Allen High School (Texas)
{{Short description|Public school in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Allen High School
| image = Allen High School.jpg
| caption =
| motto = Home of the Allen Eagles
| city = Allen
| county = Collin County
| state = Texas
| zipcode = 75002
| country = United States
| type = Public, co-educational high school
| established = 1910
| district = Allen Independent School District
| us_nces_district_id = 4807890
| us_nces_school_id = 480789000117
| teaching_staff = 275.85 (FTE){{Cite web |title=ALLEN H S |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4807890&ID=480789000117 |access-date=December 23, 2024 |website=School Directory Information |publisher=National Center for Education statistics |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130506/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4807890&ID=480789000117 |url-status=live }}
| fight_song = Across the Field
| athletics = UIL Class 6A
| mascot = American Bald Eagle
| website = [https://www.allenisd.org/o/ahs Allen High School]
| address = 300 Rivercrest Boulevard
| campus type =
| campus size = {{convert|177|acres|m2}}
| enrollment = 6,947 (2024-25)
| colors = Navy {{color box|navy}}
White {{color box|white}}
Red {{color box|red}}
}}
Allen High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Allen, Texas (United States). It is the only high school in the Allen Independent School District.
Allen High School serves most of the city of Allen. Until fall 2006, when Lovejoy High School opened, Allen High School served high school students in the Lovejoy Independent School District, which includes the city of Lucas, most of Fairview, a portion of Parker and a small portion of Plano.{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081406dnccowakelandopen.23cd566.html |title=Collin County districts learning as they grow |last=Ayres |first=Karen |date=August 14, 2006 |work=Dallas Morning News |access-date=September 2, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820111431/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081406dnccowakelandopen.23cd566.html |archive-date=August 20, 2006}}
History
The first Allen High School, built in 1910 at the corner of Belmont and Cedar, was a two-story brick building housing six classrooms and an auditorium, and saw the first graduating class of eight students in 1914.
The second Allen High School was established in 1959 at the corner of Jupiter and Main Streets on land donated by Mr. Harris Brown.{{cite web |url=https://www.allenisd.org/o/ahs/page/about-us |title=Allen High School: About Us |access-date=December 28, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2011/02/01/allen-school-district-celebrates-100-years-of-challenges-growth/ |title=Allen school district celebrates 100 years of challenges, growth |date=January 31, 2011 |work=Dallas Morning News |access-date=December 28, 2024}}
In August 1999, Allen High School "2000," a new facility at the corner of Greenville and Rivercrest, opened to 2,200 students in grades 10 through 12. The former high school was converted into the Becky Lowery Freshman Center, named in honor of a former middle school teacher and school counselor. In 2018, the building was partly demolished and replaced with a new building on an adjacent plot of land on Greenville Avenue. The southernmost part of the school was renovated into the Dillard Special Achievement Center, while the northern section became a parking lot. The football stadium still stands. The new building became the Freshman Center and started serving grade 9 students during the 2018–19 school year. It had an enrollment of 1,634 in 2015–16.{{Cite web |title=LOWERY FRESHMAN CENTER |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4807890&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=480789008146 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130528/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4807890&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=480789008146 |archive-date=May 29, 2018 |access-date=May 5, 2018 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics}} A major expansion of the main high school campus was completed in 2011. This expansion included a new 1,500 seat performing arts center, an expansion of band hall space and a Career and Technology Education center featuring a student-managed restaurant open to the public, a student-managed apparel store with student-designed items, multiple new Mac labs, Mac-equipped rooms for the photojournalism, yearbook, commercial photography, audiovisual, radio, and newspaper classes as well as learning-classrooms for the medical education programs. The final expansion was completed in 2018. This expansion included an auxiliary gymnasium and an expanded fine arts hallway. This expansion also included renovations to the gymnasium, cafeteria, library and academic-hallways, which include "huddle spaces" for collaborative learning.
