Ashland High School (AHS) is the only high school of the Ashland City School District of Ashland, Ohio.
Ashland High School (AHS) is a school of around 1,200 students. Class offerings include 3 foreign languages (Spanish, French, and Latin), a post secondary program and several Advanced Placement (A.P.) courses (including A.P. Chemistry, A.P. Biology, A.P. Calculus, A.P. U.S. History, A.P. Statistics, A.P. English, A.P. Government, and A.P. Environmental Science), as well as a music program which includes 3 Choirs (Concert, Symphonic, and A Capella), two concert bands (concert band and symphonic band), a marching band, two jazz bands, and an orchestra. Ashland High School also publishes the Panorama, a weekly newspaper which has won national awards several times.
One of the more noted annual events is the spring musical. Recent productions include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast, Damn Yankees, Oliver!, Grease, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Curtains, Cinderella, Elton Johns and Tim Rices Aida, and George Gershwins and Ira Gershwins Crazy for You, which took place in February 2014.
As of August 2015, the principal of AHS is Mike Riley. The school teams are called the "Ashland Arrows" and school colors are orange and black.
Athletics
Ashland High School has a long tradition in sports, especially baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, football and golf. The boys varsity golf teams have the only state championships recorded in school history, in 1962 and 1998. The boys and girls golf teams advanced to the OHSAA Division 1 State Golf Championships in 2008 and the girls team returned to the championships in 2009 where senior Rachel Thompson received medalist runner-up honors.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys' Golf â€" 1962, 1998
Clubs
- Academic Teamâ€"Teams of students compete in a game of trivia from every subject from history to math to science to the "just plain weird."
- Mock Trialâ€"Ashland's Mock Trial team is one of the more successful programs at Ashland High School, advancing to the state competition every year for the past 11 years.
- History Clubâ€"Founded by two history teachers, Mrs. Graham and Miss Nixon, History Club brings in speakers and encourages students to get involved with history.
- Latin Clubâ€"The AHS Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League (NJCL), promoting higher understanding of Latin language, history and culture.
- Drama Clubâ€"Students in Drama Club put on three major productions a year including a fall play, the previously mentioned spring musical, and a spring play. The lighting and sound for the plays are generally done by students while they are hired out for the musical. The drama club also goes on trips to see shows being performed in the area. Students recently attended the Ashland University production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
- While not a club, the annual Fall Follies and Spring Battle of the Bands are also always huge hits. Many students come to watch their peers, teachers, and administration perform live on stage. All types of pieces are performed ranging from student originals to the AHS Jazz Band. The lighting, sound, and special effects for these shows are also designed and run by students.
- The National FFA Organization- Ashland FFA Chapter (FFA) -- The Ashland FFA is one of the oldest chapters in Ohio. Founded in 1928 They do several fund raisers throughout the year, including a citrus sale and strawberry sale.
Notable alumni
- Ernest Cline â€" Novelist and Screenwriter.
- Johnny Roseboro â€" former MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators)
- Tim Seder â€" former National Football League player with the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars
- Robert Springer â€" NASA astronaut; http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/springer-rc.html
Notable faculty members
- Dan Fuller â€" former All-American football player. At the end of his college career he received free-agent tryouts with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers.
- Rich Wasowski â€" Author of numerous CliffsNotes, English teacher, producer of the annual musical.
- Barry Fortune(Retired) â€" Journalism/English teacher and adviser of The Panorama, the school's award-winning newspaper that produces the only color weekly high school newspaper in America.
References
External links
- Official site of school
- "Ashland University Guide"
