Atlantic High School (commonly known as AHS) is a rural
public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
in
Atlantic, Iowa
Atlantic is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Iowa, United States, located along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 6,792 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 7,257 population in 2000.
History
Atlantic was founded ...
, United States, and serves students in grades nine through twelve. It is a part of the
Atlantic Community School District
Atlantic Community School District (ACSD) is a public school district headquartered in Atlantic, Iowa. The district is mostly in Cass County and also occupies parts of Audubon and Pottawattamie counties. The district serves Atlantic and Marn ...
, which serves Atlantic and
Marne Marne can refer to:
Places France
*Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine
*Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river
* La Marne, a commune in western France
*Marne, a legislative constituency (France)
Nethe ...
. The AHS mascot is the Trojans and their colors are black and gold.
The old high school building, now used as the middle school, was built in 1937 as part of the
Public Works Administration
The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recove ...
during the
Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...
and was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2002.
The school's sole notable alum is Todd A. Hensley, a district associate judge for Iowa's Third Judicial District.
Athletics
The Trojans compete in the
Hawkeye 10 Conference in the following sports:
Fall Sports
*Cross Country (boys and girls)
*Football
*Volleyball
*Swimming (girls)
Winter Sports
*Basketball (boys and girls)
*Bowling
*Wrestling (boys and girls)
*Swimming (boys)
Spring Sports
*Golf (boys and girls)
*Soccer (boys and girls)
*Tennis (boys and girls)
*Track and Field (boys and girls)
Summer Sports
*Baseball
*Softball
See also
*
List of high schools in Iowa
This is a list of high schools in the state of Iowa. You can also see a list of school districts in Iowa. Where the high school information is on the school district page, the link below will direct you to the district page.
Adair County
* AC/ ...
References
External links
School website
School buildings completed in 1937
Atlantic, Iowa
Public high schools in Iowa
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
National Register of Historic Places in Cass County, Iowa
Moderne architecture in Iowa
Public Works Administration in Iowa
Schools in Cass County, Iowa
1937 establishments in Iowa
{{Iowa-school-stub