Chugiak High School is a public high school located in

Chugiak Chugiak () is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, situated approximately northeast of downtown Anchorage. Geography Chugiak is located between Eagle River to the south and Eklutna to the ...

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, and a part of the

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. Chugiak's mascot is the Mustang and the school colors are blue, black, and white. In 2005, Chugiak's student population was split as half their students went to the new

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. As of 2020, it has a student enrollment of 905 and 47 teachers.

Demographics

The student body at Chugiak is fairly homogeneous.http://www.asdk12.org/depts/Demographics/ethnicity/Ethnicity08_09.pdf Anchorage School District Ethnicity Report 2008-2009 Ethnic/racial composition for school year 2015-16: :

Academics

Chugiak offers several

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courses, including: * AP English Language and Composition * AP English Literature and Composition * AP Comparative Government and Politics * AP United States Government and Politics * AP United States History * AP World History * AP Calculus AB and BC * AP Statistics * AP Biology * AP Physics 1 and 2 * AP Spanish Language and Culture * AP German Language and Culture * AP Seminar The school has an 86.98% graduation rate, higher than the district average of 69.40%. Chugiak has continually scored higher than the district average in terms of reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency on the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE). In the 2008–2009 school year, 10th graders at Chugiak showed 97.99% proficiency on the HSGQE Reading Test, 90.46% proficiency on the HSGQE Writing Test, and 90.73% proficiency on the HSGQE Mathematics Test (as compared to respective district averages of 91.54%, 80.15%, and 82.44%).

Athletics

Football

In September 2007, Chugiak's football team was ranked #1 in its division in the state. In the 2009 season, the Chugiak football team took second place for large schools in Alaska. The softball team took second place at the state competition that year as well.

Soccer

Under coach Ed Blahous, the boys' varsity team took numerous state titles beginning in 1983.

Notable alumni

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from Eagle River 1977-2003 * Bill Stoltze (1979) - member of the Alaska House of Representatives from Chugiak since 2003 * Brian Swanson (1994) - player with the Alaska Aces; previously played with

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References

External links

Chugiak High School website
{{authority control Anchorage School District High schools in Anchorage, Alaska Public high schools in Alaska