Andover High School is a four-year public high school located at 2115 Andover Blvd, Andover, Minnesota.
Andover High School Mission Statement: "Student focused, community supported, professionally recognized...a school to watch."
Andover High School is a part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 and is one of five regular high schools in the school district. This high school was built in the year 2002 and is the newest high school in District 11. The first class to graduate from Andover was in 2004, with the first class to graduate all four years from Andover was in 2006. Andover High School consists of students from both Andover and Ham Lake communities. The school has a student population of 1750 that are 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% African American, and 93% Caucasian.
Academics
The school participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program and offers Advanced Placement classes.
Sports
Andover offers 22 varsity sports and is part of the Northwest Suburban Conference and member of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). Andover's main rival is Anoka High School. Each year the two schools compete for the "A-Town Cup" which is awarded to the school that wins the greater number of athletic contests between the schools.
Andover High School and the other schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 have a combined team for adaptive sports. These students have the option to participate in: bowling, floor hockey, soccer and softball.
2013 Fall Sports
Fall of 2013 was one of the most successful years in Andover High School's history when it comes to boys fall sports.
The girls' soccer team won the section championship to earn their first trip to state. The boys' soccer team went 14-4-1 for the regular season. Including an impressive 4-2 upset of number one seeded, and rival, Blaine in the finals. They then proceeded to win the section 7AA title with a 6-1 win over Saint Francis, then a 1-0 double overtime win over Duluth East, and finally a 2-1 overtime win over Centennial. In the state tournament, Andover was unseeded and drew a first round match up with number one seed Minneapolis Southwest. They proceeded to win 2-1 with strong defensive play from seniors Ben Nivala and Matt Guhl. Andover lost 2-1 to North Saint Paul in the semifinals and then tied for third place (1-1) with Edina.
The boys football team went 5-3. Connor Wilkie led the state in passing yards for much of the season, while setting the single game record with 398 yards. Chris Larson set the school receiving yards record in a game with 298 yards. Andover will participate in the section 4AAAAA section championship with Spring Lake Park. Andover had a first round bye and a 42-3 win over Irondale to get to the championship.
The band had their best season yet-they received 1st at all of their competitions along with securing multiple caption awards early on in the season. They also finished off the great season with a 2nd place title at the Youth in Music Marching Band State Championships.
2012-2013
In 2012, the marching band finished the season off strong by never receiving lower than 2nd place, earning "Best Percussion" at nearly every competition, and earning 4th place overall, and 3rd place in the state at the Youth In Music Marching Band State Championships.
2011-2012
Boys Track and Field won True Team, section 4AAA champs, NWSC champs and 7AA champs.
In 2011, one of the judges recognized one of the drill sets that the band did as excellent and something that he had never seen before in other high school bands. The judge was a past Madison Scouts visual tech, a world championship drum and bugle corps and one of the consecutive top 12 corps in Drum Corps International.
2010-2011
In 2010 the volleyball team were section champs and returned to the Minnesota State High School League for their fourth consecutive year. In the spring of 2011, the baseball team won the Gold Award for having cumulative Grade Point Average over 3.6.
In 2010, the marching band never placed below 2nd in competition.
2008-2009
This school year was dominant once again for Andover in Track and Field. Ranked as one of the top teams in the state they easily advanced through the True Team Section meet. Injuries hindered them later on as they finished with a disappointing 5th place at True Team State.
2007-2008
Andover was awarded its 7th straight A-Town Cup after state appearances from 3 sports.
2006-2007
In 2007 the Andover boys track team won the True Team section beating runner-up Anoka, which qualified Andover for the True Team State meet in Stillwater, Minnesota in which they placed fourth. Other teams to go to state in 2007 included the football team, the boys' cross country team, and the volleyball team which placed 2nd.
2004-2005
Andover Dance Team's newly christened "The Pack" again went to the MSHSL State Championship, and made it to the Final Tournament in Jazz/Funk. They placed 6th in this tournament.
2003-2004
The Andover Dance Team wins the Section tournament, which was the first ever Section win for the school, and proceeded once again to the MSHSL State Championship for both Jazz/Funk and High Kick/Precision. The team advanced for the first time to the State Finals in Jazz/Funk, and took home the 2nd place medal. In High Kick/Precision, the team was awarded 9th place.
2002-2003
The Andover Dance Team became the first ever Andover High School sports team to advance to the MSHSL State Championship; the team took both their Jazz/Funk and High Kick/Precision dances to the competition.
References
External links
- Andover High School Website
- City of Andover Website
