Alexandria Senior High School is a

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secondary school located in

Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the prin ...

, United States. The school serves about 1,300 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Rapides Parish School Board district. Alexandria Senior High (commonly referred to as "ASH") first opened in fall 1969. A few months before it opened, a makeshift student council was elected by the local junior and senior high school students that would be joining to create ASH's student body. This advisory board acted as a Student Council until one could be elected. During its first meeting, the council selected the school colors of purple and gold. The Council went on to choose its mascot, the Trojan. In the 2010–2011 school year, Alexandria Senior High was the second largest school in Rapides Parish.

Athletics

The high schools sports teams, the ASH Trojans, are members of LHSAA. ASH compete's in the LHSAA's top classification, Class 5A, starting in August 2013. The Trojans competed in the second highest classification, 4A, from 1991 to 1992 through 2012–13, when the school was reclassified into 5A, the highest classification. ASH is currently a member of District 2-5A with Rapides Parish rival Pineville, along with Natchitoches Central, Ouachita, Ruston, West Monroe and West Ouachita. Sports offered:

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, swimming (boys and girls), golf, cross country, soccer (boys and girls), powerlifting (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls), tennis (boys and girls),

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

, boys' and grils'

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(outdoor and indoor), cheerleading, band (Drumline), archery and danceline.Alexandria Senior High School
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Alexandria Senior High School principals

Since 1969, ASH has had nine principals: *R. Raymond Bamburg - 1969-1983 *Aubrey Sanders - 1983–1990, 1991–1994 *Lyle Hutchinson - 1990–1991, 1994–1998 *Rita Guinn - 1998 - 2000 *Joe Moreau - 2001 - 2007 *Billy Albritton - 2007–2010 *Duane Urbina - 2010–2017 *Jonathan Garret - 2017–2019 *Jody Goodman- 2019–present

Notable alumni

Chris Boniol Christopher Donald Boniol (born December 9, 1971) is a former professional American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears. He won Super Bowl XXX with the Cow ...

(Class of 1990),

placekicker * DJ Chark (Class of 2014), American football wide receiver *

Demar Dotson Demar Dotson (born October 11, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Southern Mississippi. Professional career Tampa B ...

(Class of 2004), American football player * Nic Harris (Class of 2005), American football

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, ...

* Craig Nall (Class of 1997), American football

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

Juan Pierre Juan D'Vaughn Pierre (born August 14, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000–2013 for the Colorado Rockies, Florida/Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ch ...

(Class of 1995), professional baseball player * Lamar White Jr. (Class of 2000), blogger and political activist * Rachel Ball (Class of 2019), vlogger

References

External links

Alexandria Senior High School website
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ASH American football website
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