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Hamilton High School
Location
211 Aggie Avenue Hamilton, Alabama, United States
Information
School type	Public
Established	1895
School district	Marion County Schools
Principal	Ronnie Miller
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	304
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Mascot	Aggies
Yearbook	Agi-H-Eco
Website	Homepage

Hamilton High School is a high school located in Hamilton, Alabama, United States. The school is a part of the Marion County School district. Hamilton was started in 1895 as West Alabama Agricultural School. Hamilton is in the Marion County School District. Hamilton is currently a class 3A school. In 2007 Hamilton High School was ranked among a list of ten high schools in America with the highest drop out rate.^{[citation needed]}

Athletics

The Hamilton Aggies have won state championships in:

• Girls Basketball (5A, 1990; runners up 5A, 1991)
• Boys Cross Country (4A/5A 1987-1991)
• Boys Power Lifting (1A/4A eight-time champs 2000-2010)

The Hamilton Aggie Football team is ranked eleventh in the state for overall wins (543-328-36), and has a winning percentage of 62.3%. The Aggies have had nine region championship seasons, and five undefeated regular seasons (in bold).

• 1929 (7-0-1)
• 1930 (6-0-1)
• 1978 (10-1; Class 3A R15)
• 1982 (11-1; Class 3A R15)
• 1985 (10-2; Class 5A R16)
• 1990 (10-3; Class 5A R14)
• 1991 (9-2; Class 5A R14)
• 1994 (6-5; Class 4A R14)
• 1996 (9-2; Class 4A R15)
• 2008 (12-1; Class 3A R7)
• 2009 (11-2; Class 3A R7)

Aggie Band

Hamilton High School is also home to the 75-member Hamilton Aggie Band program, an award-winning marching and concert band program that has had great success at area marching competitions, district assessments, state assessments, and other special competitions. The band is composed of an instrumental ensemble and a visual ensemble, made up of the Key Dancers and the Color Guard. The band performs pregame, halftime, and in the stands at all Hamilton Aggie football games. A pep band, composing of select instrumentalists, also makes select appearances at Aggie basketball games during the season. During concert season, the Aggie Band presents a Christmas and a spring concert, where the Beginning, Intermediate, and Concert Bands perform select musical pieces. The Christmas concert may also feature the visual ensembles during select pieces. During the spring, the Aggie Band also usually travels to a special competition or performance festival, like Disney Magic Music Days at the Walt Disney World Resort or the All Star Music Festival at Universal Orlando. The Aggie Band is currently under the direction of Nathan Garner, a University of Alabama graduate and former Million Dollar Band member, who took the position in 2006.

External links

• Hamilton High School
• Marion County Schools

Coordinates: 34°08′20″N 87°59′28″W / 34.13901°N 87.99116°W / 34.13901; -87.99116