Albuquerque High School is a

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near

Downtown Albuquerque Downtown Albuquerque is the central business district of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is where a significant number of the city's highrise buildings are located, and is the center of government and business for the Greater Albuq ...

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, United States. It is a part of the

Albuquerque Public Schools Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, APS is the largest of 89 public school districts in the state of New Mexico. In 2010 it had a total of 143 schools with some 95,000 students, ...

district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,741. AHS was named the 43rd best high school in the state of New Mexico by ''U.S. News & World Report''. The school is directly adjacent to the Early College Academy, a college prep magnet school that excels in student-guided education. Albuquerque High School also runs an evening school to help students get ahead.

History

The school's origin can be traced back to the Albuquerque Academy (not to be confused with the present

Albuquerque Academy Albuquerque Academy is an independent, co-educational day school for grades 6-12 located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest

founded in 1955).

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started the Albuquerque Academy in 1879 on the east side of the old plaza. Thus were the beginnings of what was to become Albuquerque High. 27 students enrolled. In 1881; the academy moved to the new town into an adobe building on Lead between Third and Fourth. In 1882, it moved again, this time to Silver between Fifth and Sixth. The Academy was run by a seventeen-member board of trustees composed of business and professional men whose chief purpose seemed to be to give the town as good a school as possible. In 1890 the academy moved into a new building at Central and Edith, where the public library is now located, and it operated there until 1891 when the city received the power to levy taxes for school funds. The whole operation was then taken over by the city, and Professor Hodgen was appointed the new city superintendent of schools.Albuquerque High School website
/ref> The school moved to the corner of Broadway and Central in 1914, which still stands today and is referred to as

Old Albuquerque High School The Old Albuquerque High School is the historic former campus of Albuquerque High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is located in the Huning Highlands neighborhood and is protected by the city as a historic landmark. It is located on the nor ...

. It moved to its present location in the

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neighborhood in 1974.

Athletics

AHS competes in the

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(NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 5. In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. In addition to Albuquerque High School, the schools in District 5-6A include

West Mesa High School West Mesa High School (WMHS) is a public senior high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, located on the city's West Mesa. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools. The school colors are scarlet, royal blue and white, and their mascot is t ...

Rio Grande High School Rio Grande High School is a public high school located in South Valley, New Mexico, United States, with an Albuquerque postal address. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system. Athletics RGHS competes in the New Mexico Activities As ...

, Valley High School and Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.

''La Reata''

''La Reata'' is the name given to the official Albuquerque High School yearbook. Its first edition was printed in 1909. It was not until 1917 that the school began to teach printing, and in 1918 the first student-produced ''La Reata'' was printed. The 2013 edition was the 104th volume. ''La Reata'' is housed in the Albuquerque High School library but copies can also be found online.

''The Record'' of Albuquerque High School

''The Record'', the official Albuquerque High School student newspaper, is the oldest high school student publication in the state of New Mexico. It is published monthly and covers important school, regional, and national events, in addition to features, reviews, and opinion pieces relevant to students. For the 2009-2010 school year the paper was in its ninety-second volume. ''The Record'' operates its own website, independent of the Albuquerque High School website.

Notable alumni

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, author * Soledad C. Chacón, first female Secretary of State of New Mexico, and the first Hispanic woman elected statewide * John K. Davis, former Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps * Olivia Gatwood, poet *

John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...

, jazz pianist and founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet * Billy Jenkins, professional football player *

Charles Moskos Charles Constantine Moskos, Jr. (May 20, 1934 – May 31, 2008) was a sociologist of the United States military and a professor at Northwestern University. Described as the nation's "most influential military sociologist" by ''The Wall Street Jour ...

, sociologist * Alberto Sanchez, better known as musician

Al Hurricane Alberto Nelson Sanchez (July 10, 1936 – October 22, 2017), known professionally as Al Hurricane, was an American singer-songwriter, dubbed "The Godfather" of New Mexico music. He released more than thirty albums, and is best known for his contr ...

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, actor * Kenny Thomas, professional basketball player *

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, Champ Car driver, Four-time Indy 500 winner *

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, entertainer * E. S. Johnny Walker, US Congressman

References

External links

Official site

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