Andover High School (Massachusetts)

Andover High School (formerly Punchard High School, The School at Punchard, or Punchard Free School) is a secondary school in the town of Andover, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only public high school in the Andover Public Schools district.[4] The school's administration is headed by Caitlyn Brown,[5] the principal, and is overseen by interim Superintendent of Schools Claudia Bach[6]

For the college preparatory school in Andover, see Phillips Academy Andover.
For the regional technical/vocational secondary school in Andover, see Greater Lawrence Technical School.
Andover High School
Andover High School
Address
80 Shawsheen Road

Andover
,
Massachusetts
01810

United States
Coordinates42.6571°N 71.1551°W / 42.6571; -71.1551
Information
School typePublic secondary school
Established1854[1] (As Punchard Free School), 1968[2] (Current Facility)
School districtAndover Public Schools
NCES District ID2501950
SuperintendentClaudia Bach
CEEB code220025
NCES School ID250195000045
PrincipalCaitlin Brown
Teaching staff124.56 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Number of students1,782 (2017–18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio14.31[3]
Color(s)Navy Blue and Gold
   
Athletics conferenceMerrimack Valley Conference (MVC)
MascotGolden Warrior
Team nameAndover Golden Warriors
NewspaperWarrior Weekly
Communities servedTown of Andover
Websitehttp://www.aps1.net/AHS/index.htm

Campus

Overview

As of June 2020,[5] The Andover High School campus comprises one central academic facility, housing several classrooms, laboratories, health center and administrative offices. Connected to its northwest side[7] is the J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, an auditorium that seats 1,203[8] people and is used for both school and town functions. To the southeast,[7] two indoor athletic facilities abut the academic center (the Dunn Gymnasium[9] and the Field House[10]) alongside central locker rooms and athletic offices and storage. 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, just south of the Collins Center.

Outdoor athletic fields

Andover's campus contains 4 fields (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest) and 1 stadium[11] for athletic use.[5][7] The northeast and northwest fields are divided by the main artery roadway off of Shawsheen road. The northwest field contains 1 baseball diamond and dugouts respectively. The south-most portion of the northwest field contains a hill, disqualifying that portion of the field from most athletic uses, however, is commonly used for sledding in the winter seasons.[12] The northeast and southeast fields are generally flat and each contain baseball and softball diamonds respectively. The southwest field is the smallest, by area, and is primarily used only by the physical education classes for outdoor activity.

Immediately northeast[7] of the Dunn Gymnasium, there are accommodations for up to seven tennis matches.

The Eugene V. Lovely Memorial Field is Andover's outdoor football stadium. It was formerly used for the high school's commencement[13] but was then abandoned due to size limitations as the school's population rose. The stadium is primarily used by Andover's football team, the Golden Warrior's. In addition to bleachers and a turf field,[14] there is a one-mile track, and accommodations for field activities for track-and-field teams. Along the east side of the field, there are locker room facilities, along with a building used for the sales of concessions. The Eugene V. Lovely field is located to the far south of the school's campus, and abuts the parking lot off of Red Spring road.[7]

Parking

The Andover High School campus facilitates parking and traffic patterns for students and faculty. To the far north, immediately adjacent to Shawsheen Road, a portion of the West Middle School parking lot is allocated for student parking. Additional student allocations include a lot immediately north of the tennis courts, along Moraine Street, and in the parking lot to the south of the Eugene V. Lovely field, abutting Red Spring Road.[7] Faculty parking is accommodated in lots adjacent to the J. Everett Collins Center and to the south of the field house. [15]

Andover Youth Services Skate Park

The Town Of Andover's Youth Services manages a skate park at the east side[7] of the school's campus. According to their website, "since 1998, the Andover Community Skate Park has given people of all ages the opportunity to enjoy a dynamic atmosphere, fueled by creativity, dedication and passion. The Youth Services and the Skate Park staff are committed to ensuring a safe and positive environment for people of all ages and abilities."[16]

Plans for renovation

Since October of 2018, the Andover School Committee has held sub-committee meetings regarding the state of facilities at the High School. Citing overcrowding and outdated facilities, the town sought monetary allocations from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA),[17] however, eventually voted for more pressing renovations at other district schools. As of June 2020, the town is still discussing options for school improvement.[9][18]

Student life

Andover High School offers a variety of activities for students.

