Service High School

Robert Service High School is a public high school in Anchorage, Alaska. It had an enrollment of 1,779 students as of August 2, 2016.[2] Serving grades 9 through 12, the school was named for the poet Robert W. Service.[3] Part of the Anchorage School District, the school opened in 1971 and was the last of four high schools built by the district (its lineal predecessor, the Anchorage Independent School District) within a decade. Service High originally operated as Service-Hanshew; as was the case common within Anchorage during that time, junior and senior high schools shared a single building. Included in the case with other junior-senior high schools in Anchorage, a separate structure was built to educate the junior student body and referred as Hanshew Middle School in the period of the 1980s oil glut. This is located approximately two miles west of Service along the Lake Otis Parkway. The school completed a partial renovation in 2005. The official school colors are green and gold, and its mascot is the cougar. Service High School's current principal is Allen Wardlaw.[4]

Robert Service High School
Address
5577 Abbott Road

Anchorage, Alaska
99507

United States
Information
Established1971 (1971)
School districtAnchorage
CEEB code020004
PrincipalAllen Wardlaw
Staff69.66 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,535 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.04[1]
Color(s)Green and gold
  
MascotCougar
Websitewww.asdk12.org/service

Demographics

The ethnic and gender demographics for Service High School during the 2013-14 year were the following:[5]

Ethnicity Percentage (%)
American Indian /

Alaska Native

 8
Asian 12
Black 4
Hawaiian Native /

Pacific Islander

 2
Hispanic 11
White 49
Two or More Races 14
Gender Percentage (%)
Male 52
Female 48

A total of 34% of the school was categorized as economically disadvantaged as measured by the number of students who qualified for a free or reduced price lunch.[5]

Accreditation

Service High School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and participates in sports and extramural activities sponsored by the Alaska School Activities Association.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Service High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/stats/SchoolEnrollment/2015SchoolEnrollment.pdf
  3. District, Anchorage School. "About Us – Anchorage School District". service.asdk12.org. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  4. "Our Schools / Educational Options". www.asdk12.org. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  5. "Service High School Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  6. McCormack, Peggy (2022-03-01). "Miss America Emma Broyles pays a visit to her alma mater in Anchorage". Alaska's News Source. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  7. "Legislative Guide 2015". Juneau Empire. Morris Communications. January 10, 2015. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  8. Robert Service High School reunion class of 1986 – Graduation Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "US Biathlon Bio Jeremy Teela" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-27.
  10. "Legislative Guide 2015", p. 12

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