Auburn High School (Washington)


Auburn High School, formerly Auburn Senior High School, is a public high school in Auburn, Washington, USA, founded in 1903. The school is situated on of land in downtown Auburn. Its campus includes the Auburn Performing Arts Center, the Auburn Swimming Pool, Auburn Memorial Stadium, tennis courts, softball field and baseball field. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, staff and students will move into the new Auburn High School located at 711 East Main Street in Auburn. Construction of the new school building began on February 24, 2013, following the November 2012 Bond Election, in which Auburn District voters authorized the selling of bonds to fund the new high school building. The entire school, except the PAC and the autoshop building, was replaced.

Academics

Auburn offers Advanced Placement classes in biology, calculus, language and composition, literature and composition, Spanish, U.S. history, European history and U.S. politics and government. Three foreign languages are taught - French, Spanish, and Chinese- up to the 7/8 level.

International Thespian Society

Auburn Senior High School has one of the oldest troupes in the International Thespian Society and the oldest in the state of Washington, Troupe 17.

Notable alumni

Auburn moved to the South Puget Sound League 3A in fall 2006. After only two years in the SPSL 3A Auburn, along with Auburn Riverside, moved to back to 4A in fall 2008. Auburn became part of the SPSL-North, returning to the same league they left after 2005. Auburn joined the Olympic Division of the newly resurrected North Puget Sound League in 2016.
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