South Anchorage High School

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South Anchorage High School
Established 2004
Type Public (magnet) secondary
Principal Chuck Fannin (2004 - Present)
Faculty 69
Students 1650+
Grades 9–12
Location Anchorage, AK, USA
District 4A
Colors black and gold
Mascot Wolverines
Yearbook "Southside Perennial"
Newspaper "Southside Story"
Telephone (907) 742-6200
Fax (907) 742-6207
Website [1]

South Anchorage High School is a public high school that serves grades 9-12 in Anchorage, Alaska, as well as students from neighboring town Girdwood, AK. South Anchorage High School is part of the Anchorage School District, and opened in the fall of 2004. The official school colors of SAHS are black and gold, the mascot is the wolverine. Chuck Fannin is South's current Principal (referred to as Champ by South High Students). Outstanding athletes at SAHS include Garrett Barr and Kjell Vassen.

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[edit] General information

South Anchorage High School has about 1700 students, with the majority coming from Goldenview Middle School and Mears Middle School. The schedule varies throughout the week. On Monday and Friday there are 6 classes, each divided into 50 minute periods. A Blocking schedule is used on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with each class lasting for 80 Minutes. On Tuesday students attend periods 1,2,4,5. On Wednesday students attend periods 2,3,5,6. On Thursday, students attend periods 1,3,4,6. Lunch on Monday and Friday lasts for 45 minutes, and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, lunch is 50 minutes long. The assembly schedule takes time off from each class to allow for the assembly, which usually lasts for about 35 minutes.

[edit] Sports

Sports Illustrated named South the top high school athletic program in Alaska in 2007.[1]

Football

Fall 2004 Season- The first team fielded by South finished the season a dismal 2-6, with notable victories over Southside rivals Service and Dimond.

Fall 2005 Season- South improved considerably during its second season, making the playoffs and losing in the Semi-Final game to Palmer.

Fall 2006 Season - South completed its third season with a record of 11-0, beating Colony for the 4A State Title.

Hockey

04-05 Season - South collected its first hockey State Championship with a 5-1 victory over Dimond High School.

05-06 Season - South collected its second hockey State Championship with a 2-1 victory over Dimond High School.

06-07 Season - South collected its third hockey State Championship with a 2-1 victory over Dimond High School.

07-08 Season - South collected its fourth hockey State Championship with a 4-3 (2OT) victory over Service High School, thanks to Bradley "Clutch" Schierhorn's game-winning goal, which, experts agree, was a 'snipe.'

Boy's Basketball

07-08 Season - South claimed its first 4A State Championship in basketball with a 56-54 upset over the heavy favorite Bartlett Golden Bears.

Boy's Soccer

Spring 05 Season - South opened its first season with a 4A State Championship, the winning goal was scored by Will Zieghan who nows plays soccer for Missouri State.

Spring 06 Season - South secured its second 4A State title with a win over Juneau.

Spring 07 Season - South Anchorage recorded its third straight 4A State Championship, with a 2-1 win over Juneau.


Girl's Soccer

Spring 05 Season - The South girls team also opened its first season with a 4A State Championship with a 2-1 win over Dimond High School.

Spring 06 Season - South failed to repeat its state title finishing 3rd in State tournament play.

Spring 07 Season - South came up short for a second straight year, but managed to make it to the title game only to lose 2-1 to Chugiak .


Girl's softball

spring 07 season- the south teams beat dimond high school for the state championship.

spring 08 season- girls have lost one game to rival school diamond...but have 5 more games 'till season ends.

[edit] Rivalry with Service High School

The opening of South drew a significant amount of students from Service High Schools student population. These defections led to a heated rivalry between students who stayed and those who left. that stuff stopped when the class of 07 graduated because that was the last class to transfer because south was opened in 04-05

In the fall of 2004 the Service High School field was vandalized with fertilizer. The fertilizer was spread to spell out SOUTH across the field, the field which which had been in disrepair for years consisted of dead grass for the most part except for the lush green grass spelling out SOUTH across it.

With football being the first sport host a game between the two schools in the fall of 2004, the rivalry between the two teams was heated. South fielded a team with 27 seniors who had transfered from Service and won their initial match up 21-20 in overtime. Ryan Dougherty was named player of the game for his vicious running attack against the Service defense.

South has yet to lose in a game to Service after 4 seasons.

[edit] Clubs

South Anchorage High has several school clubs. One of the most underrated is the Fencing club, which was first established in late 2006 by Wade Withington. After he graduated the same year, the remaining fencers appointed Alexa Dobson as the president for the 2007-2008 school year. Since her inauguration, the Fencing Club has suffered from a sad lack of new students.

[edit] Higher Opportunities

South Anchorage High offers Honors level courses for 9th and 10th graders and Advanced Placement courses for 11th and 12th graders. Many AP Courses ranging from Literature to Physics are available.

The school newspaper is the South Side Story.

[edit] Academic Excellence

Known for its academic prowess, South Anchorage High School has graduated numerous intellectual ballers over its short, but storied history.

Past valedictorians include:

Tahir Qadir, 2005

Christine Dawson, 2006

Cameron Sharman, 2007

Test Scores

South's HSGQE (High School Graduation Qualifying Exam administered by the state) scores for Grade 10, by percent proficient, are 96% in Math, 98% in Reading, and 94% in Writing. This is compared to state averages of 81%, 91%, and 81%, respectively. Nearby Service High had 83%, 92%, and 82% and Dimond High 85%, 94%, 84%, both respectively. South has the highest test scores in the school district for Math and Reading, while being edged in Writing only by Eagle River's 95% proficiency mark.

Greatschools.net rates South a 10 out of 10 based on test results. The only other schools in the district matching this score are Eagle River and Stellar.

[edit] Demographics

South High School is 84% White, 6% American Indian/Alaskan Native, 5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% Hispanic, and 1% Black.

[edit] References

  1. ^ SI.com - More Sports - The top high schools in each of the 50 states and D.C. - Monday June 25, 2007 12:29PM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/highschool/06/19/top.state/index.html

http://www.asaa.org/index.html

[edit] Teacher of the Year

Every year the students of South Anchorage High School vote for the "Teacher of the Year". Teachers of the Year are listed below.

2004-2005 : Glenn Wright
2005-2006 : Glenn Wright
2006-2007 : John Stuhler and Glenn Wright (both candidates received an equal number of votes)
2007-2008 : Glenn Wright

[edit] Other Achievements

Riley Cline, a current student at South Anchorage High School, was awarded "Musician of the Year" for the city of Anchorage in 2006. The award was presented by South teacher Darell Kincade who is also Riley's teacher.

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