Agawam High School

Public high school in Agawam, Massachusetts, United States

42°4′27″N 72°38′42″W / 42.07417°N 72.64500°W / 42.07417; -72.64500InformationTypePublic high schoolPrincipalJim BlainTeaching staff88.05 (on an FTE basis)^[1]Grades9-12^[1]Enrollment1,050 (2020-21)^[1]Student to teacher ratio11.93^[1]RivalWest Springfield High SchoolWebsitewww.agawamed.org/o/ahs

Agawam High School is a public high school in Agawam, Massachusetts. In 2018, enrollment was about 1,250. Minority enrollment was 12 percent. U.S. News ranked the school as silver.^[2]

The Brownie is the school mascot and the school colors are brown and orange.^[3]

Programs

The school has a marching band. In 2007 the school instituted the EPICS program.^[4]

Athletics

The school competes in the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The school's cross country team trains in Robinson State Park.

Jim "Turk" Bruno set the Western Massachusetts scoring record in football during the 1956 season with 174 points.^[5] The team won its first AA Conference championship in 1957 and 3 more in the 1960s.^[6]

Alumni

Phil McGeoghan, coach and former professional football player
Carl Beane, radio broadcaster
Tom Wlaschiha, actor

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Agawam High". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ "Agawam High School in Agawam, MA - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12.
^ "Agawam High School (MA) Football | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
^ Sneider, Cary I. (December 5, 2014). The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 9-12: Choosing and Using the Best Instructional Materials for Your Students. Corwin Press. ISBN 9781483353524 – via Google Books.
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^ Brown, Garry (November 26, 2017). "Remembering an Agawam High School football powerhouse of 60 years ago". masslive.com.