Ashe County High School is a
public school
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of secondary education for grades 9–12 located in
West Jefferson, North Carolina, US. ACHS is situated in the extreme northwestern portion of the state. It is the only high school in the
Ashe County Schools
Ashe County Schools is a PK– 12 graded school district serving Ashe County, North Carolina. The system, which once had as many as 66 school buildings as late as the 1930s, now manages six schools serving 3,297 students as of the 2010–2011 sch ...
system.
History
The school was established in 1999, when the county consolidated its three high schools. Previously, high school students in Ashe County attended either Ashe Central High School in
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, Beaver Creek High School in
West Jefferson, or Northwest Ashe High School in
Warrensville. The average class size is 15–18 students.
Performance
Student performance exceeds the
North Carolina
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state average in all tested areas. The 84% graduation rate exceeds the state's 70% average.
[North Carolina Report Card](_blank)
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Awards
Math Teacher Carmen Wilson was named North Carolina Teacher of The Year in 2001–2002.
In 2008, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Ashe County High School among the top 1500 public high schools in the country, placing it in the Bronze category, among the 18,000 schools reviewed.
Ashe County High School won the 2012 NC Spirit of Sport Award from the NCHSAA (North Carolina High School Athletic Association).
In 2015, Keanna Triplett, an English teacher, was named the Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Curriculum
Ashe County High School offers a full selection of courses in several areas, supported by the following departments:[ACHS Courses 2007–2008](_blank)
Extracurricular activities
Marching Band
The Husky Vanguard Marching Band was one of 25 bands representing 17 states nationwide at the 2006 Toyota Gator Bowl
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in Jacksonville, Florida
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. The band also performed at the 2002 Nokia Sugar Bowl
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in and the 2004 FedEx Orange Bowl
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in Miami, Florida
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. In 2008, the Marching Band performed at the BCS Championship game in New Orleans, Louisiana. There, the group competed with nine other bands from many eastern states and won the title of "Best in Class." Over several years, the Husky Vanguard Marching Band has won numerous awards and titles.[ACHS Band](_blank)
Sports
Ashe County is in the Northwestern 3a/4a Conference, starting 2021–22. Prior to the 2021–22 school year, Ashe County competed in the Mountain Valley 1a/2a conference. Teams compete in the following sports:
*Baseball
*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Football
*Golf
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track & Field
*Volleyball
*Wrestling
The school was 1a/2a Mountain Valley Conference football champions in 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 and 2021 and men's MVAC basketball champions in 2009–10 and 2020–21. Women's basketball were the Mountain Valley Conference regular season and tournament champions in 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and regular season tri-champions in 2020.
References
External links
ref>Ashe County Schools – district website
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Educational institutions established in 1999
Public high schools in North Carolina
Schools in Ashe County, North Carolina
1999 establishments in North Carolina