Iowa native Matt Whitaker acting attorney general after Sessions resigns.
- Web site: Sehnert . Walt . Ex NU Coach Connie Yori . McCook Gazette . October 5, 2020 . May 9, 2016.