Sports are also offered at Andover High School for both men and women. Offered year round, the sports vary from Track and Field to Swimming and Diving as well as Volleyball and much more. The teams compete in the Merrimack Valley Conference. The teams, whose mascot is a golden eagle, are styled as the Golden Warriors.

The Andover boys' basketball team received press in November 2011 for a sexually explicit soggy biscuit hazing scandal.[19]

Performing arts programs, including a drama guild, show choir, other vocal ensembles, marching band and orchestra are facilitated in the J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts.[20][21]

Demographics

According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2019–2020 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Andover High School (Massachusetts) are as follows:

Total number of enrolled students: 1,795
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 124.2
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 14.5:1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2019–2020)[4]
Race Enrolled Pupils* % of District
African American 38 2.1%
Asian 336 18.7%
Hispanic 113 6.3%
Native American 5 0.3%
White 1,265 70.5%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander 0 0%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 39 2.2%
Total 1,795 100%

* Number of enrolled pupils calculated based on total number of students in district and reported percentage, rounded to nearest whole student.

Enrollment by Gender[4]
Gender Pupils Enrolled Percentage
Male 848 47.24%
Female 946 52.7%
Non-Binary 1 0.06%
Total 1,795 100%
Enrollment by Grade[4]
Grade Pupils Enrolled Percentage
9 455 25.35%
10 427 23.79%
11 455 25.35%
12 424 23.62%
SP* 34 1.89%
Total 1,795 100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12[22]

Notable alumni

References
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  2. DiNisco, Kenneth F (16 October 1989). Andover Public Schools Physical Plant Assessment / Phase II. Memorial Hall Library: Andover School Committee. p. 264.
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  4. "Andover Public Schools - Schools". Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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  6. "Superintendent's Office Andover Public Schools - Official Website". www.aps1.net. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  7. Google (10 June 2020). "Andover High School Facilities Map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. "J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts". www.collins-center.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. Writer, Kelsey Bode Staff. "Andover High is old; renovations will be costly". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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  11. "Eugene V. Lovely Memorial Field". Foursquare. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  12. "Places to Go Sledding in Andover". Andover, MA Patch. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  13. The Andover Center for History and Culture (7 June 1978), The one-hundred nineteenth Commencement Exercises of the Andover High School, 2019.088.1, p. 1
  14. Cruz, Education Notebook Gabriella. "AHS plays first home game on new turf field". The Andover Townsman. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  15. "2019 AHS Traffic Plan Update | Andover Public Schools - Official Website". www.aps1.net. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  16. "Andover Youth Services - www.andoveryouthservices.com". www.andoveryouthservices.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  17. "Data and Presentations | Andover Public Schools - Official Website". www.aps1.net. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
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  19. Andover students ‘disgusted’ by hazing incident Archived December 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-11-30
  20. "Andover Vocal Music Program | Andover Public Schools - Official Website". www.aps1.net. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  21. "Andover High School Drama - About Us". www.andovertheatrearts.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  22. "Profiles Help-About the Data". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  23. Brian Messenger (June 26, 2008). "Keys to the town for Michael Chiklis: Andover's own TV bad boy to be honored tomorrow". The Andover Townsman Online. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  24. Tim Lima (July 31, 2014). "Classmates cheer kind, hard-working Arthur T. Demoulas; Embattled Market Basket ex-CEO called 'just one of the boys'". The Andover Townsman Online. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  25. Barry Scanlon. "After a brilliant amateur career, Andover's Rob Oppenheim has set his sights on the PGA Tour". North Shore Golf and Tennis. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  26. "Andover's Ryan Hanigan Signs Extension With Reds". CBS Boston. March 14, 2011.
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