About Augusta Senior High

Our History
Augusta High School is a four year public high school, located in Augusta, Kansas. According to the 1968 Augusta Centennial, Inc., the high school classes were housed in the new building that was located at the site of the present middle school in 1880.  The building served as the entire Augusta school system for thirty years. 

In the spring of 1881, Augusta High School had the first high school graduate in Butler County.  By 1910, however, the number of students had grown, so it was necessary to have a separate building for the high school students.  Consequently, a building was erected for the high school on what is now Garfield Elementary's playground. This building proved adequate for 10 years; then in 1922, the high school added onto the former middle school.  In 1970, the current Augusta High School building was completed at 2020 N. Ohio Street. 

Today the school is served by 54 faculty members and a 10 member support staff for a total of 64 employees.  Augusta High School is accredited by the North Central Association and the State of Kansas.

Class of 2009
N=137
Top 10% of class = 3.90 GPA or better
Top 25% of class = 3.29 GPA or better
Top 33% of class = 3.26 GPA or better
Top 50% of class = 3.19 GPA or better
Top 60% of class = 2.93 GPA or better 
26 Kansas Honors Scholars      

Mean Scores on College Placement Tests
2006-07 School Year

American College Testing Program (ACT)
N=90
English  =  22.6       Math  = 21.8
Reading = 23.8       Science= 22.6
Composite= 22.8

Members of the class of 2009 were accepted to the following colleges and universities: 

Brigham YoungButler CC
Butler CC
Central Bible College 
Cloud County CC 
Cowley County CC
Emporia State
Friends University 
K-State University
Kansas University
Oklahoma Christian 
Paris Junior College
Tabor College
Wichita State University

Schedule
Classes meet for 90 minutes on an A/B schedule.
On the A-schedule, classes 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A meet.
On the B-schedule, classes 1B, 2B, 3B, and 4B meet.
The rotation follows an A, B, A, B… schedule.  Classes meet 18 weeks per semester. 

Curriculum
English, Foreign Language (French and Spanish), Mathematics, Social Science, Science,  Fine and Graphic Arts, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Business and Computer Technology, Speech, Debate, Family and Consumer Science, Trade and Industrial, and Physical Education make up the AHS curriculum.

Requirements
Augusta High School requires that all students successfully complete all required courses set by the USD #402 Board of Education.
Twenty-five units are required for graduation including:
4 units English Language Arts
3 units Social Sciences
3 units Science
3 units Mathematics
1 unit Physical Education
1 unit Fine Arts (beginning with the graduating class of 2009)
Dual-Credit Curriculum

AHS offers college credit through Butler Community College for six classes:
English IV Advanced,  Advanced American History, College Speech, College Algebra,
College Sociology, and College Psychology

Grading Policies and Procedures
Grading periods occur every 6 weeks, but the transcript records only semester grades.  Grade point averages and class rank are computed on all subjects taken.  The grading scale is shown on the transcript.

Oriole Fight Song
Orange crush ‘em down!
We are the best team to be found!
We are proud to say
We are the Orioles all the way!
We’ll not give in,
We’re gonna fight until we win!
We’re gonna go! We’re gonna fight!
We’re gonna win this game tonight!