Alpena High School (Michigan)
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Alpena High School is a public high school
for students in grades 9-12 located in the city of Alpena
, Michigan
. For the 2005-06 school year AHS reported an enrollment of exactly 1,600 students. The current school building opened in 1967. There was an addition in 1998-99 where a new wing ("G House") was added, among other renovations. AHS is the only high school serving the Alpena Public Schools
district.
, Gaylord
, Petoskey
, Traverse City Central
, Traverse City West
and Ogemaw Heights
just joing the conference in 2011-12 school year. High Schools in most sports. Swimming
is an exception, and the Wildcats are part of the Independent Swim Conference. School colors are forest green and white. Having an enrollment of 1,600 places AHS within the Michigan High School Athletic Association's highest school classification, Class A. Alpena Football finished with a 2-7 record. Alpena Wildcats hockey has won three state championships (1981, 1987, and 1993), but are currently in a slump, with a 3-21 record in 2008-2009 and a 7-17 record in 2009-2010. The varsity wrestling team sent out two regional qualifiers in the 2009-2010 season. Also of note is the girls cross country team. The girls captured a regional championship on their way to a 19th place finish in the state.
Alpena High had its own daily TV news program
, "AHS News" or "WAHS" until the end of the 06-07 school year. AHS News was filmed during broadcasting class in the mornings. Prior the 2006-07 school year it was filmed at WBKB-TV
, the only local TV station. Also airing on WBKB-TV is Knowledge Bowl, a public-access academic/trivia competition. In 2010, the regionally recognized Alpena Knowledge Bowl team achieved its second consecutive championship in a row, keeping the "Knowledge Bowl" at AHS.
There is also the AHS Leadership class, and they do a lot of the school's behind-the-scenes work, including Prom and Homecoming, as well most of the random jobs that need to get done.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
for students in grades 9-12 located in the city of Alpena
Alpena, Michigan
Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alpena County. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located in the city. The population was 10,483 at the 2010 census...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. For the 2005-06 school year AHS reported an enrollment of exactly 1,600 students. The current school building opened in 1967. There was an addition in 1998-99 where a new wing ("G House") was added, among other renovations. AHS is the only high school serving the Alpena Public Schools
Alpena Public Schools
Alpena Public Schools is a Michigan school district encompassing all of Alpena County and, in Presque Isle County, all of Presque Isle Township and part of Krakow Township...
district.
Academics
Alpena High School offers mathematics courses through Pre-Calculus and AP courses in American Government, World History, American History, Psychology, European History, English Language and English Literature. Students divide their days into five periods, with three different time slots allotted for a lunch period.Athletics
The "Wildcats" compete in the Big North Conference with CadillacCadillac, Michigan
Cadillac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,000. The city is situated at the junction of US 131, M-55 and M-115...
, Gaylord
Gaylord, Michigan
Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman...
, Petoskey
Petoskey, Michigan
Petoskey is a city and coastal resort community in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,080. It is the county seat of Emmet County....
, Traverse City Central
Central High School (Traverse City)
Traverse City Central High School is a public high school in Traverse City, Michigan, located at 1150 Milliken Drive. The principal is Dr. Rick Vandermolen.It is one of three high schools in Traverse City, with over 1,500 students each year...
, Traverse City West
Traverse City West Senior High
Traverse City West Senior High is a public high school in Traverse City, Michigan, located at 5376 N. Long Lake Road. The principal is Joseph Tibaldi, who has been the principal since the school's opening in 1997. The school was originally built as a solution to the overcrowding at Traverse City...
and Ogemaw Heights
Ogemaw County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,645 people, 8,842 households, and 6,189 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 15,404 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...
just joing the conference in 2011-12 school year. High Schools in most sports. Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
is an exception, and the Wildcats are part of the Independent Swim Conference. School colors are forest green and white. Having an enrollment of 1,600 places AHS within the Michigan High School Athletic Association's highest school classification, Class A. Alpena Football finished with a 2-7 record. Alpena Wildcats hockey has won three state championships (1981, 1987, and 1993), but are currently in a slump, with a 3-21 record in 2008-2009 and a 7-17 record in 2009-2010. The varsity wrestling team sent out two regional qualifiers in the 2009-2010 season. Also of note is the girls cross country team. The girls captured a regional championship on their way to a 19th place finish in the state.
Extracurricular
The school newspaper, "The Wildcat", is a member of the High School National Ad Network. The fate of the paper is unknown beyond the 06-07 school year, due to budget issues.Alpena High had its own daily TV news program
News program
A news program, news programme, news show, or newscast is a regularly scheduled radio or television program that reports current events. News is typically reported in a series of individual stories that are presented by one or more anchors...
, "AHS News" or "WAHS" until the end of the 06-07 school year. AHS News was filmed during broadcasting class in the mornings. Prior the 2006-07 school year it was filmed at WBKB-TV
WBKB-TV
WBKB-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Alpena area of Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter south of Hubbard Lake near M-72 in Alcona County. The station can also be seen on Charter channel 10 and...
, the only local TV station. Also airing on WBKB-TV is Knowledge Bowl, a public-access academic/trivia competition. In 2010, the regionally recognized Alpena Knowledge Bowl team achieved its second consecutive championship in a row, keeping the "Knowledge Bowl" at AHS.
There is also the AHS Leadership class, and they do a lot of the school's behind-the-scenes work, including Prom and Homecoming, as well most of the random jobs that need to get done.