Andover Central High School
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Andover Central High School is a fully accredited public high school
in Andover, Kansas
, serving students in grades 9-12. Andover Central High School is located at the intersection of Central and Andover Road, east of Andover Rd. and south of Central Rd. Class size is small, normally no more than 30 in a class and about 180 in a graduating class. There are approximately 800 students in attendance at Andover Central High School. It is right next to ACMS (Andover Central Middle School) and north of Sunflower Elementary School. The head principal is Cheryl Hochhalter, the asst principal/athletic director is Mr. Doug Carr, and the asst principal/activities director is Mr. Brian Gregoire.
and are classified as a 5A school, the second-largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association
. Throughout its history, Andover Central has won six state championships in various sports. Andover Central has been very productive since its inception in 2001. The varsity
baseball team has had a lot of success with multiple runners-up finishes. Both the boys' and girls' basketball teams have placed second in the state championship. The girls basketball team won the 4A state championship in the 2007-08 season with a 26-0 record and won the 5A state championship in 2010. The boys' golf team has won state three times, occurring in 2003, 2006, and 2009. In 2009, the boys basketball team made it to the state tournament.
High school
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in Andover, Kansas
Andover, Kansas
Andover is a city in Butler and Sedgwick counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,791. Located almost entirely in Butler County, it is part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, serving students in grades 9-12. Andover Central High School is located at the intersection of Central and Andover Road, east of Andover Rd. and south of Central Rd. Class size is small, normally no more than 30 in a class and about 180 in a graduating class. There are approximately 800 students in attendance at Andover Central High School. It is right next to ACMS (Andover Central Middle School) and north of Sunflower Elementary School. The head principal is Cheryl Hochhalter, the asst principal/athletic director is Mr. Doug Carr, and the asst principal/activities director is Mr. Brian Gregoire.
Extracurricular activities
The Jaguars compete in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail LeagueArk Valley Chisholm Trail League
The Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League, more commonly known as the AVCTL, is a multi-division league of member schools of the Kansas State High School Activities Association. The AVCTL comprises 26 3A through 6A public schools located in central and south central Kansas.The league is grouped into...
and are classified as a 5A school, the second-largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
. Throughout its history, Andover Central has won six state championships in various sports. Andover Central has been very productive since its inception in 2001. The varsity
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
baseball team has had a lot of success with multiple runners-up finishes. Both the boys' and girls' basketball teams have placed second in the state championship. The girls basketball team won the 4A state championship in the 2007-08 season with a 26-0 record and won the 5A state championship in 2010. The boys' golf team has won state three times, occurring in 2003, 2006, and 2009. In 2009, the boys basketball team made it to the state tournament.
State Championships
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Winter | Basketball, Girls Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
2 | 2008, 2010 |
| Spring | Golf, Boys Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
3 | 2003, 2006, 2009 |
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
1 | 2009 | |
| Total | 6 | ||