Ankeny High School is a high school located in the suburban town of Ankeny, Iowa. It is part of the Ankeny Community School District, one of the fastest growing school districts in Iowa. Ankeny High School now serves over 1,100 students.In August 2011, Ankeny High School moved to its new location at 1155 SW Cherry Street. In 2013-2014, the Ankeny school district divided into two high schools for the first time in its history. It is estimated that Ankeny High School has an enrollment of between 950 and 1,000 students, with the other high school having a similar enrollment. Upon division, Ankeny High School retained its name, all mascots, colors and traditions from before the division.SportsFor purposes of athletic and activities competition, Ankeny High School is classified in the state of Iowa as "4A." The school mascots are the Hawks (Men) and the Hawkettes (Women). Ankeny is part of the Central Iowa Metro League or CIML. They are extremely competitive in the state with sports, music, and other activities.Ankeny girls athletics rose in prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s under Coach Dick Rasmussen, and his work with the basketball and softball programs. Under head coach Scott De Jong, the girls basketball team holds the record for the most consecutive state titles. They won the state championship in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; in 2005 they rose as high as No. 2 in USA Today's Super 25 national rankings. The Hawkettes hold the record for the most state titles by a school in Iowa history, having won six championships under Coach De Jong in the five-girl era and another three under the old six-girl rules.Ankeny also has a very successful football team, former UNI offensive line coach Rick Nelson replaced Brad Zelenovich after the 2014 season when Zelenovich took the head coach position at Southeast Polk. Before the 2013 north and south split of the district, Ankeny was coached by Jerry Pezzetti, he moved to the new Ankeny Centennial High School on the north side. Pezzetti has coached over 360 wins in his 50+ year career including state championships in 1997 and 2012. Since 1998, under the tutelage of special teams coach Peter Rameh, four Hawk kickers have played college football for teams in the Division I Bowl Subdivision, including former University of Miami All-American Todd Sievers.
