Huntsville High School (Alabama)
| Huntsville High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
2304 Billie Watkins St SW 35801 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°42′49″N 86°35′01″W / 34.7137°N 86.5835°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Altiora Docendo" (Higher things must be taught) |
| School district | Huntsville City Schools |
| CEEB code | 011485 |
| Principal | Kari Flippo |
| Staff | 103.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,807 (2024-2025)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.54[1] |
| Colors | Cardinal and blue |
| Slogan | Go Big Red (GBR) |
| Athletics | AHSAA Class 7A |
| Sports | Girls sports: Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross country, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Marching Band, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Diving, Powderpuff Football, and Soccer Boys sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross country, Football, Golf, Marching Band, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Wrestling, Diving, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, and Soccer |
| Nickname | HHS |
| Team name | Huntsville Panthers |
| Website | www |
Huntsville High School is an American public high school in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama in the Huntsville metropolitan area. It is part of the Huntsville City Schools district with approximately 1,850 students currently enrolled in grades 9–12.[2]
The school is located at the intersection of Bob Wallace Avenue (formerly 13th Street West) and Billie Watkins Street.
In 1975, Huntsville High School was awarded the 34th National Bellamy Flag Award which each year honored a U.S. high school that excelled in teaching the ideals of the Pledge of Allegiance. The award was named for Pledge of Allegiance author Francis Bellamy.
In 2014, the school constructed its Freshman Academy on-site, intended to facilitate students' transition from middle school to high school and in which the majority of its freshman classes take place. The school offers 15 Advanced Placement courses alongside preparatory courses for industry certification.[2]
The school's principal, as of the 2023 school year, is Kari Flippo.[2]
In 2025, Huntsville High School was ranked 14 among the top 20 high schools in Alabama.[3]
Athletics
Huntsville High School competes at the 7A classification of the AHSAA and uses the Panther nickname for all team sports. Huntsville High sponsors varsity-level athletics in the following sports:
| Men's athletics | Women's athletics |
|---|---|
| Football | Flag football |
| Basketball | Basketball |
| Baseball | Softball |
| Wrestling | Cheerleading |
| Cross country | Cross country |
| Track and field | Track and field |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Golf | Golf |
| Marching band | Marching band |
| Soccer | Soccer |
| Swimming and diving | Swimming and diving |
| Bowling | Bowling |
| Ice hockey | Volleyball |
Huntsville High currently supplies one team to the Huntsville Amateur Hockey Association's high school league.[4] The Huntsville Panthers have won AHSAA state championship events 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, in addition to gymnastics state championships in the 1980s (discontinued by the AHSAA in 1998), 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 had 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[5] and won the 7A state championship in 2016.[6]
Notable alumni
- Bryan May, TV Reality Star National Geographic Doomsday Preppers
- Graham Ashcraft, professional baseball pitcher
- Jerry Balisok, professional wrestler and FBI fugitive
- Jed Bradley, baseball player[7]
- Larry Byrom, guitarist, songwriter; member of Steppenwolf, 1969-1972
- Lynn A. Collyar, U.S. Army major general, retired; former commanding general, U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
- Robert "Bud" Cramer, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Jan Davis, NASA astronaut
- Milton B. Halsey, U.S. Army major general[8][9]
- Brewer Hicklen, baseball player in the Kansas City Royals organization
- Margaret Hoelzer, Olympic swimmer
- Bobby Luna, NFL football player
- Dee Margo, mayor of El Paso, Texas[10]
- Paul McDonald, American Idol finalist in Season 10 and member of The Grand Magnolias
- Nicholas Morrow, NFL football player
- Benny Nelson, AFL football player for the Houston Oilers
- David F. O'Neill, naval aviator and major general, U.S. Marine Corps
- Loretta Spencer, 66th mayor of Huntsville
- Harry Townes, 1914-2001, Broadway, film and television actor (Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Bonanza, Gunsmoke)
- Javier Vaz, professional baseball player[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Huntsville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
- ^ a b c Huntsville High School website. Retrieved on December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Six local high schools rank in Alabama's Top 20". rocketcitynow.com. August 20, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Huntsville Amateur Hockey Association".
- ^ "AHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014" (PDF). www.ashaa.com. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "AHSAA State XC Championships 2016" (PDF). www.ashaa.com. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Huntsville High alumnus Jed Bradley ready to make Huntsville Stars home debut". AL.com. June 7, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ Who's Who on the Pacific Coast. Boston, MA: Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. 1947. p. 380 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Closing Exercises of the High School". The Huntsville Daily Times. Huntsville, AL. May 25, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Questionnaire: Dee Margo, candidate for el Paso Mayor".
- ^ Sparks, Adam. "How Vanderbilt's Spencer Jones, Javier Vaz beat odds as improbable heroes in College World Series". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
External links
- Huntsville High School Web Page Archived January 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine