Auburn High School, formerly Auburn Senior High School, is a publichigh school in Auburn, Washington, United States, founded in 1903. The school is situated on 18 acres (73,000 m2) of land in downtown Auburn. Its campus includes the Auburn Performing Arts Center (PAC), the Auburn School District Swimming Pool,[7] Auburn Memorial Stadium (also known as Troy Field), tennis courts, softball field and baseball field. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, staff and students will move into the new Auburn High School located at 711 East Main Street in Auburn. Construction of the new school building began on February 24, 2013,[8] following the November 2012 Bond Election, in which Auburn District voters authorized the selling of bonds to fund the new high school building. The entire school, with the exception of the PAC and the auto shop building, was replaced.
Academics
Auburn offers Advanced Placement classes in biology, calculus, language and composition, literature and composition, Spanish, U.S. history, European history and U.S. politics and government.[9] Three foreign languages are taught – French, Spanish, and Chinese – up to the 7/8 (4th year) level.
Former AHS principal Richard Zimmerman
International Thespian Society
Auburn High School is a member of the Washington State chapter of the International Thespian Society[10] as Troupe 17.[11] This was the earliest troupe of acting students established in Washington state with a High School, in 1929.[12]
Auburn moved to the South Puget Sound League (SPSL) 3A in fall 2006. After only two years in the SPSL 3A Auburn, along with Auburn Riverside, moved to back to 4A in fall 2008. Auburn became part of the SPSL-North, returning to the same league they left after 2005. [citation needed] Auburn joined the Olympic Division of the newly resurrected North Puget Sound League in 2016.[22]