Location
- Freshman Center (9): 368 N Greenville Ave, Allen, TX 75002
- Main Campus (10–12): 300 Rivercrest Blvd. Allen, TX 75002
- CTE Campus (10-12) 1680 Ridgeview Dr, Allen, TX 75013
Academics
Image:National Blue Ribbon Schools seal.svg
Allen High School offers the International Baccalaureate program to its students, with the class of 2002 being the first to graduate Full Diploma. AHS also provides Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, and elective courses. AP course enrollment at AHS is 52%.{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/texas/districts/allen-independent-school-district/allen-high-school-18562 |title=Allen High School: Overview |work=U.S. News & World Report |year=2024 |access-date=April 28, 2024}}
Allen uses a modified block schedule, utilizing five standard periods per day. Tenth grade students are required to be present for four of these, while juniors and seniors are only required to attend three.
Allen High School was named a 2001–02 National Blue Ribbon School{{cite web |url=http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |title=Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=December 12, 2007}} and a 2004 TEA Pathfinder School.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency.{{cite web |title=TEA |url=https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2022&lev=C&id=043901001&prgopt=reports%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=14 May 2024}}
STEAM Center <!-- Images needed -->
Allen High School features a Career and Technical Education (CTE) campus known as the STEAM Center, which opened in 2019 at a cost of $40 million.{{cite news |url=https://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/news/construction-to-begin-on-allen-isd-steam-center-field-experience-site/article_5396aece-40a1-11e7-86fb-8f588af73624.html |title=Construction to begin on Allen ISD STEAM Center, field experience site |last=Cook |first=Garrett |date=May 24, 2017 |work=Allen American |access-date=May 24, 2024 |language=en}} The 111,000-square-foot facility supports various CTE programs for the high school, and hosts educational field trips for elementary and middle school students.{{cite web |url=https://www.allenisd.org/o/steam/page/about-us |title=STEAM Center |website=allenisd.org |access-date=May 24, 2024 |language=en}} The STEAM Center can accommodate over 500 students simultaneously and includes a range of advanced amenities, such as an OmniGlobe, a large maker space, and a lake. Additionally, it features a dedicated K-8 center specifically designed for field trip activities. The STEAM Center operates on a schedule separate and independent from the main high school campus.{{Cite web |title=Allen High School |url=https://www.allenisd.org/o/ahs/page/ahs-bell-schedule |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.allenisd.org |language=en}} Dual credit courses, in partnership with Collin College, moved from the main campus on Rivercrest to the CTE campus upon opening.
Enrollment
Allen High School is regarded as one of the largest high schools in the United States of America. As of February 2024, its enrollment is 6947, making it the largest public high school in the state of Texas.
class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Classification !Enrollment !%± |
2000
|2873.5 | rowspan="7" |5A | -- |
2002
|3307 | +15% |
2004
|3948.5 | +19% |
2006
|4629.5 | +17% |
2008
|4800 (est.) | +3% |
2010
|5049 | +5% |
2012
|5388 | +7% |
2014
|5987 | rowspan="6" |6A | +11% |
2016
|6380 | +7% |
2018
|6664 | +4% |
2020
|6959 | +4% |
2022
|7102 | +2% |
2024
|6947 | -2% |
Extracurricular activities
=Athletics=
{{Asof|2021}} Allen High has the largest University Interscholastic League (UIL) athletic program of any Texas high school.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/dell-city-football/ |title=On the Field With the Smallest Texas High School Playing Football This Year |last=Miller |first=Jeff |date=September 24, 2021 |magazine=Texas Monthly |access-date=June 23, 2022 |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528155232/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/dell-city-football/ |url-status=live }}
Programs include:
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- Archery
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Drill team (dance team)
- Football
- Golf
- Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Marching Band
- Rugby
- Shooting sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Spikeball
- Swim and dive
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
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== Football ==
For over twenty-five years, the Allen Eagles football team has been one of the top high school football programs in Texas, qualifying for postseason play in every season from 1999 to 2023. During this time, the team won five state championships (2008, 2012-2014, and 2017), appeared in ten semifinals (2003, 2006, 2008, 2012-2018), won 16 district titles in a row (2006-2021), and achieved a win-loss record of 234-28 from 2004 through 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/allen/allen-eagles/football/history/ |title=Allen Football History |website=maxpreps.com |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101222313/https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/allen/allen-eagles/football/history/ |url-status=live }} Thirteen players from Allen have made their way to play professionally in the NFL.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93b94c5c |title=Allen (Allen, TX) Alumni Pro Stats |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103211621/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93b94c5c |url-status=live }},
Additional table references: MaxPreps, Texas High School Football History,{{cite web |url=https://www.texashighschoolfootballhistory.com/season_records_a |title=Texas High School Football History |website=texashighschoolfootballhistory.com |access-date=November 9, 2023}} and Lone Star Football.{{cite web |url=http://www.lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T=625 |title=Allen Eagles |website=lonestarfootball.net |access-date=November 9, 2023}}
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== Football stadium ==
{{Main|Eagle Stadium (Allen, Texas)}}
Due to the program's popularity and student population, the school was authorized, via an approved April 2009 referendum, to build an 18,000-seat stadium for the team. The stadium cost nearly $60 million, and opened for the 2012 football season.{{cite news |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/ieH5cEjkEd-lugAcxJTdpg/texas-team-readies-for-new-$60-million-stadium.htm |title=Texas team readies for new $60 million stadium |last=Spiewak |first=Stephen |date=April 15, 2010 |work=MaxPreps |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926014301/http://www.maxpreps.com/news/ieH5cEjkEd-lugAcxJTdpg/texas-team-readies-for-new-$60-million-stadium.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.texasbob.com/stadium/stadium.php?id=1292 |title=Eagle Stadium |website=Texas Football Stadium Database |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807033215/http://www.texasbob.com/stadium/stadium.php?id=1292 |archive-date=August 7, 2011 |access-date=May 1, 2011 }} It is the fifth largest high school stadium in the state, but the largest designed for the use of only one team.{{cite news |url=https://www.myhighplains.com/sports/the-wildest-high-school-football-stadiums-in-texas/ |title=12 of the wildest high school football stadiums in Texas: Allen Eagle Stadium |first=Dailyn |last=Wells |date=October 13, 2022 |work=myhighplains.com |access-date=September 15, 2024}} The facility houses a weight room, wrestling practice facility, and indoor golfing facility.{{cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/hso/7203778.html |title=Allen High begins work on $60 million football stadium |date=September 16, 2010 |agency=Associated Press |via=Houston Chronicle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918231230/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/hso/7203778.html |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |access-date=January 6, 2011}}
== Basketball ==
- Boys
- 2018 6A state champions{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2017-2018-6a-boys-basketball-state-results |title=2017-2018 6A Boys Basketball State Results |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181644/https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2017-2018-6a-boys-basketball-state-results |url-status=live }}
- 2014 5A state semi-finalist{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2013-2014-5a-boys-basketball-state-results |title=2013-2014 5A Boys Basketball State Results |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181645/https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2013-2014-5a-boys-basketball-state-results |url-status=live }}
== Girls golf ==
