Huntsville High School (Alabama)

Huntsville High School is a public high school in Huntsville, Alabama, United States.

Huntsville High School
Location
2304 Billie Watkins Drive
Huntsville, Alabama

United States
Coordinates34°42′49″N 86°35′01″W
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Altiora Docendo" (Higher things must be taught)
School districtHuntsville City Schools
PrincipalAaron King
Staff98.25 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,788 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.20[1]
Color(s)Crimson and Blue   
SloganGo Big Red (GBR)
AthleticsAHSAA Class 7A
SportsGirls sports: Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross country, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Marching Band, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Diving, Powderpuff Football, and Soccer Boys sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross country, Football, Golf, Marching Band, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Wrestling, Diving, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, and Soccer
NicknameHHS
Team nameHuntsville Crimson Panthers
Websitehttp://www.huntsvillehigh.org/

Administration

  • Principal: Aaron King[2]
  • Assistant Principals: Shannon Brown, Lakeeta Perkins, Kari Flippo [2]

Sports

Huntsville High School competes at the 7A classification of the AHSAA and uses the Panther nickname for all team sports. Huntsville High sponsors varsity-level athletics in the following sports:

Men's Athletics Women's Athletics
FootballPowderpuff football
BasketballBasketball
BaseballSoftball
WrestlingCheerleading
Cross CountryCross-country
Track and FieldTrack and field
TennisTennis
GolfGolf
Marching BandMarching band
SoccerSoccer
Swimming and divingSwimming and diving
BowlingBowling
Ice HockeyVolleyball

Huntsville High currently supplies one team to the Huntsville Amateur Hockey Association's high school league.[3] The Panthers have won AHSAA state championships in Baseball, Boys' Cross Country, Girls' Cross Country, Girls' Volleyball, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Indoor Track and Field, Girls' Outdoor Track and Field, Boys' Swimming and Diving, Girls' Swimming and Diving, Boys' Tennis, and Girls' Tennis. Also, two Gymnastics state championships were won in the 1980s when the AHSAA sponsored the sport, as well as several Cheerleading State Championships in the late 1990s before the AHSAA sponsored the sport.

As of November 1, 2012, the Huntsville High Lady Panther volleyball team has won the AHSAA state title 10 times out of 11 years, losing only one year in the semifinals to Pelham High School. The Huntsville High Girls' cross country team placed second in the state meet in 2014 and won the 7A state championship in 2016.

Notable alumni

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