Alvirne High School
Alvirne High School is located in the town of Hudson, New Hampshire, United States, with an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students from grades 9–12. Alvirne gets its name from a prominent Hudson family, the Alfred and Virginia Hills family, who left a large piece of property to the town in the early 20th century to provide land for the building of a high school. A portmanteau of their names (Alfred and Virginia and their son Ned) provides the name for the school. The school mascot is the bronco, and the school colors are maroon and gold.[2]
| Alvirne High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
200 Derry Rd , 03051 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°47′35″N 71°26′17″W / 42.793°N 71.438°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School |
| Motto | "Character, Community, Curiosity, Commitment" |
| School district | Hudson School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Daniel Moulis |
| CEEB code | 300280 |
| Principal | Steve Beals |
| Staff | 97.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,189 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.26[1] |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Athletics conference | NHIAA Division I |
| Mascot | Broncos |
| Rivals | Londonderry High School |
| Accreditation | NEASC |
| Feeder schools | Hudson Memorial School |
| Website | ahs |
| Last updated: January 1, 2018 | |
Opened in 1992, the Wilbur H. Palmer Vocational - Technical Center, a career and technical education school, is housed on the same campus as Alvirne High School. Students from area high schools that do not have CTE programs currently offered at the Wilber H. Palmer Center may apply for admission to the school. Students in the Wilber H. Palmer Center take their core academic classes as part of Alvirne High School, and take vocational courses at the center.
History Edit
On September 8, 1974, a large fire gutted the building, requiring most of it to be rebuilt. The agricultural school was opened in the 1950s, and the modern vocational building opened in 1993. The large, 100-year-old Alvirne barn was heavily damaged by a fire in late March 1993, a year after the Palmer Vocational Center was opened.[3]
Administration Edit
School district Edit
Alvirne High School is the only high school in the Hudson School District, under the authority of School Administrative Unit # 81 of New Hampshire (SAU81). The system is under the direction of the Hudson School Board, consisting of five elected members.[4]
Notable alumni Edit
- Derek Griffith, late model racing driver[5]
- Shawn Jasper, former speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[6]
- Ryan S. Phaneuf, U.S. Air Force pilot[7]
References Edit
- ^ a b c "Alvirne High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ Alvirne High School :: Hudson School District
- ^ http://www.areanewsgroup.com/archives/2006/0908/HLN.html Hudson History Unrolled: The Burning and Rebirth of Alvirne High School
- ^ https://www.sau81.org/schoolboard Hudson School District
- ^ Rice, Kevin (October 24, 2012). "Good news all around McKennedy, Gath, Griffith among those smiling". Lowell Sun. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Shawn N. Jasper, Hudson Board of Selectmen candidate". Nashua Telegraph. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Captain Ryan S. Phaneuf obituary, 1989-2020, Hudson, NH".
External links Edit
- Alvirne High School official website