Agawam High School

Agawam High School
Agawam High School
Address
761 Cooper Street Agawam , Massachusetts 01001 United States
Coordinates	42°4′27″N 72°38′42″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Jim Blain
Teaching staff	95.09 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12[1]
Enrollment	1,052 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.06[1]
Rival	West Springfield High School
Website	www.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]

In June 2024, residents voted to build a new high school estimated to be valued at $230,000,000.

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

See also

• List of secondary school sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples

References

1. "Agawam High". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
2. "Agawam High School in Agawam, MA - US News Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12.
3. "Agawam High School (MA) Football | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com.
4. 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.
5. "The Recorder - Snubs, snubs and more snubs".
6. Brown, Garry (November 26, 2017). "Remembering an Agawam High School football powerhouse of 60 years ago". masslive.com.

External links

• Official website