Robert Service High School is a public

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. It had an enrollment of 1,779 students as of August 2, 2016. Serving grades 9 through 12, the school was named for the poet

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. Part of the Anchorage School District, the school opened in 1971 and was the last of four high schools built by the district (its lineal predecessor, the Anchorage Independent School District) within a decade. Service High originally operated as Service-Hanshew; as was the case common within Anchorage during that time, junior and senior

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in the period of the

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. This is located approximately two miles west of Service along the Lake Otis Parkway. The school completed a partial renovation in 2005. The official school colors are green and gold, and its

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is the

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. Service High School's current principal is Allen Wardlaw.

Demographics

The ethnic and gender demographics for Service High School during the 2013-14 year were the following: A total of 34% of the school was categorized as economically disadvantaged as measured by the number of students who qualified for a free or reduced price lunch.

Accreditation

Service High School is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and participates in sports and extramural activities sponsored by the

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Notable alumni

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* Emma Broyles,

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* Matthew Burtner, musician, composer, and inventor of the metasaxophone (1988 graduate) *

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forward,

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(2004 graduate) * Anna Fairclough, member of the

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from Eagle River (1976 graduate) * Tyler Kornfield (born 1991), Olympic cross-country skier (2009 graduate) *

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, Wikipedia co-founder (1986 graduate) * Mark Schlereth,

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guard and

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analyst (1984 graduate) * Jeremy Teela, 2002, 2006, 2010 US Olympian, Biathlon (1995 graduate) *

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, member of the

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from

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(class of 1980)"Legislative Guide 2015", p. 12

References

External links

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Freshman Academy

The Seminar School

Biomedical Career Academy

Leadership Academy
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