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.
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.
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.
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. It also includes a food court with a Pizza Hut, Subway, and more.
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 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%.
Allen uses a modified block schedule, utilizing five standard periods per day, with an alternating schedule of "A" and "B" days. The first and last period of the day (labeled as first and eighth periods) are the same both days and shorter than the others. The other 3 periods last about twice the time and alternate between A and B days, making a total of 8 periods per student. Additionally, AHS students are offered off-periods, known as "privilege periods" in which they do not have to attend any particular class. Sophomores are given one privilege period, while juniors and seniors are offered up to two.
Allen High School was named a 2001–02 National Blue Ribbon School and a 2004 TEA Pathfinder School. For the 2021–2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency.
STEAM Center
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. 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. 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. Dual credit courses, in partnership with Collin College, moved from the main campus on Rivercrest to the CTE campus upon opening.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics Allen High has the largest University Interscholastic League (UIL) athletic program of any Texas high school.
Programs include:
Archery Baseball Basketball Bowling Cheerleading Cross Country Drill team (dance team) Football Golf Hockey Lacrosse Marching Band Rugby Shooting sports Soccer Softball Spikeball Swimming Table tennis Tennis Track and field Volleyball Wrestling
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 since 1999. 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. Thirteen players from Allen have made their way to play professionally in the NFL.,
Football Records Table State champion State finalist State final four State quarterfinalist 1936 C 3 Frank Smith(4–10) 2-4 1937 0-5 1938 10 2-0 1939 0-1 1940 6-Man 4 Jack Murray(10–0) 9-0 1941 1-0 1942 11 No seasonWW II 1943 1944 9 1945 W.H. Moseley(23–4) 0-1 1946 10 4-1 0-1 1947 4-1 0-1 1948 12 9-0 1-0 1949 6-1 0-1 1950 15 Gene Curtis(33–4–1) 9-1 0-1 1951 7-1 1952 14 8-1-1 0-1 1953 9-1 1954 Lee Roundtree(14–6) 10-1 1-1 1955 4-5 1956 15 Max Vaughn(68–21–6) 7-2-1 0-1 1957 7-2 1958 8-Man 7 10-0 1-0 1959 10-0 1-0 1960 12-0 2-0 1961 8-2-2 1962 B 12 9-2-1 1-1 1963 0-9-1 1964 10 5-4-1 1965 Bob Painter(25–27) 6-5 0-1 1966 9 4-6 1967 3-7 1968 12 5-5 1969 7-4 0-1 1970 1A 13 Pete Turman 1-9 1971 Jim Clark(23–16–3) 2-5-3 1972 16 6-4 1973 8-4 0-1 1974 15 7-3 1975 John Pearce(50–21–1) 6-4 1976 2A 12 6-4 1977 2-8 1978 8-2 1979 9-1 1980 3A 11 11-1 1-1 1981 8-1-1 1982 4A 5 Ken Purcell(69–66–2) 6-4 1983 10-1 0-1 1984 7 1-9 1985 3-7 1986 5 10-3 1-1 1987 10-3 1-1 1988 9 6-4 1989 5-5 1990 6-4 1991 3-6 1992 5A 30 5-5 1993 2-7 1994 5A I 5 2-8 1995 Todd Graham(35–30–1) 4-5-1 1996 5A I 10 7-5 1-1 1997 4-7 0-1 1998 5A II 9 3-7 1999 8-3 0-1 2000 9-3 1-1 2001 Joe Martin(31–9) 10-3 2-1 2002 8-4 1-1 2003 13-2 4-1 2004 5A I 8 Tom Westerberg(150–17) 9-3 6-1 1-1 2005 9-3 6-1 1-1 2006 5A II 9 13-2 7-0 4-1 2007 10-1 7-0 0-1 2008 5A I 8 15-1 6-0 6-0 2009 12-2 6-0 1-1 2010 10-2 6-1 1-1 2011 11-1 7-0 1-1 2012 5A II 10 15-1 5-0 6-0 2013 16-0 5-0 6-0 2014 6A I 6 16-0 8-0 6-0 2015 14-1 8-0 4-1 2016 Terry Gambill(65–4) 14-1 7-0 4-1 2017 16-0 7-0 6-0 2018 6A II 9 14-1 7-0 4-1 2019 11-1 7-0 1-1 2020 6A I 5 10-1 6-0 2-1 2021 Chad Morris 11-3 5-1 3-1 2022 Lee Wiginton(29–10) 7-4 5-2 0-1 2023 9-5 5-2 3-1 2024 6 13-1 8-0 3-1 2025 14-1 8-0 4-1 2026 Totals 655-258-13 142-8 86-38
Football stadium
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. It is the fifth largest high school stadium in the state, but the largest designed for the use of only one team. The facility houses a weight room, wrestling practice facility, and indoor golfing facility.
Basketball Boys 2018 6A state champions
Girls golf State champions: 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014
Wrestling State champions 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 Girls team (3): 2004, 2005, 2009 Girls individual (2): 2005, 2021 Boys team (3): 2002, 2008, 2015
Hockey State champions 2006–07, 2008–09, 2016–17
Other sports 2014 - Texas Archery state champions 2015 - Texas Archery state champions 2014 - Scholastic Clay Target Program overall national champions
Band The Allen Escadrille claims to be the country's largest high school marching band, with a membership of over 800 students. 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, 2016, 2026 Rose Parades in Pasadena, California. The band received the Sudler Shield Award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation in 2003. The band won the 4A State Marching Band Competition two years in a row, 1987 and 1988.
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) 1995 Texas Gubernatorial Parade 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City 1999 Texas Gubernatorial Parade
Other programs 2011 - 1st place in Culinary at the Texas ProStart Competition in Austin, TX. 17th place at the National ProStart Competition. 2011 – Named a Grammy Signature Gold School, 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 on Spotify in 2012. The TMEA event invites by audition only the top 5 schools in the state. 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. It has also been a four-time Pacemaker broadcast award winner (200, 2002, 2003, 2004). The KGLE program includes a radio broadcast. Orchestra - The orchestra was invited to perform at The International Midwest Clinic and Convention in 2006. Photography - Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) Top Program Contests 2002 – 3rd place Photojournalism/Sports 2003 – 2nd place Architecture 2004 – 2nd place Architecture, Honorable Mention Sports 2005 – 3rd place Landscape/Nature, Honorable Mention Sports and Architecture 2006 – 1st place Top Award; 1st place in Architecture, Landscape, and Thematic categories, and 2nd place in portrait 2007 – 5th Place Top Award; 1st place Thematic, 3rd place portrait, and Honorable Mention in Architecture and Landscape/Nature 2008 – 2nd Place Architecture, 3rd Place Portrait, Honorable Mention Landscape/Nature 2009 – 2nd Place Top Award; 1st Place Documentary/Photojournalism, 2nd Place Architecture, Portrait, and Thematic 2010 – 1st Place Top Award (tie); 1st Place Landscape/Nature and Portrait, 2nd Place Documentary/Photojournalism and Still Life 2011 – 2nd Place Top Award; 1st Place Portrait and Thematic, 3rd Place Still Life