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ASST. SUPERintendent:
Helen Balilo

Asst. Principal:
Dorothy king
Phone: 1 (787) 707-2301
Fax: 1 (787) 707-2017
Mailing Address
Antilles high School
1062 Victory Drive
Fort Buchanan
PR 00934-4600

About Our School

Antilles High School (AHS) is a nonsectarian, co-educational high school (grades 9-12) under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and the Department of Defense Domestic Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS).  The school provides a secondary education for the dependent children of US military personnel (active and reserve), active National Guard, and transferable Federal Employees.  The school is located in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, which is approximately eight miles south of San Juan.  Antilles High School was founded in 1954 and is a part of the NYVAPR School District.  

AHS facilities include one large building with 30 classrooms, a gymnasium, a media center, an auditorium, a computer lab, an infirmary, graphical and technical classrooms, art and fine arts classroom, JROTC rooms, Speech and Occupational Therapy rooms, counseling and psychologist rooms and a cafeteria.

The academic school year at Antilles High School is two semesters with each semester divided into two grading quarters.  The regular school day includes eight 45 minute periods with three minutes passing time.  The graduation requirements include 26 Carnegie units of credits.  AHS curriculum offers a rich variety of opportunities for all students to pursue their interests and reach their academic and professional goals. Our graduates have been accepted to some of the most prestigious colleges, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and the Unites States Service Academies, as well as many who attend the best local four-year universities. Our alumni are scattered literally around the globe, many holding positions of prominence in all fields and professions.

Accreditation

Antilles High School is accredited by AdvancED.  Read more about our accreditation process.

AHS Memberships

  • National Association of Secondary School Principals
  • National Honor Society
  • Caribbean Counselors Association
  • College Board
  • National Association of College Admissions Counselors
  • AHS Student Body

    The student- body is comprised of 490 students from varying backgrounds, including the following : (1) students with continental U.S. heritage who are monolingual English speakers, (2) students of continental background who speak English as a first language and Spanish as a second language, (3) students of Puerto Rican – Hispanic cultural heritage using Spanish as the first language with English as a second language, and (4) students of Puerto Rican – Hispanic heritage using Spanish as a first language with only a rudimentary command of English.

     

     

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