Allen High School serves most of the city of Allen. RELATED: 2019 UIL state volleyball central: Semifinal previews, RELATED: 2019 UIL volleyball state tournament schedule. It was like it was the only show in town, and in a small community, people were anxious to get behind their high school. Plano West (39-5) beat nationally ranked The Woodlands and Klein to win the 6A Region II tournament, and Kennedale (37-7) beat the state’s top-ranked 4A team (Farmersville) in the regional semifinals. I graduated from TCU, where I ran track and cross country. Allen High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Allen, Texas (United States). Lovejoy, Coppell, Argyle and Prosper have combined to win 10 state titles in the last 11 years, and all of them are currently the only high school in their school district (Prosper ISD is opening a second high school next school year). They have again been invited this coming year. “There is a level of politics that is entering the game with how many move-ins or transfers you have these days,” Plano West coach Justin Waters said. All rights reserved. The Allen High School boys' bowling team won the 2001–02 and 2007–08 Texas High School Bowling Club Team Championships. I previously worked at the Weatherford Democrat, Marshall News Messenger, Amarillo Globe-News and Arlington Morning News. They are trying to establish a tradition like Lovejoy’s, but that is no easy task in talent-rich D-FW, which has had six different schools win state championships in the last seven years. Allen, TX 75002, Freshman Center (9): 368 N Greenville Ave, Allen, TX 75002, San Antonio Brooks Academy Science & Engineering, San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy, This page was last edited on 2 November 2020, at 21:08. [citation needed], The Allen Eagle football program has become one of the top football programs in Texas over the past decade, with playoff berths in every season since 2001, and a district title every season since 2006 [8] In 2014, Allen became the fourth high school in state history to win the state championship 3 years in a row while being the first to do so in the state's largest classification.[9].

Its only loss was to Garland in the season opener. Allen High School received the 2011 Grammy Signature School Gold Award,[22] which recognizes U.S. public high schools making an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year. There is room to move in, it’s still growing,” Waters said. reduced price meals. Can its success be replicated by other area teams? Greg Riddle, SportsDayHS writer and editor. AHS also provides Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, and elective courses. The second Allen High School was established in 1959 on land donated by Mr. Harris Brown on the corner of Jupiter and Main Streets.[4]. Ebony Nwanebu transferred to Lovejoy from Irving MacArthur after her freshman year and led Lovejoy to three straight state titles from 2010 to 2012 before becoming an All-American at USC and Texas. The girls' soccer team advanced to the state tournament in 1989, the team's inaugural season, and again in 1990 and 1998.

The period schedule includes five standard periods per day, though students are required to be present for only four in 10th grade, and only three in 11th or 12th grade. [24], The school's German folk dancing team took first place in the 2005 state competition and third place in state finals in 2006. Allen was named national champs by High School Football America after the 2012,[11] 2013 [12] and 2014 seasons. In 2006 the varsity football team finished its season as the District 9-5A Champions by beating Plano East in the last game of the regular season, 22–17. Allen won the Class 5A Division I football state championship game 63–28 against Pearland High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, on December 21, 2013.

The percentage of Lovejoy High School students on free and reduced lunch assistance (99.5%) is significantly higher than the state average of 56.8%.This may indicate that the area has a higher level of poverty than the state average. Allen High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Allen, Texas (United States).It is the only high school in the Allen Independent School District.. Allen High School serves most of the city of Allen. “Programs that are always at the state tournament, I think it becomes a habit and becomes an expectation in the program, at the school, in the community and with the girls.”. Byron Nelson has a record of 159-29 in the four years that first-team All-American Paige Flickinger (an LSU signee) has been at the school, while UCLA signee Iman Ndiaye and DePaul signee Jill Pressly have led Plano West to the state tournament the last two years. The percentage of Lovejoy High School students on free and reduced lunch assistance (2.6%) is significantly lower than the state average of 53.3%. Lovejoy High School 2350 Estates Parkway, Lucas, TX 75002 Phone: (469) 742-8700 Fax: (469) 742-8701. The Allen High School Varsity Hockey team came in 2nd place in the 2020 State Champions, losing to Jesuit, its longtime rival. Lovejoy High School is a public high school of the Lovejoy Independent School District located in Lucas, TX. The Lovejoy Independent School District is home to over 4,000 K-12 students. The Allen High School girls' golf program achieved the first UIL state championship for the school by winning the state tournament in 2005. (See more...) Student Body. The former high school was converted into the Becky Lowery Freshman Center, named in honor of a former middle school teacher and school counselor.

Just to make it to state, Byron Nelson (48-2) had to make it through the 6A Region I bracket that included defending state champion Flower Mound, five-time state champion Hebron and nationally ranked Denton Guyer. [13], Due to the program's popularity and student population, the school was authorized, via an approved April 2009 referendum, to build an 18,000 seat stadium (Allen Eagle Stadium) for the team. The KGLE broadcast program includes radio broadcast. The new facility houses a weight room, wrestling practice facility, and indoor golfing facility.[16]. 2. Students at a participating school may purchase a meal through the National It was also a participant in the 1994 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland, being the only high school band chosen to play at the Dublin Lord Mayors Ball; the 1995 and 1999 Texas Gubernatorial Parades; and the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. $60M Texas HS stadium shut down", "Structural concerns shut down $60 million Allen Eagle Stadium", "THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION® ANNOUNCES 2011 GRAMMY® SIGNATURE SCHOOLS", "Former Allen standout Tejan Koroma earns freshman All-American honor", (two other high schools are in Denton County), Source: Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allen_High_School_(Texas)&oldid=986759969, International Baccalaureate schools in Texas, Short description is different from Wikidata, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Pages using infobox school with a linked country, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from February 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2010, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2011, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2010, Articles needing additional references from June 2015, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Main campus (10–12): 300 Rivercrest Blvd.