Anna High School (Anna, Ohio)
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Shelby County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,910 people, 17,636 households, and 13,085 families residing in the county. The population density was 117 people per square mile . There were 18,682 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Anna High School is a public high school
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....
in Anna, Ohio
Anna, Ohio
Anna is a village in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,319 at the 2000 census.Anna is the location of a Honda Motor Co., Ltd plant that builds the GM L66 engine and Honda J engine....
. It is the only high school in the Anna Local Schools district, which is predominately rural. Agriculture is a major occupation among district residents, with many others working in factory production, retail businesses, and at the Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
Anna Engine Plant. Approximately 60% of the school district's tax revenues are received from Honda, so it is the primary tax contributor in the school district and is crucial to the district's financial stability.
Anna students regularly score above state and national standards on standardized tests and approximately 3/4 of the students pass all parts of the Ohio 9th Grade Proficiency Tests on their first attempt. ACT scores are regularly above the national average.
Anna Schools are leaders in the use of technology in its schools with students regularly using many types of up-to-date technology. The new elementary school was designed with such technology in mind and has the wiring capability built-in to expand on that technology as new developments occur. Both district buildings are networked, have fiber-optic cables connecting the two buildings, have access to the internet, and have access to distance learning. Teachers have access to laptop computers and a plan is underway to expand the use of laptops to students.
A wide range of extracurricular activities is available to students. Whether a student's interests are athletics, dramatics, music, or clubs; there are many excellent extracurricular choices for them.
The Anna Rockets are primarily members of the Shelby County Athletic League, but are football members of the Midwest Athletic Conference
Midwest Athletic Conference
The Midwest Athletic Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in west-central Ohio formed in 1972. The Midwest Athletic Conference is among the elite conferences in the nation...
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Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
– 1972, 1980 - Boys Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
– 1994, 1995 - Girls BasketballBasketballBasketball 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...
– 1981, 2011 - Girls VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
– 2006