Auburn High School is a public high school in Auburn, Alabama, enrolling 1135 students in grades 10-12. It is the only high school in the Auburn City School District. Auburn High offers technical, academic, and International Baccalaureate programs, as well as joint enrollment with Southern Union State Community College and Auburn University. Auburn High School has been rated by Newsweek, US News and World Report, and the Wall Street Journal as one of the top public high schools in the United States. ^[1] Public is of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; opposed to private; as, the public treasury, a road or lake. ... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... Nickname: The Loveliest Village on the Plains Location in Lee County, Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Lee County, Alabama Mayor Bill Ham, Jr. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... The Auburn City School District or Auburn City Schools is the school district of Auburn, Alabama. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ... Southern Union State Community College is a public, two-year college located in Wadley, Alabama, USA. Southern Union offers academic, technical, and health science programs to the east-central Alabama region. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ...

Academics

Auburn High School is a comprehensive secondary school along the classic American model. As such, Auburn High offers a diverse curriculum including traditional high school academic subjects, advanced academic classes, music and art, and programs in business and marketing, agriscience, industrial systems technology, and engineering. All students at Auburn High take a basic academic core including English, Social Studies, Science, and Math courses. A broad selection of elective courses are offered, and students may elect to major in one of four areas: Arts and Humanities, Business and Marketing, Engineering and Industrial Systems Technology, and Health and Human Services. Majors are offered in Graphic Design, Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Theatre, Photography, Art, Business Administration, Accounting, Communications, Construction, International Studies, Industrial Systems Technology, Agriscience, Pre-Engineering, Military Science, and Health Science. ^[2] Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Marketing is a social and managerial function that attempts to create, expand and maintain a collection of customers. ... Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Social studies is the study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social science subjects in primary and secondary schools in North America. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Incorrect shortening of Mathematics. ...

Auburn High School awards three diploma endorsements indicating advanced study in a particular field, as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Auburn High offers nearly 30 college-level Advanced Placement, Technical Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses for college credit. Students are also provided access to college courses at nearby Auburn University and Southern Union State Community College. ^[3] A diploma (from Greek diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ... Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ... Southern Union State Community College is a public, two-year college located in Wadley, Alabama, USA. Southern Union offers academic, technical, and health science programs to the east-central Alabama region. ...

Classes at Auburn High are arranged in a unique combination block/alternating day schedule in which four 90 minute classes are offered each day. Some classes meet every day for one semester, while others alternate every other day for the whole year.^[4] An academic term is the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ...

Achievements and accolades

An aerial photo of Auburn High School.

Auburn High was ranked the 77th best public high school overall and 28th best non-magnet public high school in the nation by Newsweek in May 2006, one of the top 100 public high schools in the nation by the Associated Press based on Advanced Placement test scores, the 125th best public high school in the United States by the US News and World Report and the second best educational value in the Southeast by SchoolMatch, as reported in the Wall Street Journal. ^[5] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1335x1096, 223 KB) Summary Aerial photo of Auburn High School. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1335x1096, 223 KB) Summary Aerial photo of Auburn High School. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

Some 90% of Auburn High graduates go on to post-secondary education, with on average 5% of the senior class earning National Merit Finalist or National Achievement Finalist status. A full quarter of AHS graduates receive academic scholarships to colleges and universities ranging from local schools such as Auburn University and Georgia Tech to national schools such as Duke, Rice, Chicago, Vanderbilt, and the University of Virginia. In 2006, seventy-eight seniors received 167 scholarships worth $4.2 million to 68 different colleges in 27 states. Recent AHS graduates attend MIT, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale.^[6] A National Merit Finalist is a recipient of an award from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ... Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech, is located in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. With over 16,000 students, Georgia Tech is one of four public research universities in the University System of Georgia. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The school, founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, moved to Durham in 1892. ... Lovett Hall William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art, is a private, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas near the Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, MapúaTech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States of America. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the private university in Philadelphia. ... Yale redirects here. ...