- State champions: 2005,{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/golf/historical-archive |title=Golf State Champions |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208035210/https://www.uiltexas.org/golf/historical-archive |url-status=live }} 2006, 2012,{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/archives/champions/2011-2012#golf-girls |title=2011-2012 UIL State Champions: Golf – Girls |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101105301/https://www.uiltexas.org/archives/champions/2011-2012#golf-girls |url-status=live }} 2014{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/archives/champions/2013-2014#golf-girls |title=2013-2014 UIL State Champions: Golf – Girls |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116185507/https://www.uiltexas.org/archives/champions/2013-2014#golf-girls |url-status=live }}
== Wrestling ==
- State champions{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/wrestling/historical-archive |title=Wrestling State Champions |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102130627/https://www.uiltexas.org/wrestling/historical-archive |url-status=live }}
- Boys team (14): 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011–2012, 2012-2013 5A, 2013-2014 5A, 2014-2015 6A, 2015-2016 6A, 2016-2017 6A, 2017-2018 6A, 2018-2019 6A, 2019-2020 6A, 2020-2021 6A, 2021-2022 6A, 2022-2023 6A
- Boys individual (53): 2006-2007 (1), 2008-2009 (1), 2009-2010 (2), 2010-2011 (3), 2011-2012 (4), 2012-2013 5A (6), 2013-2014 5A (1), 2014-2015 6A (2), 2015-2016 6A (4), 2016-2017 6A (5), 2017-2018 6A (6), 2018-2019 6A (5), 2019-2020 6A (3), 2020-2021 6A (3), 2021-2022 6A (3), 2022-2023 6A (3), 2023-2024 6A (1)
- Girls team (4): 2020-2021 6A, 2021-2022 6A, 2022-2023 6A, 2023-2024 6A
- Girls individual (12): 2012-2013 5A (1), 2014-2015 6A (1), 2015-2016 6A (1), 2016-2017 6A (1), 2017-2018 6A (1), 2020-2021 6A (2), 2021-2022 6A (1), 2022-2023 6A (1), 2023-2024 6A (3)
== Bowling ==
- State champions{{cite web |url=https://www.texasbowlingcenters.org/High-School-Bowling/State/Champions |title=Team Champions |website=texasbowlingcenters.org |date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102163743/https://www.texasbowlingcenters.org/High-School-Bowling/State/Champions |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.texasbowlingcenters.org/High-School-Bowling/State/Singles-Champions |title=Singles Champions |website=texasbowlingcenters.org |date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102163744/https://www.texasbowlingcenters.org/High-School-Bowling/State/Singles-Champions |url-status=live }}
- Girls team (3): 2004, 2005, 2009
- Girls individual (2): 2005, 2021
- Boys team (3): 2002, 2008, 2015
== Hockey ==
- State champions{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2006–07, 2008–09, 2016–17
- State finalist{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2009-2010, 2019-2020
- Rocky Mountain Regional Champions{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2009
- National Championship{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2009 quarterfinalist
== Soccer ==
- Girls
- State semi-finalist: 1989, 1990, 1998, 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/1988-1989-all-schools-girls-soccer-state-bracket |title=1988-1989 All Schools Girls Soccer State Bracket |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181057/https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/1988-1989-all-schools-girls-soccer-state-bracket |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/1989-1990-all-schools-girls-soccer-state-bracket |title=1989-1990 All Schools Girls Soccer State Bracket |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181056/https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/1989-1990-all-schools-girls-soccer-state-bracket |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/1997-1998-all-schools-girls-soccer-state-bracket |title=1997-1998 All Schools Girls Soccer State Bracket |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181057/https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/1997-1998-all-schools-girls-soccer-state-bracket |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/2018-2019-6a-girls-soccer-state-bracket |title=2018-2019 6A Girls Soccer State Bracket |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181059/https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/2018-2019-6a-girls-soccer-state-bracket |url-status=live }}
- Boys
- State semi-finalist: 2021, 2023{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/2020-2021-6a-boys-soccer-state-bracket |title=2020-2021 6A Boys Soccer State Bracket |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181058/https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/2020-2021-6a-boys-soccer-state-bracket |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/2022-2023-6a-boys-soccer-state-bracket |title=2022-2023 6A Boys Soccer State Bracket |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102181059/https://www.uiltexas.org/soccer/state-bracket/2022-2023-6a-boys-soccer-state-bracket |url-status=live }}
