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Andover High School
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80 Shawsheen Road Andover, Massachusetts 01810 United States |
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Coordinates | 42°39′26″N 71°09′18″W / 42.6571°N 71.1551°WCoordinates: 42°39′26″N 71°09′18″W / 42.6571°N 71.1551°W |
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Type | Public |
School district | Andover Public Schools |
Superintendent | Dr. Sheldon H. Berman |
Principal | Mr. Philip T. Conrad |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Number of students | 1,738 |
Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
Color(s) | Navy Blue and Gold |
Athletics conference | Merrimack Valley Conference (MVC) |
Mascot | Golden Warriors |
Team name | Andover Golden Warriors |
Rival | Central Catholic High School |
Average SAT scores | 566 verbal 581 math 562 writing 1709 total (2015-2016) |
Newspaper | Warrior Weekly |
Website | http://www.aps1.net/AHS/index.htm |
Andover High School (formerly Punchard High School) is a high school in the town of Andover, Massachusetts. Andover High School's principal is Mr. Philip T. Conrad. It is the only public high school in the Andover Public Schools district.
The school has a Media Center/Library located in the center of the school and a cafeteria located toward the north-west side of the school. Additionally, the building houses two gymnasiums, which are used as Andover town voting facilities. The largest gymnasium is an add-on to the school building made after the completion of the main construction.
It is also the location of the J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, an auditorium that seats 1,200 people. It is home to the AHS Drama Guild, whose recent productions include Guys & Dolls (2016), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2015), In the Heights (2015) Rent: School Edition (2010), The Farnsworth Invention (2010), Sound of Music (2009), Brighton Beach Memoirs (2009), A Chorus Line (2008), and Titanic: The Musical (2007).
"Andover High School is a nationally recognized school, committed to providing students with the knowledge, skills and qualities necessary to be successful in a diverse society" <
Andover High School offers a variety of activities for students. There are over 60 clubs that meet after school ranging from dance to UNICEF, Amigos Unidos to academic clubs.