History

Beginnings

Auburn High was originally started as a private frontier school in 1837, less than three years after the Auburn area had been opened to settlement.^[7] A two-story frame school building was constructed in 1838, and in the early 1840s a separate male academy had been spun off of the school.^[8]. With the school for males solidly established, and most of the secondary students now being female, in 1843 the school was named the Auburn Female College.^[9] Look up private in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... // United States In the United States, the frontier was the term applied to the zone of unsettled land outside the region of existing settlements of Americans. ...

The Auburn Female College attracted hundreds of boarding students to Auburn in the 1840s and 1850s, from as far as Lowndes County and Georgia, largely in part of it offering a complete secondary education to women (including ancient and modern languages, literature, mathematics, and musical arts) at the same academic level of that given to men.^[10] The school was rechartered as a Mason school in 1852, becoming the Auburn Masonic Female College. ^[11] // Events and Trends Technology First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February... // Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... Lowndes County is a county of the State of Alabama. ... The Masonic Square and Compasses. ...

Throughout the 1850s, the school flourished. The school physical plant was expanded to include a chapel with the largest auditorium in eastern Alabama and a fully equipped chemistry laboratory. ^[12] Faculty members included John M. Darby, a scientist who wrote his own textbooks for his students, including a Textbook of Chemistry and Botany of the Southern States, which was the earliest compilation of flora in the South, and William P. Harrison a Methodist theologan who was eventually appointed Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.^[13] The school was especially strong in language offerings, with students in 1861 able to take classes in Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German, and Italian.^[14] The Auburn Masonic Female College also hosted speakers and debates among some of the era's greatest luminaries, most notably an 1860 debate over secession which included William Lowndes Yancey, Alexander Stephens, Benjamin Harvey Hill, and Robert Toombs.^[15] Simplified schematic of an islands flora - all its plant species, highlighted in boxes. ... Historic Southern United States. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογια, logia, words, sayings, or discourse) is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and gods. ... The election of William Linn as Chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Continental Congresses of each days proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. ... Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity. ... William Lowndes Yancey (August 10, 1814 - July 27, 1863), American political leader, son of Benjamin Cudworth Yancey, an able lawyer of South Carolina, of Welsh descent, was born near the Falls of the Ogeechee, Warren County, Georgia. ... Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was Vice President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. ... Benjamin Harvey Hill (September 14, 1823 – August 19, 1882) was a U.S. Representative, U.S. senator and a Confederate senator from the state of Alabama. ... Postbellum photograph of Robert A. Toombs. ...

The Masons relinquished control back to the community in the late 1850s, returning the name to Auburn Female College. By the early 1860s, the school began admitting boys to the secondary division. ^[16]

Auburn High School, 1929.

When the Civil War began in 1861, virtually the entire male junior and senior classes of the school, as well as much of the faculty joined Confederate military units, particularly, the 37th Alabama Regiment.^[17] As the "principal teacher", W.F. Slaton, was also a major in the regiment, classes in Auburn stopped for the remainder of the war. The regiment was captured at Corinth, Mississippi, and exiled to the Johnson's Island prisoner of war camp in Lake Erie. While imprisoned there, Slaton held the school's classes in the camp. Notably, the African American Union guards, who were prohibited by law from attending school in their native Wisconsin, were invited to join the classes, making Auburn High one of the first Southern schools to integrate, some 90 years before Brown v. Board.^[18] Image File history File links Auburn-high-1929. ... Image File history File links Auburn-high-1929. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President... Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ... The Battle of Corinth II was a United States Civil War battle fought from October 3 - October 4, 1862 in Corinth, Mississippi. ... Johnsons Island was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate officers captured during the American Civil War. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Lake Erie (pronounced ) is the eleventh largest lake on Earth[2] and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... In this map:  Union states prohibiting slavery  Union territories  Border states on the Union side which allowed slavery  Kansas, which entered and fought with the Union as a free state after the Bleeding Kansas crisis  The Confederacy  Confederate claimed and sometimes held territories During the American Civil War, the Union... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Historic Southern United States. ... Children at a parade in North College Hill, Ohio Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). ... George E.C. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, and James Nabrit, congratulating each other, following Supreme Court decision declaring segregation unconstitutional Brown v. ...