== Other sports ==
- 2014 - Texas Archery state champions{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2015 - Texas Archery state champions{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2014 - Scholastic Clay Target Program overall national champions{{cn|date=November 2023}}
=Band=
The Allen Escadrille claims to be the country's largest high school marching band, with a membership of over 800 students.{{cite news |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2013/01/30/allen-parents-demand-answers-after-850-member-eagle-escadrille-band-s-director-ousted/ |title=Allen parents demand answers after 850-member Eagle Escadrille band's director ousted |date=June 29, 2013 |work=Dallas Morning News |access-date=September 15, 2024}} They perform at pre-game and halftime of all Allen varsity football games, participate in Texas UIL competitions, and perform in parades and at other venues. The band was invited to perform in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 2009, and performed in the 2006 and 2016 Rose Parades in Pasadena, California. The band received the Sudler Shield Award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation in 2003.{{cite web |url=https://sousafoundation.net/previoussudlershieldrecipientssince1987.pdf |title=Previous Recipients of the Sudler Shield Award |website=sousafoundation.net |access-date=October 13, 2024}} The band won the 4A State Marching Band Competition two years in a row, 1987 and 1988.{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/historical-archives/music/archives/1987_88/mu_smb.html |title=State Marching Band Contest 1987-88 |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=October 13, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/historical-archives/music/archives/1988_89/mu_smb.html |title=State Marching Band Contest 1988-89 |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=October 13, 2024}}
Notable performances:
- 1994 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland (the only high school band chosen to play at the Dublin Lord Mayors Ball){{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 1995 Texas Gubernatorial Parade{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 1999 Texas Gubernatorial Parade{{cn|date=November 2023}}
= Other programs =
- 2011 - 1st place in Culinary at the Texas ProStart Competition in Austin, TX.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/april-2011?m=13934&i=66550&p=10&ver=html5 |title=Allen High School and Prosper High School Win Texas ProStart Invitational |date=April 2011 |magazine=Restaurantville Monthly |access-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224101751/https://www.mydigitalpublication.com/april-2011?m=13934&i=66550&p=10&ver=html5 |url-status=live }} 17th place at the National ProStart Competition.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2011 – Named a Grammy Signature Gold School,{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/apr-19-2011-930-am |title=The Grammy Foundation® Announces 2011 Grammy® Signature Schools |date=April 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727052647/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/apr-19-2011-930-am |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2017 |website=grammy.org |location=Santa Monica, CA}} recognizing Allen as a U.S. public high school making an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year.
- 2011–2012 - Chorale Choir was invited to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association's annual convention. A recording of their performance was published om Spotify in 2012.{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3xXSentl3hJKSynlqhdqYJ?si=-NhNXhjASXm66uhpWIlonA |title=Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA): Allen High School Chorale |year=2012 |website=spotify.com |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112151702/https://open.spotify.com/album/3xXSentl3hJKSynlqhdqYJ?si=-NhNXhjASXm66uhpWIlonA |url-status=live }} The TMEA event invites by audition only the top 5 schools in the state.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- News Media - The broadcast program, KGLE 3 Teen News. Between 1996 and 2006, the program was awarded five first places, two-second places, and one-third place in Best of Shows at the National Scholastic Press Association's biannual competition.{{cn|date=November 2023}} It has also been a four-time Pacemaker broadcast award winner (200, 2002, 2003, 2004).{{cn|date=October 2024}} The KGLE program includes a radio broadcast.
