Andover High School (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)

Infobox_High School
name = Andover High School


established = 1955
principal = Rob Durecka
location = Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
mascot = Barons
colors = Navy and White
website=http://andover.bloomfield.org

Andover High School is a public high school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA and is part of the Bloomfield Hills School District. The school's current principal is Rob Durecka [Citation| last= | first= | author-link= | year= 2007| title= Andover's administration list| periodical= Adover's Homepage|volume=|url=http://andover.bloomfield.org/administration.html
accessdate=2007-10-18] . The school was founded in 1955.

Andover High School was originally named Bloomfield Hills High School, which opened in the fall of 1931. In 1936, Bloomfield Hills High School had its first graduating class of only eight students. In the fall of 1955, Bloomfield Hills High School moved to its new location, where Andover High School currently stands. The growth in Bloomfield Hills' population caused the city to open another high school called Lahser High School. The school boasts well rounded programs in academics, the arts and sports. The school teams are known as the Andover Barons. Andover has a history of high academic standards. Over 98% of its graduates attend college after graduation, and the actual graduation rate is about 97%. Average SAT scores for Andover are (1233/1600), well above the national average, and help many Andover students attend prestigious universities.

ports

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

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

The Andover swim team was led to 15 state championships (nine boys, six girls) by legendary head coach Mike Lane from when the team started in 1967 until the late 90s. The team also has had hundreds of all-American swimming and academic winners and for a few years held a national high school record in a relay event. During the 8 year championship run, many county, league, state, and national records were broken, with several still standing to this day. Alumni have gone on to swim for IVY league, Big 10, Pac 10, and other schools.

Notable Alumni

* Chad Smith, drummer for the band Red Hot Chili Peppers (dropped out)

* Scott "The Gator" Anderson Radio personality

* Television personality Heather Catallo

* Television personality Paul Gross

* Television personality Joanne Purtan

* Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter Bob Bierne

* Songwriter Dave Barrett ("One Shining Moment")

* Tally Hall members Rob Cantor and Zubin Sedghi

* Dana Jacobson, host of ESPN's "First Take",

* Burt Bacharach's cousin, Joel Kerwin

*Josh Gordon

*Craig Jolly

WBFH Radio Station

Andover High School and Lahser High School share its own nationally recognized radio station, WBFH, or commonly called "The Biff". WBFH was named 2007 Best High School Radio Station in the Country for the 2nd year in a row. Students at the 5th annual John Drury High School Radio Awards won a total of 17 awards in eight categories.

The radio station was initially proposed in 1971 by Lahser teacher Rick Spriska. After several years of studies and planning, the radio station finally broadcasted October 1 1976; it broadcasted at 88.1 MHz with 10 watts of power. Throughout the years the station has undergone many renovations including an entire digital studio.

References

External links

* [http://andover.bloomfield.org Official Site]
* [http://wbfh.fm WBFH website]
* [http://www.andoverswimming.com Official Andover Swim Team Site]