Upon the end of the war, students and teachers returned back to Auburn, but economic hardships in the aftermath of the war and Reconstruction left the school closed for several years. // Reconstruction was the process in US history, 1863–1877, that resolved the issues of the American Civil War when both the Confederacy and its system of slavery were destroyed. ...

From private college to public high school

Around 1870, the school reopened in the building formerly occupied by the male academy, though with substantially lower enrollment than the two decades prior.^[19] The school retained the name "Auburn Female College", despite admitting both boys and girls.^[20]

The next few decades were difficult ones for the school. State funding was practically non-existent until the late 1870s, and the town's economic condition was poor, making it difficult to support the school.^[21] Whereas, prior to the war in 1855, the secondary division enrolled 110 students, in 1889 "Auburn High School"--the school's new name, acquired in the 1880s--enrolled fewer than 20.^[22]

In 1892, Auburn University (then the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College) decided to admit women. However, since the college only admitted women with junior standing, Auburn High added two more years of classes beyond the secondary level (equivalent to freshman and sophomore college classes) for women. With this addition, the name of the school was yet again changed to the Auburn Female Institute.^[23] Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women at the same school facilities. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ...

An Auburn High School agriculture class, 1926.

In 1899, a new, two-story school was built for Auburn High.^[24] In 1908, the school dropped the post-secondary program and became "Auburn High School" once more.^[25] Around 1910, Auburn High fielded its first basketball team, and by 1915, its first football squad.^[26] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1222x912, 144 KB) An Auburn High School (Auburn, Alabama) agriculture class, February 1926. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1222x912, 144 KB) An Auburn High School (Auburn, Alabama) agriculture class, February 1926. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The ball used in American football has a pointed oval shape, and usually has a large set of stitches along one side. ...

Modern era

In 1914, Auburn High became the flagship high school for the county and was officially renamed Lee County High School, though "Auburn High" remained the common name of the school. That same year, the school relocated from the 1899 building to a new structure on Opelika Road.^[27]

In the period between 1910 and 1920, Auburn High changed from an academy of the classic 19th century model, focusing on philosophy and ancient languages, to a comprehensive high school offering vocational and technical courses in addition to the academic offerings.^[28] In 1925, Auburn High became one of the first high schools in the state to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[29] Over the next two decades, Auburn High developed its modern extracurricular face, forming band, choir, and other programs, as well as diversifying occupational classes.^[30] A new school building was constructed in 1931, and in 1956, the school was officially renamed Auburn High School again.^[31] 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional accreditor for over 13,000 public and private educational institutions ranging from preschool to college level in the Southern United States. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1961, the City of Auburn created its own school system, with Auburn High as the new district's high school. In 1966, the school moved to the current campus, organized as a "Freedom of Choice" school designed to promote desegregation. In 1971, Auburn High merged with nearby Drake High to complete its integration.^[32] 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Desegregation is the process of ending racial segregation, most commonly used in reference to the United States. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Children at a parade in North College Hill, Ohio Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). ...

The last three decades have been marked with rapid growth of the school. Five major additions have been made to Auburn High since the original construction in 1966, and in 2004 the school was changed from housing grades 9-12 to housing grades 10-12. In 1997, Auburn High added an International Baccalaureate program, with the first IB diplomas awarded in 1999.^[33] 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). ...

Extracurricular organizations

The 1929 Auburn High School football team.

