Arlington High School

Arlington High School (AHS), located in Arlington, Texas, United States, is a secondary school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District. AHS has approximately 2,700 students, and are residents of Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, and Pantego. Arlington High School has been accepted as an International Baccalaureate World School. History 1903: The local schools were taken over by the city of Arlington from Carlisle Military Academy. 1904- 1922: High School, comprising grades 8 through 11, met at the South Side School which also housed 1st-7th grades. North Side School also had 1st through 7th. 1905: First graduating class of the High School made up of five girls. 1908: First graduating class with boys. 1922: Arlington High School built on Cooper St. and Abram St., separating grades 8 – 11 from first through seventh grades. 1923: Arlington High students chose Colts as the mascot and the colors of kelly green and white, replacing the former colors of black and crimson. 1942: A twelfth grade was added to the high school format for children beginning school that year. Students already in school simply skipped a grade. 1950: First live Little Arlie; “Sons of the White & Green” composed by Jane Ellis/Dean Corey. 1951: Arlington High defeats Waco La Vega for the Class AA State Championship title. 1956: Last class to graduate from AHS on Cooper St. and Abram St. AHS opens on Park Row Dr. 1957: First class to graduate from AHS on Park Row Dr. 1958: Former AHS reopens as Ousley Junior High, 8th grade only. 1963: Last class to graduate when Arlington High was the city’s only high school. Sam Houston High School opens in fall 1963.