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

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. 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
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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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to study at the

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) won the award in 2003, and

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) won it in 2008. One Andover alumnus won the

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), in 2012 for excellence in the sciences.

Sports

State Championships Men's Soccer * 1978 - State Champions Men's Track * 1937 - State Runner-Up * 1938 - State Champions * 1939 - State Champions * 1944 - State Runner-Up * 1948 - State Champions * 1949 - State Runner-Up * 1992 - State Runner-Up Men's Golf * 1952 - State Runner-Up * 1962 - State Runner-Up * 1980 - State Champions * 1992 - State Champions Men's Tennis * 1991 - State Runner-Up * 1992 - State Runner-Up * 1997 - State Champions * 1999 - State Runner-Up * 2002 - State Champions * 2004 - State Champions * 2005 - State Champions * 2006 - State Runner-Up * 2009 - State Runner-Up Men's Swimming and Diving * 1984 - State Runner-Up * 1986 - State Champions * 1987 - State Runner-Up * 1990 - State Champions * 1991 - State Champions * 1992 - State Champions * 1993 - State Champions * 1994 - State Champions * 1995 - State Champions * 1996 - State Champions * 1997 - State Champions Women's Swimming and Diving * 1980 - State Champions * 1981 - State Champions * 1982 - State Champions * 1983 - State Champions * 1984 - State Champions * 1985 - State Runner-Up * 1986 - State Champions

Notable alumni

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Lahser High School Lahser High School was a high school in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan, near Bloomfield Hills and in Greater Detroit. It was a part of Bloomfield Hills Schools. The school was opened in 1967.Alex Winston Alexandra Leigh Winston (born September 28, 1987) is an American indie music, indie pop rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Biography Alex Winston grew up just outside Detroit. She is classically tr ...

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''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
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