Auburn High School offers a full slate of academic clubs, athletic teams, and service organizations. Offerings include A Club; Advocacy Club; Anchor Club; Anime Society; BEST Robotics; Color Guard/Honor Guard; DECA (Organization); Diamond Dolls; Drill Team; English Honor Society; Environmental Club; Family, Career, Community Leaders of America; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Film Appreciation Society; French Club; French Honor Society; Future Business Leaders of America; Future Farmers of America; Future Teachers of America; German Club; German Honor Society; Government Club; Interact Club; Judicial Club; Junior Civitan; Key Club; Math Team; Mu Alpha Theta; Multicultural Club; National Art Honor Society; National Honor Society; Pep Club; Raider Team; Rifle Team; Scholars' Bowl; Science Club; Science Olympiad; Skills USA; Spanish Club; Spanish Honor Society; Student Council; Student Outreach for Christ; The Sheet; Theatre Center Stage; and Tiger Ambassadors.^[34] Image File history File links Auburn-high-football-1929. ... Image File history File links Auburn-high-football-1929. ... DECA (formerly the Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship. ... Mission The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a not-for-profit organization that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. ... The Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, is an international Career and Technical Student Organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. ... FFA was originally an acronym for Future Farmers of America, but in 1988 the association, in an effort to broaden its potential membership beyond youth working in modern American agriculture changed the name of the organization from Future Farmers of America to National FFA Organization and simply referred to as... The logo of Key Club International Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students in the United States of America. ... Mu Alpha Theta is a national mathematics honor society with over 65,000 student members in more than 1,400 schools worldwide. ... The NHS Logo Started in 1921, the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students in the United States and across the world. ... Official logo Science Olympiad is a primarily American elementary, middle school, or high school team competition that requires knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. ...

Athletics

Auburn High School offers 11 men's and 10 women's varsity sports, all in the large school (6A) classification of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA). Auburn High has one of the strongest overall athletic programs in the state, having placed in the top ten of the 6A All-Sports rankings every year since 1995, and ranking in the top four for the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years. Auburn High has won a total of 32 state championships since recordkeeping began in the 1950s. Auburn High traditionally has powerhouse programs in men's basketball, men's and women's track, men's golf, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's soccer.^[35] The word varsity can refer to several things. ... The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) was founded in 1921, is a private agency organized by its member schools to control and promote their athletic programs. ...

Football

Auburn High's football team competes in Region 3 of class 6A along with Central High of Phenix City, Dothan, Enterprise, Northview High of Dothan, Opelika, Russell County, and Smiths Station.^[36] Auburn High has become somewhat of a pipeline to the NFL--since 2004, Auburn High has produced more All-Pro NFL players than any other high school. AHS alumni in the NFL include Marcus Washington of the Washington Redskins, Osi Umenyiora of the New York Giants, and Demarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys.^[37] Image File history File links Auburn-high-football. ... Image File history File links Auburn-high-football. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Phenix City is a city located mostly in Russell County, Alabama, and partly in Lee County. ... Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... The Pro Bowl is the National Football Leagues all-star game. ... Marcus Cornelius Washington (born October 17, 1977) is an American football linebacker for the NFLs Washington Redskins. ... For other uses, see Redskins (disambiguation). ... Osi Umenyiora (born November 16, 1980 in London, England) is an American Football player (defensive end) for the New York Giants. ... For the current season, see 2006 New York Giants season. ... Demarcus Ware (born July 31, 1982 in Auburn, Alabama) is an American football defensive end/linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He was selected with the 11th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft out of Troy State University. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames The Boys, Americas Team Team colors Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Metallic Silver Blue, and White Head Coach Currently Vacant Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones Mascot Rowdy [1] League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969...

Auburn High's football team has a long history, dating back to 1915, with an overall record since 1926 of 417-326-30, and has traditional rivalries with Opelika, Central, Lanett, and Valley High Schools. The Auburn High football squad has finished the season unbeaten on four occasions (1923, 1925, 1934, and 1952), all prior to the establishment of statewide playoffs. Auburn High has once been ranked first in the state (October 1967), and proceeded deepest into the playoffs in 2001, when the team reached the semifinal round. AHS has won the region, area or conference championship on sixteen occasions; in 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1990, and 2004..^[38] Image File history File links 33kryus_th. ... Image File history File links 33kryus_th. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ...

Auburn High plays at 10,000 seat Duck Samford Stadium. Football broadcasts can be heard on WAUD AM 1230.^[39] // WAUD AM 1230 is the oldest radio station in Auburn, Alabama, going on the air in 1947. ...

