Type Public Principal Shaveer Dhalla Enrollment 2711 Phone +1 682-867-8100 | Established 1904 Grades 9-12 Mascot Colt | |
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Motto "How sweet it is to be in Colt Country." Profiles | ||
Arlington High School, located in Arlington, Texas, is a secondary school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is Shaveer Dhalla, the mascot is the Colt and the school's colors are kelly green and white. At present, AHS has approximately 2700+ students. Most of the students previously attended Gunn, Bailey, and Carter Junior High Schools and are residents of Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, and Pantego. Arlington High School has been accepted as an International Baccalaureate World School.
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History
Sam Houston, AISD's second high school, opened in the eastern part of Arlington in the Fall of 1963. The original boundary between Houston and Arlington High School was described by Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News as "a north/south zig zag." The boundary extended from a point near the intersection of Cooper at Mansfield northward to Arkansas Lane. From there, it extended east to Johnson Creek and then ran alongside the creek to Collins. After Collins the boundary traveled northward to the Arlington city limits.
In 1965 AISD desegregated, so Arlington High School desegregated.
In 1970, Lamar High School opened, relieving some of the overcrowding at Arlington and Sam Houston. Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News said that "[t]he effect on Arlington High School was huge" since the housing in the Arlington zone north to division had been moved to Lamar. 12th grade students that had been zoned out of Arlington High School continued to attend Arlington High School, despite being in the Lamar zone, so the class of 1971 had almost 1,000 students. Each subsequent class size was smaller.
Martin High School opened in 1982. Because Martin, located in southwest Arlington, had opened, the attendance zone of Arlington High School lost many newly constructed houses for affluent people, as they had been rezoned to Martin. Brown also explained that "The Wimbledon area shifted west," The residents of Shady Valley area, still zoned to Arlington, were growing older, and the number of children was decreasing. The athletic teams at Arlington High School lost a lot of talent to Martin, due to the Martin rezoning.
City Rivalry
Athletics
Arlington High is the only high school in Arlington to ever win a state title in football (1951). The head coach is Scott Peach, whose father was the head coach of Lamar High School. Arlington High has had the most successful football program in the school district over the last five years with three trips to the playoffs and a 6-4 playoff record. Arlington High's volleyball program usually receive a bid to the state playoffs (28 consecutive years as of 2014) and has more Class AAAAA (5A) state titles (1970, 1976, and 1982) than any other high school in the North Texas area. AHS also has exceptional gymnastics, softball, cheerleading, baseball, cross country, golf, swimming, soccer, and tennis programs. Wrestling consistently sends its participants to compete at State level competition. Inter-scholastically, tennis and basketball are not as developed.
Football City Titles:
Theatre Department
The Theatre Arts Department won the State Championship in UIL One-Act Play in 2005.
Orchestra Department
The orchestra has won Sweepstakes at UIL for over 35 consecutive years. The orchestra program has been receiving Sweepstakes since 1979. Nearly 300 students are in the Orchestra department.
Band Department
AHS band has been known for playing in places such as New York City and Washington, D.C..
Choir Department
The Arlington High School Choir is made up of many different choirs; Colt Chorale, Chamber, Horsemen, Choraliers, Vivace, Freshman Treble, Select Women and Cantabile.
Feeder patterns
Duff, Hill, Swift, South Davis, and a portion of Dunn Elementaries feed into Bailey. Bailey sends all of its students into AHS. Key, Short, and Foster feed into Gunn. Gunn sends the majority of its students to AHS and the rest go to Bowie. Carter junior high sends a small portion of its population to AHS.