Albany High School (Georgia)

Albany High School
The front entrance of Albany High as seen from Residence Avenue, prior to renovations
Address
801 W Residence Ave Albany, Georgia United States
Information
Type	Public secondary
Motto	"You just can't hide that Indian pride"
Established	1886
Closed	June 2017
Oversight	Dougherty County School System
Principal	Rodney Bullard
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	878 (2016-2017)
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Orange and green
Mascot	Indians and Squaws
Yearbook	Thronateeska
Distinctions	A Georgia School of Excellence
Website	docoschools.org/schools/albanyhigh.htm

Albany High School was a four-year secondary school located in Albany, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Dougherty County School System. The school educates students in grades 9-12.

Albany High School was established in 1886 after H.M. McIntosh, editor of the Albany News and Advertiser, initiated a campaign to raise the funds necessary to erect the school. It was the first high school in the county.

Two years after the school opened, it was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. Classes were temporarily held in the town courthouse while the academy was rebuilt.

After student enrollment rapidly increased during the first two decades, overcrowding led to expansion until a building was built in 1908. Located at the intersection of Monroe Street and Society Avenue, it contained ten classrooms. In 1925, the high school moved to 1000 North Jefferson Street. In the fall of 1954 the school shifted to its current building on Residence Avenue. In the fall of 1999, a Magnet Honors Program was added to the curriculum.

On June 6, 2017, the Dougherty County School System voted to close the school.

The boys' basketball team has been coached by Archie Chatmon for more than 30 years, during which time he has accrued a winning 56%.

Coach Chatmon has appeared in two State Championship games, losing twice to their cross town rival Westover in 1990 and 1993.

The school won one State Championship in 1959.

The 1996 team was considered the best team in school history. The team went 22-0 in the regular season but was swept in a best of 3 by Hardaway in the first round of the AAA State Playoffs.

Hugh Mills Stadium is used by all four public high schools: the Albany Indians (now closed), Dougherty Trojans, Monroe Tornadoes, and Westover Patriots football and track teams. It is also the host of the girls' state track meet for all five GHSA classifications. When it was constructed, the stadium was dedicated to Hugh M. Mills, the school's principal from 1923-1925. The stadium is located near the school, at 601 North Van Buren Street.

Albany High was the only school in the Dougherty County School System to have an on-site football stadium; because of this, all the high schools in Dougherty County use Hugh Mills as a home field. To alleviate confusion during games between schools, signs are posted at each of the entrance gates to designate the home team. If the three schools have home games on the same weekend, games are played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.