Basketball

Auburn High's men's basketball team has a rich tradition as a powerhouse program. Auburn High won the 6A state championship in 2005, and was state runner-up in 1924, 1987, 1991, and 1996. The team is coached by 24-year veteran Frank Tolbert, who has amassed a 535-241 record.^[40] Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...

Auburn High plays at the 1,500 seat Auburn Fieldhouse on the Auburn High campus. Basketball broadcasts can be heard on WAUD AM 1230..^[41] // WAUD AM 1230 is the oldest radio station in Auburn, Alabama, going on the air in 1947. ...

Golf

Auburn High's men's golf program has in recent years become one of the school's strongest sports. AHS has won each of the three last 6A championships (2004, 2005, 2006), and returns the nucleus of the 2006 squad for 2007. AHS girls' golf has also been strong, having placed in the top five in the state twice in the last five years.^[42] Greg Norman on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ...

Auburn High's official home course is Indian Pines Golf Course, though the Auburn University Club and Robert Trent Jones' Grand National are often used as home courses. Robert Trent Jones, Sr. ... The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt handicap horse race in the United Kingdom. ...

Track and field

Traditionally Auburn High's most laureled sport, Auburn High's six track family sports--men's and women's outdoor track, men's and women's indoor track, and men's and women's cross country--have amassed twenty state championships. AHS men's outdoor track squad has won seven seven AHSAA titles and has placed in the top 10 at the state track meet each of the last five years.^[43] AHS women's outdoor team won a state title in 1986, and has also placed in the top 10 at state each of the last five years.^[44] Men's indoor track has won four state titles, and men's cross country has won the state crown six times.^[45] Prior to the creation of the AHSAA, Auburn High won the Alabama Interscholastic Track and Field Meet in 1921 and 1923.^[46] Image File history File links Auburn-high-track. ... Image File history File links Auburn-high-track. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...

Swimming and diving

Auburn High has always had a competitive swimming program, with a particular strength in developing divers. AHS divers have won nine state championships since 1988, and have helped the Lady Tigers to four top five finishes in the last five years at the state meet.^[47] Swimming is a technique that humans and animals use to move through water using only movements of the body, often for exercise, fun and competition. ... Diving refers to the sport of acrobatically jumping or falling into water. ...

Auburn swims at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center.

Band

The Auburn High School Marching Band.

The Auburn High School Band has been rated one of the top high school concert bands in the United States. The AHS Band was awarded the Sudler Flag of Honor by the John Philip Sousa Foundation as the top high school concert ensemble in the United States, Canada, and Japan in 1988. The Auburn High Band has also been placed on the "Historic Roll of Honor of Distinguished High School Concert Bands in America" as a band which as attained "unusual levels of achievement nationally and which [is] considered to be of historical importance and influence to the nation's high school concert band programs." The concert band has an all-time ratings record of 330-4-0-0-0, and has received less than a perfect rating only three times since 1946, and has received perfect ratings in from all judges since 1974. The Band has twice performed for the Music Educators National Conference, and in 1996 became the first high school band ever invited to perform for a College Band Directors National Association Conference. ^[48] Image File history File links Auburn_high_school_band. ... Image File history File links Auburn_high_school_band. ... A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, or wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family. ... Sudler Flag is presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation annually to a high school band which has been presenting an excellency in music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Music Educators National Conference (MENC), founded in 1907, is an American organization for music educators that provides professional development and advocacy. ...

Auburn High School's jazz ensemble, the Lab Band, has received similar honors. The Lab Band was named one of the top ten high school jazz bands in the United States in 1974, and in 1978 performed on the National Association of Jazz Educators "Project II" album as one of "The Nation's Most Outstanding Jazz Bands". Since then, the Lab Band has an all-judges record of 126-2-0-0-0, and has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.^[49] Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... Poster designed by Keith Haring The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland. ...

