10 Years of Change

AHS Throughout the Years

In 2010, AHS combined Junior and Senior Prom together for the first time since the school’s establishment due to low ticket sales for separate dances.

In 2010, the TREND Academy was introduced to AHS as interest in engineering from both students and teachers was prominent.

Did You Know? AHS used to have a "Traditional Academy," an umbrella academy for people who did not have a specific career path. It ended in 2012.

In 2010, AHS combined Junior and Senior Prom together for the first time since the school’s establishment due to low ticket sales for separate dances.

By 2013, the hole in the admin wing was created, as well as the extensions to S hall and H hall.

“We were very overcrowded [...] teachers had to move and [...] share rooms because we didn’t have enough science rooms” said Trend science teacher Jeff Jorgensen.

In the 2013-2014 school year, the Futures elective Introduction to Education was brought to AHS. This elective is the 10th grade Future Academy pathway elective, it worked on developing students leadership skills and knowledge surrounding topics such as education.

In 2014 the ice bucket challenge was an activity where a person would get a bucket of ice water dumped on their head to raise awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Health and Medicine math teacher Dean Ironside and TREND science teacher Jeff Jorgensen both participated in the challenge.

In the 2014-2015 school year, the elective Introduction to Philosophy made its return to AHS. After being offered from 1998 and leaving in 2007, social studies teacher Andrew Eckloff brought the class back in 2014.

In 2016 the Dry Gulch Gazette was renewed after more than seven years of absence and was revived as a magazine rather than a newspaper. However, it was written by the Journalism Club. Journalism was not reintroduced as a class until 2017.

“The previous one [written by past generations] was very school-based [...] they don’t talk much about the community [... Now] we have sections like Art and Culture, Community, Campus, Sports, and Editorials and such,” said senior Nanda Bean.

In 2017 AHS baseball won NCS for the first time but it was their second time making it to the finals.

At the end of the 2018-2019 school year, AHS unveiled its newly renovated kitchen and ended its contract with Burger King; all the while bringing new meal options for students

“The cafeteria is very nice… it help[ed us].” Maria Buenrosdro of the school cafeteria said.

In the 2018-2019 school year, the Tech Links pathway elective Entrepreneurship two was introduced to AHS. Tech Links Students are now offered the courses Entrepreneurship one, Entrepreneurship two, and Marketing in their academy.