Ankeny High School

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Ankeny High School is a high school located in a medium sized suburban town Ankeny, Iowa.

The school mascots are the Hawks (Men) and the Hawkettes (Women). Ankeny is part of the Central Iowa Metro League or CIML. They are extremely competitive in the state with all their sports and musical activities. It is well-known for its musical program.

The school serves 1,487 students, and has 92 teachers. The number is growing each year. The school is now faced with the problem of overcrowding and whether or not to expand to two high schools.

[edit] Sports

Ankeny girls athletics rose in prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s under Coach Dick Rasmussen, and his work with the basketball and softball programs.

The girls basketball team holds the record for the most consecutive state titles^{[citation needed]}. They won the state championship in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and hold the record for the most state titles by a school in Iowa history. Nicki Wieben, now playing at Iowa State, was a star player all four years under Coach Scott DeJong.

Ankeny also has a very successful football team, coached by Head Coach Jerry Pezzetti. Pezzetti has coached over 300 wins in his 40+ year career there including a state championship in 1997 and in 2008 were the hawks lost to Bettendorf, IA.^{[citation needed]}

Baseball has also seen success, with graduate Benj Sampson pitching for the Minnesota Twins.