Andover High School

Andover High School (formerly Punchard High School, The School at Punchard, or Punchard Free School) is a secondary school in the town of Andover, Massachusetts, United States. It is the only public high school in the Andover Public Schools district. The school's administration is headed by Caitlyn Brown, the principal, and is overseen by Superintendent of Schools Magda Parvey November 2011 "soggy biscuit" incident In November 2011, The Eagle-Tribune reported that police were investigating claims that two Andover High School (Massachusetts) basketball players were hazed by older team members into playing the game. In January 2012, it was reported that two students had been expelled over the incident and a further five were suspended. A grand jury was convened to determine if any of the students should be charged criminally. Campus Overview As of June 2020, The Andover High School campus comprises one central academic facility, housing several classrooms, laboratories, health center and administrative offices. Connected to its northwest side is the J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, an auditorium that seats 1,203 people and is used for both school and town functions. To the southeast, two indoor athletic facilities abut the academic center (the Dunn Gymnasium and the Field House) alongside central locker rooms and athletic offices and storage. The school has a media center/library located in the center of the school and a cafeteria located toward the north-west side of the school, just south of the Collins Center.