Andover High School was a public high school in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County,

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and in Greater Detroit. It was a part of the Bloomfield Hills School District. The school's final principal was Rob Durecka. The school teams were known as the Andover Barons. In 2010, the decision was made to merge Andover and Lahser High schools and build a single high school on the current Andover property. In 2013 it was merged into

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, which is located on the former Andover campus.Home
" Bloomfield Hills High School. Retrieved on July 30, 2013. "Bloomfield Hills High School Main Campus 3456 Lahser Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302" The new combined high school opened in the fall of 2015.

History

Andover High School, originally named Bloomfield Hills High School, opened in the fall of 1931. It presided on Vaughan Road, built on land donated to the district by

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. In 1936, Bloomfield Hills High School had its first graduating class of only eight students. Due to the expanding population growth in the area, a larger school was necessary. This came into fruition in 1955 when Bloomfield Hills High School moved to its new location on Andover Road. However, sizing again became a problem, only this time a new school was built. In 1967, it was renamed Andover High School, as a second high school, Lahser, opened in the district. The two schools merged in 2013 to become the new Bloomfield Hills High School.

Academics

Over 98% of Andover's graduates attended college after graduation, and the actual graduation rate was about 97%. Average SAT scores for Andover were (1233/1600), above the national average. Two Andover alumni have won the

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) won the award in 2003, and

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) won it in 2008. One Andover alumnus won the Goldwater Scholarship, Andrew Zureick (

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), in 2012 for excellence in the sciences.

Sports

State Championships

Men's Soccer * 1978 Men's Track * 1938 * 1939 * 1948 Men's Golf * 1980 * 1992 Men's Tennis * 1997 * 2002 * 2004 * 2005 Men's Swimming and Diving * 1986 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 Women's Swimming and Diving * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1986

Notable alumni

* Colin Kroll, Founder of

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, President of Harvard University * Richard Bernstein, Michigan Supreme Court Justice * Lisa Brown, Michigan state representative *

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(moved to Lahser High School where he graduated in 1980) * Alex Winston, musician

''The Andover Shield''

''The Andover Shield'' was Andover High School's award-winning newspaper. In recent years, the newspaper and its staff have won many MIPA awards and was first honored with a Spartan award in 2007.

References

External links

Official SiteWBFH websiteOfficial Andover Swim Team SiteOfficial Andover Robotics Team SiteThe Andover Shield Newspaper Website
{{authority control Public high schools in Michigan Schools in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan Educational institutions established in 1955 Educational institutions disestablished in 2013 1955 establishments in Michigan 2013 disestablishments in Michigan High schools in Oakland County, Michigan