Atlantic High School (commonly known as AHS) is a rural

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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

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. 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

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during the

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and was listed on the

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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

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