Huntsville High School is a public high school in Huntsville, Alabama, United States.
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Administration
- Principal: Aaron King
- Assistant Principals: Shannon Brown, Lakeeta Perkins, Kari Flippo
Sports
Huntsville High School competes at the 7A classification of the AHSAA and uses the Panther nickname for all team sports. Most depictions of the Huntsville Panther most closely resemble a North American Cougar. Huntsville High sponsors varsity level athletics in the following sports:
Huntsville High currently supplies one team to the Huntsville Amateur Hockey Association's high school league. The Panthers have won AHSAA state championships in Baseball, Boys' Cross Country, Girls' Cross Country, Girls' Volleyball, Girls' Soccer, Girls' Indoor Track and Field, Girls' Outdoor Track and Field, Boys' Swimming and Diving, Girls' Swimming and Diving, Boys' Tennis, and Girls' Tennis. Also, two Gymnastics state championships were won in the 1980s when the AHSAA sponsored the sport, as well as several Cheerleading State Championships in the late 1990s before the AHSAA sponsored the sport.
As of November 1, 2012, the Huntsville High Lady Panther volleyball team has won the AHSAA state title 10 times out of 11 years, losing only one year in the semifinals to Pelham High School. The Huntsville High Girls' cross country team placed second in the state meet in 2014 and won the 7A state championship in 2016.
Notable alumni
- Jed Bradley, baseball player
- Robert "Bud" Cramer, Member of the House of Representatives
- Jan Davis, former NASA astronaut
- Margaret Hoelzer, Olympic swimmer
- Paul McDonald, American Idol finalist in Season 10 and member of The Grand Magnolias
- Benny Nelson, Pro football player with the Houston Oilers
- Loretta Spencer, 66th Mayor of Huntsville
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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