Science Olympiad

The Auburn High School Science Olympiad team has been the dominant team in Alabama over the past two decades. Auburn's Science Olympiad team has placed either first or second in the state 18 out of the past 21 years, with participants winning hundreds of gold, silver, and bronze medals. Official logo Science Olympiad is a primarily American elementary, middle school, or high school team competition that requires knowledge of various science topics and engineering ability. ...

Campus

A map of the Auburn High School campus.

Auburn High is situated on 42 acres (0.18 km²) in the east-central part of Auburn. The school is designed in a campus-style setting, with nine detached buildings separated by outdoor walkways and courtyards spread out over 70% of the campus area. The campus contains 94 academic classrooms, a 1250 seat auditorium, a 1500 seat competition gym (the Auburn Fieldhouse), six tennis courts, a baseball field (Sam Welborn Field), a track, cafeteria, library, multi-media room, small auditorium, practice gym, and physical education fields. Off-campus athletic facilities include 10,000 seat Duck Samford Stadium, the Auburn Softball Complex, and the James E. Martin Aquatic Center.^[50] Image File history File links Auburn_high_campus_map. ... Image File history File links Auburn_high_campus_map. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ... Empty tennis courts. ... One of a number of cafeterias at Electronic City campus, Infosys Technologies Ltd. ... A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, institution, or private individual. ... Physical instruction at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, RI, 1917 In most educational systems, physical education (PE), also called physical training (PT) or gym in less progressive settings, is a course in the curriculum which utilizes learning in the cognitive, affective and psycho motor domains in a play...

Technology

Auburn High School is in the initial stages of the Auburn City Schools' 21st Century Learning Initiative. As part of this initiative, every classroom will be equipped with a digital smartboard, and the entire campus will be covered by a wireless network. Starting in the 2007-2008 school year, every student at Auburn High will be provided with a laptop computer which will be theirs to use both in school and at home. The initiative also provides considerable training for teachers in integrating this technology into instruction.^[51] What is a SMARTboard? It is an Interactive_whiteboard that is connected to a computer and a data projector. ...

Student body

Auburn High School graduation.

Due in part to its proximity to a major research university, Auburn High School has a relatively diverse student body for the area. One-quarter of Auburn High's enrollment is African-American, one-tenth is of Asian descent, and the remainder is mostly white. Roughly half were born outside of Alabama, and one in ten students is from outside the United States. Due to the influence of nearby Auburn University, almost 15% of students are children of Auburn University faculty or administrators. Image File history File links Auburn-high-commencement. ... Image File history File links Auburn-high-commencement. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... An African American (also Afro-American or Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Asian people. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ...

The Auburn High student body is economically diverse as well, with 25% of enrolled students eligible for federal free or reduced lunch programs. At the same time, substantial numbers of new students transferring into the district have family incomes double or more of the regional average.^[52]

Traditions

Mascot

Auburn High's mascot is the tiger. The tiger was chosen because of its association with Auburn in Oliver Goldsmith's 1770 poem The Deserted Village. The first line of the poem is "Sweet Auburn! Loveliest village of the plain", while a later line describes Auburn as, "where crouching tigers wait their hapless prey." A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... Binomial name Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution of tigers in 1900 (red) and 1990 (green) Synonyms Felis tigris Linnaeus, 1758 Tigris striatus Severtzov, 1858 Tigris regalis pink, 1867</large> Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four big cats in the Panthera genus. ... Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730(?) – April 4, 1774) was an Irish writer and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-naturd Man (1768) and She Stoops... Battle of Chesma, by Ivan Aivazovsky. ... Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730(?) &#8211; April 4, 1774) was an Irish writer and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), his pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770) (written in memory of his brother), and his plays The Good-naturd Man (1768) and She...

Auburn High's costumed mascot is Samford, an anthropomorphic tiger. Samford was created in 1995 and named for three symbols of the school--Samford Avenue, which runs by the school; Duck Samford Stadium, Auburn High's football stadium; and Samford Hall, the most prominent building in Auburn. Kari Pierce was the first Samford in 1995.^[53]

Alma Mater

Our alma mater, Auburn High

We love to roam thy halls.

