Artesia High School (New Mexico)

Artesia High School

Address
1006 West Richardson Ave. Artesia, New Mexico, 88210 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Principal	Thad Phipps
Enrollment	751
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Orange, Black, and White
Athletics conference	NMAA, AAAA Dist. 4
Mascot	Bulldog
Website	www.bulldogs.org

Artesia High School (AHS) is the public senior high school of Artesia, New Mexico. It is a part of the Artesia Public Schools.^[1] The colors of AHS are: Orange, Black and White, their mascot is a Bulldog. Enrollment at the school currently stands at 751.^[2]

Academics

Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This School	State Average
Hispanic (of any race)	53%	56%
White (not Hispanic)	47%	29%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	11%
African American	<1%	3%
Pacific Islander	<1%	1%

Athletics

AHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association, a AAAAA school in District 4.

State Championships
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Volleyball	4	2011, 2010, 1978, 1977
Fall	Football	29	2015, 2014, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1987, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1980, 1978, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1964, 1957
Winter	Boys, Basketball	2	1995, 1997
Winter	Girls, Basketball	1	1977
Spring	Baseball, Boys	6	2000, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1987, 1976
	Golf, Boys	3	2007, 2002, 1998
	Softball	4	2001, 1999, 1995, 1988
	Boys, Track and Field	5	2011, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1976
	Cheerleading	4	2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Total		57

Notable alumni

Landry Jones, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Edgar Mitchell, an astronaut, the sixth man on the Moon

Footnotes

5A schools of New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) 2014–15

District 1	Aztec High School Farmington High School Gallup High School Miyamura High School Piedra Vista High School

District 2	Bernalillo High School Capital High School Del Norte High School Española Valley High School Los Alamos High School

District 3	Belen High School Centennial High School Chaparral High School Los Lunas High School Santa Teresa High School Valencia High School

District 4	Artesia High School Goddard High School Lovington High School Roswell High School

District 5	Albuquerque Academy Grants High School Moriarty High School St. Pius X High School

Coordinates: 32°50′26″N 104°24′33″W / 32.8406°N 104.4092°W / 32.8406; -104.4092

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