Austin High School (Decatur, Alabama)
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Austin High School, located in Decatur, Alabama under the Decatur City Schools is one of the three high schools in the city. The other two are Decatur High School and Horizon High School. Austin has programs which include band, JROTC, athletic teams, and other extracurricular activities. In May 2006, Austin High School was certified as an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. [1]
As of 2006, the school principal is Dr. Don Snow. Annual enrollment is approximately 1402 students, almost triple the state and district averages.
Only seven schools in Alabama offer the IB diploma program. Austin High School and Decatur High School are the only schools to offer the program North of Birmingham, Alabama.
In 2004, Austin High School was ranked the 40th best high school in Alabama. [1]
Austin High School is the only school in Alabama to receive the Alabama Attorney General's Safe Schools Initiative Award for four consecutive years.
Austin High football and soccer teams both play at the 9,000 seat Ogle Stadium on the southern end of the Decatur High School campus.
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[edit] Demographics
Austin is approximately 63% White/Non-Hispanic, 32% Black/Non-Hispanic, 3.4% Hispanic, 1% Asian/Pacific Islander and 0.5% Native American.
[edit] Fine Arts
Austin High School along with Decatur High School continue to bring recognition to the City of Decatur. Both have an outstanding history at the Alabama Bandmaster's Association Competition, each set records with Superior Ratings.
Austin continues a string of 43 superior ratings, the longest in the state. While Decatur High leads the state in the highest number of superior ratings, 57. [2]
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Hughes, Bayne. "Growth encouraging", The Decatur Daily. June 23, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Austin High School website
- Austin High School profile provided by schooltree.org
[edit] See also
| International Baccalaureate Schools in Alabama |
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| Auburn High School • Austin High School • Central High School • Decatur High School • Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School • Murphy High School • Hoover High School |
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