- Orchestra - The orchestra was invited to perform at The International Midwest Clinic and Convention in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.midwestclinic.org/performers/history/default.asp |title=The Midwest Clinic - Performer History |year=2006 |website=midwestclinic.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927161427/http://www.midwestclinic.org/performers/history/default.asp |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2011}}
- Photography - Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) Top Program Contests
- 2002 – 3rd place Photojournalism/Sports{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2002-Top.pdf |title=2002 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924130837/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2002-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2003 – 2nd place Architecture{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2003-Top.pdf |title=2003 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924133718/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2003-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2004 – 2nd place Architecture, Honorable Mention Sports{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2004-Top.pdf |title=2004 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191436/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2004-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2005 – 3rd place Landscape/Nature, Honorable Mention Sports and Architecture{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2005-Top.pdf |title=2005 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191430/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2005-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2006 – 1st place Top Award; 1st place in Architecture, Landscape, and Thematic categories, and 2nd place in portrait{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2006-Top.pdf |title=2006 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191427/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2006-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2007 – 5th Place Top Award; 1st place Thematic, 3rd place portrait, and Honorable Mention in Architecture and Landscape/Nature{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2007-Top.pdf |title=2007 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191428/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2007-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2008 – 2nd Place Architecture, 3rd Place Portrait, Honorable Mention Landscape/Nature{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2008-Top.pdf |title=2008 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191427/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2008-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2009 – 2nd Place Top Award; 1st Place Documentary/Photojournalism, 2nd Place Architecture, Portrait, and Thematic{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2009-Top.pdf |title=2009 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924134903/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2009-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2010 – 1st Place Top Award (tie); 1st Place Landscape/Nature and Portrait, 2nd Place Documentary/Photojournalism and Still Life{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2010-Top.pdf |title=2010 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191429/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2010-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2011 – 2nd Place Top Award; 1st Place Portrait and Thematic, 3rd Place Still Life{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2011-Top.pdf |title=2011 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103191429/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2011-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2012 – 3rd Place Top Award; 1st Place Landscape/Nature, 2nd Place Still Life, 3rd Place Architecture, Honorable Mention Portrait{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-Top.pdf |title=2012 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924144435/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2013 – 2nd Place Top Award; 1st Place Architecture and Thematic, 2nd Place Landscape/Nature and Portrait{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-Top.pdf |title=2013 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924143650/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2014 – 3rd Place Top Award; 1st Place Portrait, 3rd Place Architecture and Landscape/Nature, Honorable Mention Thematic{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-Top.pdf |title=2014 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924142024/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2014-Top.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2016 – 2nd Place Top Award; 1st Place Portrait, 2nd Place Still Life, 3rd Place Architecture and Landscape/Nature{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-Top.pdf |title=2016 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023}}
- 2017 – 3rd Place Top Award; 1st Place Still Life and Thematic, 3rd Place Architecture{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2017-Top.pdf |title=2017 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023}}
- 2018 – 2nd Place Commercial/Advertising, Honorable Mention Architecture and Portrait{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_top_winners.pdf |title=2018 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924125920/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_top_winners.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2019 – 3rd Place Top Award; 1st Place Commercial/Advertising, 2nd Place Thematic, 3rd Place Portrait{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019_top_winners.pdf |title=2019 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924135353/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019_top_winners.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2020 – 2nd Place Portrait and Thematic, 3rd Place Landscape/Nature{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020_top_program_winners.pdf |title=2020 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924144638/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020_top_program_winners.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2021 – 1st Place Landscape/Nature, 2nd Place Architecture{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021_top_winners.pdf |title=2021 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924130334/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021_top_winners.pdf |url-status=live }}
