Abilene High School (Abilene, Kansas)

Infobox School
name = Abilene High School


established =
type = Public Secondary
district = USD #435
grades = 9-12
principal = Dr. Mike Ford
faculty = 39
staff = 32
enrollment = 517
enrollment_as_of = 2007-08 [ [http://www3.ksde.org/cgi-bin/list_dist_stats?org_no=D0435&qpa_attend=99999&bldg_enrlmt=2008&bldg_misc_enrlmt=99999&so66_transport=99999&bldg_voced=99999&so66_weight=99999&so66_certpers=99999&so66_noncert=99999&bldg_staff=99999&qpa_staffdev=99999&so66_vacancy=99999&bldg_cohort=99999&bldg_dropouts=99999&bldg_graduates=99999&qpa_satis=99999&qpa_satis6=99999&qpa_crime=99999&qpa_expuls=99999&qpa_suspens=99999&qpa_violence=99999&qpa_advmath=99999&qpa_advsci=99999&qpa_algmast=99999&so66_dates=99999&school_ct=99999 Kansas Department Of Education] , accessed September 30, 2008]
grade9 = 143
grade10 = 133
grade11 = 128
grade12 = 113
mascot = Cowboys , Cowgirls
colors = Orange & Brown colorbox|rgb(255,128,0) colorbox|rgb(108,0,0)
location = 1300 N Cedar St Abilene Kansas 67410
country = USA
homepage = [http://techlab.abileneschools.org/ahs/ Abilene High School]
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Abilene High School is a 4 year public high school located in Abilene in Dickinson County, Kansas, as part of Abilene Unified School District #435. The current building serves approximately 500 students from the city itself as well as several miles outside the city limits.

History

Activities

Athletics

Abilene High School participates in multiple sports for both boys and girls in the Fall, Winter, and Spring sports seasons. The boys teams are collectively referred to as the Cowboys while the girls are referred to as the Cowgirls. The CowboysCowgirls mascot was chosen as a direct reflection of the history of Abilene as a cattle stop at the end of the Chisholm Trail, and the men and women who braved the long journey of the old days.

Abilene High School competes as a member of the class 4A North Central Kansas League (NCKL) of the Kansas State High School Activities Association.

Football

The Cowboys begun football play in the later half of the 19th century. Since 1966, when AHS joined the NCKL, the Cowboys football team has won or shared a total of 12 league championships. [ [http://www.macfeesports.com/NCKL%20Football.htm NCKL North Central Kansas Football League: 1928-Present] ] . The team also won two state championships in 1978 and again in 1987.The Cowboys football team and its main rival Chapman High School share a unique part of high school football history. The two teams first began playing each other competitively in 1892. According to sports records, this makes the two teams the oldest football rivalry west of the Mississippi River, and also the 8th oldest in the entire United States. [ [http://www.nflhs.com/news/records/11man_team_misc.asp NFLHS.com 11-Man team miscellaneous records] ]

Fall

* Football
* Boys Cross Country
* Girls Cross Country
* Girls Tennis
* Volleyball

Winter

* Boys Basketball
* Boys Powerlifting
* Girls Basketball
* Girls Powerlifting
* Wrestling (Coed)

pring

* Baseball
* Boys Golf
* Boys Tennis
* Softball
* Track and Field

State Championships

The Abilene Cowboys and Cowgirls have won a total of 20 recognized State Championships [ [http://www.kshof.org/staterecords-champ-results2.cfm?form_submit=1 Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame State Records] , accessed September 30, 2008]

(*) indicates sport and its associated championship is not officially sanctioned by KSHSAA
(**) Total number of team championships is 22 if the powerlifting championships are included.

Notable alumni

*Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
*Milton S. Eisenhower, younger brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower. President of Kansas State University,Penn State, and Johns Hopkins University.
*Ted Power, former MLB pitcher, and current AAA Baseball pitching coach for the Louisville Bats organization
*Frank Wattelet, former NFL football player for the St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints

References

External links

* [http://techlab.abileneschools.org/ahs/ Abilene High School website]