Service High School Explained

Robert Service High School
Streetaddress:5577 Abbott Road
City:Anchorage, Alaska
Zipcode:99507
Country:USA
District:Anchorage
Ceeb:020004
Principal:Allen Wardlaw
Grades:912
Mascot:Cougar
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Staff:69.66 (FTE)
Ratio:22.04
Enrollment:1,535 (2018–19)[1]
Colors:Green and gold

Robert Service High School is a public high school in Anchorage, Alaska. It had an enrollment of 1,779 students as of August 2, 2016.[2] Serving grades 9 through 12, the school was named for the poet Robert W. Service.[3] Part of the Anchorage School District, the school opened in 1971 and was the last of four high schools built by the district (its lineal predecessor, the Anchorage Independent School District) within a decade. Service High originally operated as Service-Hanshew; as was the case common within Anchorage during that time, junior and senior high schools shared a single building. Included in the case with other junior-senior high schools in Anchorage, a separate structure was built to educate the junior student body and referred as Hanshew Middle School in the period of the 1980s oil glut. This is located approximately two miles west of Service along the Lake Otis Parkway. The school completed a partial renovation in 2005. The official school colors are green and gold, and its mascot is the cougar. Service High School's current principal is Allen Wardlaw.[4]

Demographics

The ethnic and gender demographics for Service High School during the 2013-14 year were the following:[5]

EthnicityPercentage (%)
American Indian /Alaska Native8
Asian12
Black4
Hawaiian Native /Pacific Islander2
Hispanic11
White49
Two or More Races14
GenderPercentage (%)
Male52
Female48

A total of 34% of the school was categorized as economically disadvantaged as measured by the number of students who qualified for a free or reduced price lunch.[5]

Accreditation

Service High School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and participates in sports and extramural activities sponsored by the Alaska School Activities Association.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Service High School. National Center for Education Statistics. October 6, 2020.
  2. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/SchoolEnrollment/2015SchoolEnrollment.pdf
  3. Web site: About Us – Anchorage School District. District. Anchorage School. service.asdk12.org. August 3, 2016.
  4. Web site: Our Schools / Educational Options . November 27, 2022 . www.asdk12.org.
  5. Web site: Service High School Student Body. U.S. News & World Report. November 26, 2016.
  6. Web site: McCormack . Peggy . March 1, 2022 . Miss America Emma Broyles pays a visit to her alma mater in Anchorage . March 3, 2022 . Alaska's News Source . en.
  7. News: January 10, 2015. Legislative Guide 2015. 7. Juneau Empire. Morris Communications. August 2, 2017.
  8. http://service86.net/index.php/classmates/graduating_class/ Robert Service High School reunion class of 1986 – Graduation
  9. Web site: US Biathlon Bio Jeremy Teela. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827233027/http://www.usbiathlon.org/winterteam/BioJT05.pdf. August 27, 2016.
  10. "Legislative Guide 2015", p. 12