- 2022 – 1st Place Architecture, 2nd Place Commercial/Advertising{{cite web |url=https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022_top_program_winners.pdf |title=2022 ATPI Top Program Award Winners |website=atpi.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924144108/https://www.atpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022_top_program_winners.pdf |url-status=live }}
- German folk dancing
- First place in the 2005 state finals.{{cn|date=February 2010}}
- Third place in 2006 state finals.{{cn|date=February 2010}}
- Rugby - 2011 Division 2 state runner-up at the Championship in Houston, Texas.{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- UIL Academics Team
- 2022 6A state runner-up{{cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/state/academic-state-champions-2022#:~:text=6A |title=2022 Academic State Champions (Overall School Champions) |website=uiltexas.org |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103180754/https://www.uiltexas.org/academics/state/academic-state-champions-2022#:~:text=6A |url-status=live }}
- 2023 6A state champions{{cite web |url=https://postings.speechwire.com/r-uil-academics.php?groupingid=-1&Submit=View+postings®ion=&district=&state=1&conference=6&seasonid=15 |title=UIL State 2023 Results via Speechwire |website=speechwire.com |access-date=November 3, 2023 }}
- 2024 6A state runner-up{{cite web |url=https://postings.speechwire.com/r-uil-academics.php?groupingid=-1&Submit=View+postings®ion=&district=&state=1&conference=6&seasonid=16 |title=UIL State 2024 Results via Speechwire |website=speechwire.com |access-date=May 20, 2024 }}
Notable alumni
- Laura Bailey (1999), voice actress
- Matt Barr (2002), actor
- George Benyola (1981), NFL kicker{{cite web |title=George Benyola Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/benyogeo01.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
- Quenlin Blackwell (2019), social media personality
- General Booty, (2021) college football quarterback for the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
- Dan Buckner (2008), former CFL wide receiver
- Amanda Dunbar (2000), artist
- Bobby Evans (2015), NFL offensive lineman and founder of Feed The Family Apparel
- A.J. Ferrari (2020), freestyle and folkstyle wrestler; NCAA wrestling champion
- Dawn Greathouse (1997), Soccer player and coach[https://fightingirish.com/women-s-soccer-completes-2003-coaching-staff-with-addition-of-dawn-greathouse-and-ben-waldrum/ Women’s Soccer Completes 2003 Coaching Staff With Addition Of Dawn Greathouse And Ben Waldrum]
- Jalen Guyton (2015), NFL wide receiver
- Jaylon Jones (2016), NFL cornerback
- Tejan Koroma (2014), NFL center{{Cite web |last=Welch |first=Matt |title=Former Allen standout Tejan Koroma earns freshman All-American honor |url=https://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/sports/former-allen-standout-tejan-koroma-earns-freshman-all-american-honor/article_40426e2e-9db7-11e4-a7c6-0b2dde291468.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725032733/https://starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/sports/former-allen-standout-tejan-koroma-earns-freshman-all-american-honor/article_40426e2e-9db7-11e4-a7c6-0b2dde291468.html |archive-date=July 25, 2020 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |website=Star Local |date=January 16, 2015 |language=en}}
- Matt "Zyos" Leto (2002), retired professional Halo player and game designer{{cite book |title=Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time |last1=Yeffeth |first1=Glenn |last2=Thomason |first2=Jennifer |date=March 11, 2007 |publisher=Smart Pop}}
- Greg Little (2016), NFL offensive tackle
- Pat McCarty (2000), former professional cyclist
- Julie McCullough (1983), actress and stand-up comedian; former Playboy centerfold
- Kyler Murray (2015), NFL quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner
- Bo Nickal (2014), UFC fighter, freestyle and folkstyle wrestler; three-time NCAA wrestling champion
- Uzoma Nwachukwu (2009), former NFL wide receiver
- Cedric Ogbuehi (2010), NFL offensive tackle
- Levi Onwuzurike (2016), NFL defensive tackle
- Jim Parrack (1999), actor
- Carly Patterson (2006), former Olympic artistic gymnast; 2004 All-Around champion and member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Allison Ponthier (2015), musician{{Cite web |title=Allison Ponthier |url=https://www.allisonponthier.com/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930160541/https://www.allisonponthier.com/ |url-status=live }}
- Paul Russell (2015), musician
- Christian Sam (2014), NFL linebacker
- Will Sherman (2018), NFL offensive lineman
- Doug Skene (1988), NFL offensive lineman
- Isaiah Stevens (2019), college basketball player{{cite web |title=Isaiah Stevens - Men's Basketball |url=https://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/isaiah-stevens/12660 |website=Colorado State Athletics |language=en}}
- Steven Terrell (2009), former NFL defensive back
- Shawn Tolleson (2006), MLB pitcher{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tollesh01.shtml |title=Shawn Tolleson |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=November 13, 2024}}
- Jordyn Tyson (2022), college football wide receiver for the Arizona State Sun Devils[https://dallasexpress.com/sports/allens-receiver-jordyn-tyson-commits-to-colorado/ Allen’s Receiver Jordyn Tyson Commits to Colorado]
- J. D. Walton (2005), former NFL center
- Jonathan Williams (2012), NFL running back{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/jonathanwilliams/profile?id=WIL384555 |title=Jonathan Williams |publisher=National Football League |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114010459/https://www.nfl.com/players/jonathan-williams/ |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.allenisd.org/ Allen Independent School District]
- [https://www.allenisd.org/o/ahs Allen High School]
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