Andalusia High School

This is an excellent facility. The staff is great, and it really is a quality school.
--Submitted by a student

I am a third generation graduate of AHS, and I love everything about the school. It prepares students for life after high school; it is a wonderful place for scholarship, athletics, and friendship.
--Submitted by a student

I am a former graduate from Andalusia High School. My sons(two) graduated from Andalusia. Andalusia is one of the most classy, pride oriented, top notch schools in Alabama. The teachers, faculty/staff and administration do a great job at educating their students. The total school climate is 'academic excellence'. This is their focus day by day, month by month, and year by year. The athletic program is top notch as well. This school provides a variety to academic skills embedded with athletics. The students here are motivated to excell in both areas. It's competitive and has pride in every aspect. You won't get a better education in the surrounding areas. Those of you who feel that Andalusians are snobbs, well if they are(which they aren't) they are snobbs with class, pride, and a great education. If you can't best us..come on and join us! Submitted by a former student, teacher, and a parent.
--Submitted by a parent

Andalusia High school is a great school for all students.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a graduate of AHS as well as my son. My daughter is in the 10th grade. AHS offered me a quality education and a variety of extracurricular activities. That has not changed. My son was at the top of his class and is at a major university. My daughter is at the top. The principal, assistant principal, teachers & staff offer the best they can provide to each and every student that walks in those doors. The fact is, they can only do so much. Parents have to get involved. Just because your child hits 9th grade or begins to drive doesn't mean you should stop going to parent/teacher nights, ball games, plays, concerts, fundraisers, etc.... Our school has the best athletes and clubs around. We have to make sure that we as parents are standing behind the faculty, staff & our students to continue the AHS Pride.
--Submitted by ka, a parent

AHS is a great school. Yeah there are the different groups but every school has them. There is also the choice of honor classes or regular classes. Our Band, Baseball, Basketball, Softball and Football teams are the best around. We all take pride in our school, tradtions and accomplishments. The teachers do care about the students and will help to be sure they do what they need to do to pass. Andalusia High School is the place to go unless you don't want a challenge and a wonderful education.
--Submitted by a student

my son is in 10th grade at andaluisa high school. i had heard many tells about the high school before my son attended. i was not pleased with what is heard. however, i have found many of those stories to be false. first i would like to thank our principle and vice principle for the wonderful job they are doing for our school. as you may know in 05 we received an award for being one of the safest schools in the state of alabama. andaluisa high school has come a long way. we have a wonderful football and baseball program. our golf team won a championship in 05. we have a wonderful baseketball, sofball and volleyball program as well. one thing that helps with the football program is the awsome band that we have. however i do not feel that there is enough parent involvement in the school system.
--Submitted by a parent

As a 1984 graduate, I am impressed with how far the school has come. My 2 youngest attend AHS and are active in clubs, band and sports. After moving back after 15 years away I was worried about how my kids would be accepted and they have been treated very well by the kids and faculty. I am greatly impressed with Dr. Shakespeare, He is a great principal and motivator.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a 2005 graduate of AHS and extremely proud of it. Andalusia High School is an incredible learning institution. The classes are challenging but, I learned so much from them. Many people may say that Andalusia is too hard, but the faculty is only trying to prepare their students for the future. I went directly to a four year university, and a lot of the stuff I learned in high school has come in handy. Oh yeah, Andalusia people are not snobby, we are just proud of our achievements and our school!
--Submitted by a former student

AHS is a decent school to attend if your parents make $80,000 a year (in a city in which the average salary is $17,500 per year), but forget it if you have a single parent making minimum wage. The teachers and faculty didn't seem to understand when I went there that some students are poor (despite city efforts to correct that by zonning poorer students to county schools). In fact, I once knew a group of kids who had to drop or avoid classes due to the fact that the course(s) required too much computer work-seeing as though they were too poor to afford one and that the libraray computers are virtually inaccesible. On the lighter side, compared with big inner city schools the violence is marginal and the drug problem is as well. Furthermore, racial violence is also at a minimum, the teachers are great, and the students are smart.
--Submitted by a former student