Andrews High School
Address
50 High School Drive

Andrews, North Carolina
28901

United States
Coordinates35°11′45″N 83°49′27″W / 35.1957°N 83.8242°W / 35.1957; -83.8242
Information
TypePublic
Established1915
School districtCherokee County Schools
CEEB code340065
PrincipalLance Bristol
Staff19.14 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment221 (2023–24)[2]
Student to teacher ratio18.97[1]
Color(s)Black and red
  
MascotWildcat
Websiteahs.cherokee.k12.nc.us

Andrews High School (AHS) in Andrews, North Carolina serves grades 9–12 and is one of only three high schools in the Cherokee County Schools System. As of 2007 it had a full-time teaching staff of 27 teachers giving an average of 11 students per teacher.[3][4] In 2023-24 enrollment was 221. The school's capacity is 530.[2] The current building is a one-story, three building campus, built in 1962, after the original three-story campus was burned down months earlier.[5] A May 2020 vote by the Cherokee County Board of Education was to consolidate Andrews, Murphy, and Hiwassee Dam High Schools, and a grant of $50 million was given to the school system in September 2022, though the grant was returned as a result of another vote of this time, the new members of the Cherokee County Board of Education.

Athletics

Sports teams

Facilities

Gym, weight-room, showers, track

History

After the original 1915 building burned down in February of 1962, a new school was quickly built and opened in 1963. The school has gone through many cosmetic changes but the sign remains the same.

Andrews High School was built in 1915. On Feb. 20, 1962, the two-story brick school building was destroyed by fire overnight. Classes were then held in the town’s Baptist and Methodist churches. [6] A new 48,000-square-foot high school building saw one wing open in spring 1963 and another wing open later that year. [7][8]

Jean Christy

Miss Jean Christy's name is placed on this sign next to the AHS brick sign.

Jean Christy was a former English teacher at Andrews High School who retired in 1970. She was well known around the community for many years. She had helped out a lot at her church in town. Miss Jean Christy was born on May 20, 1904 and passed away at the age of 111 on May 28, 2016.

(From Ms. Christy's obituary)

"She was a native and lifetime resident of Andrews. After high school, she attended Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia and graduated in 1928, after which she began her teaching career in Virginia and North Carolina. Eager to continue her education, she took summer classes in California and Wisconsin. Jean taught high school English and Social Studies in Andrews for many years before retiring in 1970. She was a greatly beloved teacher and friend to her pupils, and many of them continued their friendship with her long after graduation. As class sponsor for many years, she enjoyed taking her students on trips and attended class reunions well past her 100th birthday. She was a dedicated and active member of Andrews United Methodist Church for most of her life, where she had taught Sunday School for many years and was active in many ways."[9]

In honor of Ms. Christy, the Town of Andrews renamed the elementary school road from Walnut Street to Jean Christy Avenue.

Just across the street, the road that leads to Andrews Elementary School was renamed from Walnut Street to Jean Christy Avenue in 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 "Andrews High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Foster, Randy (2023-09-06). "Overcrowded with campuses". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 9A.
  3. ↑ "Andrews High - Staff". Cherokeecounty.nc.schoolwebpages.com. 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Andrews,High School,Cherokee County, North Carolina". Psk12.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  5. ↑ "The Cherokee scout and Clay County progress. (Murphy, N.C.)".
  6. ↑ "Fire destorys high school at Andrews". The Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C. 1962-02-22. p. A1.
  7. ↑ "Rapid progress being made on Andrews High School Bldg". The Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC. 1962-10-18.
  8. ↑ "New school building draws crowd". The Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C. 1963-03-28.
  9. ↑ "Jean Christy Obituary".


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