Affton High School
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Affton High School is located in unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri
. Located in Affton, Missouri
, AHS is part of the Affton School District
which is headquartered at the Affton School District Administration Building on Mackenzie Road.
The current high school building was built on a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) plot in 1955. A classroom and cafeteria addition was added in 1958. Ninth grade students were temporarily moved to McKenzie School in the fall of 1958, back to the Senior High in 1959, and into a new ninth grade center at Gaunt School, after an addition was finished in 1961. The terra cotta cougar and bronze school seal, located in the lobby, were donated by the Classes of 1961 and 1962, respectively. An addition was added in 1963, and in 1965 a bond issue was passed to provide the high school with an auditorium, pool, library and additional classrooms. The "pod" area of the high school was added in 1969. Ninth grade students were moved back to the high school after the Gaunt school was closed in 1978.
Prior to the start of the 2002/03 school year, new science labs were added to the science classrooms. In addition, business computer labs, FACS classrooms, Science classrooms and administrative offices were upgraded. This work was made possible by the passing of Proposition A in 2000. A new student commons addition was built on to the existing cafeterias and opened for the 2004-05 school year. The commons was made possible by a generous million dollar donation by Affton High School alumni Bill ('63) and Nancy ('65) Thompson. A new athletic complex, which included a new football field, bleachers, all-weather track and lights made their debut at the start of the 2004/05 school year, due to actor John Goodman,a former student.
Scenes from the 2009 movie Up in the Air
were filmed at Affton High School.
On August 12, 2010, the original high school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all...
. Located in Affton, Missouri
Affton, Missouri
Affton is an unincorporated inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, the community had a total population of 20,307.-Geography:...
, AHS is part of the Affton School District
Affton School District
The Affton School District is in Affton, Missouri a municipality of St. Louis County.It is headquartered at the Affton School District Administration Building on Mackenzie Road...
which is headquartered at the Affton School District Administration Building on Mackenzie Road.
History
The first high school classes in Affton were offered in 1930, and were housed in the basement of the former McKenzie School, that now serves as the Administrative Offices of the District at 8701 Mackenzie Road. The first section of the original Affton Senior High School building, which was later named W.F. Gaunt High School, was constructed in 1936 at 8520 Mackenzie Road, and 1937 marked the first class to graduate from the new high school. The building is currently the Sanders Work Activity Center.The current high school building was built on a 22 acres (89,030.9 m²) plot in 1955. A classroom and cafeteria addition was added in 1958. Ninth grade students were temporarily moved to McKenzie School in the fall of 1958, back to the Senior High in 1959, and into a new ninth grade center at Gaunt School, after an addition was finished in 1961. The terra cotta cougar and bronze school seal, located in the lobby, were donated by the Classes of 1961 and 1962, respectively. An addition was added in 1963, and in 1965 a bond issue was passed to provide the high school with an auditorium, pool, library and additional classrooms. The "pod" area of the high school was added in 1969. Ninth grade students were moved back to the high school after the Gaunt school was closed in 1978.
Prior to the start of the 2002/03 school year, new science labs were added to the science classrooms. In addition, business computer labs, FACS classrooms, Science classrooms and administrative offices were upgraded. This work was made possible by the passing of Proposition A in 2000. A new student commons addition was built on to the existing cafeterias and opened for the 2004-05 school year. The commons was made possible by a generous million dollar donation by Affton High School alumni Bill ('63) and Nancy ('65) Thompson. A new athletic complex, which included a new football field, bleachers, all-weather track and lights made their debut at the start of the 2004/05 school year, due to actor John Goodman,a former student.
Scenes from the 2009 movie Up in the Air
Up in the Air (film)
Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name, written by Walter Kirn. The story is about a corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham and his travels...
were filmed at Affton High School.
On August 12, 2010, the original high school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Notable Alumnus
- John GoodmanJohn GoodmanJohn Stephen Goodman is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993, and for appearances in the films of the Coen brothers, with prominent roles in Raising...
, actor - Derek BlasbergDerek BlasbergDerek Blasberg is a fashion writer, editor and New York Times best selling author.Blasberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating the salutatorian of Affton High School’s class of 2000, he moved to New York City to attend New York University...
, fashion writer and New York Times best selling author - Ronald W. Melicher, PhD, distinguished professor University of Colorado Leeds School of Business
- Steven R. Meyer, CSM, Walmart