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Atrisco Heritage Academy High School

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Type
  
Public high school

Enrollment
  
2,417

Athletics conference
  
NMAA, 6A Dist. 5

Mascot
  
Jaguar

Established
  
2008

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
+1 505-243-1458

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School

Principal
  
Gabriel Antonio Gonzales

Address
  
10800 Dennis Chavez Blvd, Albuquerque, NM 87121, USA

District
  
Albuquerque Public Schools

Colors
  
Navy Blue, Forest Green, Vegas Gold

Similar
  
Rio Grande High School, West Mesa High School, Albuquer High School, Volcano Vista High School, Valley High School

Atrisco heritage academy high school jaguar gold dance team spring sports assembly 2015


Atrisco Heritage High School (AHAHS) or better known simply as Atrisco Heritage, is a public senior high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, located the city's West Mesa. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools. The school is named after the Atrisco Land Grant, which is now owned by Westland development. Enrollment at AHAHS stands at 1,750, expected to be 2,200 in the fall of 2011.

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The Mascot of AHAHS is a Jaguar, chosen by the first freshman class.

School grade

The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education department) replaced the "No child left behind act" and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect for the 2010-11 school years. The grade is calculated using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates.

Athletics

AHAHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 5. In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. In addition to Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, the schools in District 5-6A include: West Mesa High School, Rio Grande High School, Valley High School and Albuquerque High School.

Location for movie filming

The 2012 movie The Avengers was partly filmed at Atrisco High and the school was featured 30 seconds into the trailer. Also the 2011 Movie Lemonade Mouth was filmed indoor location only, during the film.

References

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Wikipedia