Apollo High School (Kentucky)

Coordinates: 37°43′38″N 87°08′39″W / 37.72717°N 87.14416°W / 37.72717; -87.14416

Apollo High School
Address
2280 Tamarack Road
Owensboro, KY, 42301
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1972
School district Daviess County Public Schools
Principal Charles Broughton
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1338
Color(s) Blue, White, and Red
              
Nickname Eagles
Website http://www.ahs.dcps.org/

Apollo High School is a high school that is part of the Daviess County Public Schools district, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. It was named after the Apollo Space Program, and opened in 1969 as a junior high school. It then converted into a high school in 1972 and held its first graduation in 1974. The school paper is named The Challenger, after the Space Shuttle Challenger. This school also has a marching band program called the Apollo Marching Eagles.

Apollo has been involved in a 1-1 laptop project[1] since Aug 2005, providing a laptop to every incoming freshman for their 24-7 use during the school year.

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