Where knowledge grows and friendship glows

Within thy dear old walls.

You showed us how to make our way

With steadfast faith in thee,

To live aright from day to day

In truth and loyalty.

We offer you our song of praise

As days go drifting by.

We'll always cherish memories

Of dear ole Auburn High.

– Words and music by George Corradino and the Auburn High School Glee Club, 1955

Fight Song

The Auburn High School fight song is "Hooray for Auburn". At football games, it is played after a touchdown.

Hooray for Auburn! Hooray for Auburn!

Someone in the crowd is yelling "Hooray for Auburn!"

One, two, three, four; Who you gonna yell for?

Auburn, that's who!.

– Music by Tommy Goff, 1961, words adapted from a public domain cheer.

Auburn High's secondary fight song, "Glory, Glory to Ole Auburn" was Auburn High's fight song before "Hooray for Auburn" was written in 1961, and is played after a successful PAT conversion. Image File history File links Hooray_for_Auburn. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... In American and Canadian football, the extra point, point after touchdown, or PAT is the act of lining up to kick, as in a field goal, immediately following a touchdown. ...

Glory, glory to ole Auburn!

Glory, glory to ole Auburn!

Glory, glory to ole Auburn!

A - U - B - U - R - N

– to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic The Battle Hymn of the Republic is a patriotic anthem written by Julia Ward Howe for the United States during the American Civil War as a replacement for the words to the marching song John Browns Body. ...

An earlier fight song, "We're Loyal to You, Auburn High", was used from the 1920s through the 1940s.^[54]

Yearbook

Auburn High's yearbook is The Tiger. The Tiger has been published each year since 1945, and is produced by students on the yearbook staff.^[55] A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually as a report or summary of statistics or facts. ...

Newspaper

The journalism classes at Auburn High print a monthly newspaper, the AHS Free Press. The Free Press and its two predecessor student newspapers, the AHS Chronicle and the Tiger News have been published since the early 1950s. An earlier paper, the Young Ladies' Mirror, was published by students in the 1850s.^[56] Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting news regarding current events, trends, issues and people. ...

Notable alumni

• William J. Samford (1864) - Governor of Alabama
• William Spratling (1917) - Silversmith and artist
• Joe Beckwith (1973) - Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ted Vives (1982) - Composer
• Man or Astro-man? (1980s) - Surf punk band
• William Chen (1988) - Winner in 2 2006 World Series of Poker events
• Ace Atkins (1989) - Author, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist
• James Fukai (1992) - Guitarist, Trust Company
• Mark Spencer (1995) - President/CEO, Digium, creator of Asterisk PBX
• Marcus Washington (1996) - NFL football player
• Osi Umenyiora (1999) - NFL football player
• Demarcus Ware (2001) - NFL football player

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External Links

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Notes

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3. ^ Ibid., 4-5, 11-13.
4. ^ Auburn High School Student Handbook, 2006-2007, Retrieved July 8, 2006.
5. ^ Kantrowitz and Wingert, "America's Best High Schools, 2006", 50-54. The non-magnet ranking was taken by eliminating schools from the 2006 Newsweek list which used selective processes for admission. Hausman, "School Expenses".
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7. ^ Columbus Enquirer, February 22, 1838; William W. Rogers et al., Alabama: The History of a Deep South State (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1994), 90-91, 138; John Peavy Wright, Glimpses into the Past from My Grandfather's Trunk (Alexander City, Ala.: Outlook Publishing Company, 1969), 4.
8. ^ Mary Reese Frazer, Early History of Auburn (S.l.: s.n., 1920), 3; Ann Pearson, "Sweet Auburn! Loveliest Village of the Plain" in Alexander Nunn, ed., Lee County and Her Forebears (Montgomery: Herff Jones, 1983), 61; Mollie Hollifield, Auburn: Lovliest Village of the Plain (S.l.: s.n., 1955), 72.
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11. ^ "Ratifying Incorporation of Masonic Female College", Alabama Historical Quarterly 18 (Summer 1956), 150-151.
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