The home of the Packers, the school has over 1,250 students; AHS prides itself on having strong academics, athletics, and fine arts.

The school colors are Scarlet and White, and the sports team is the Packers.

The interior of the south block / first addition houses Knowlton Auditorium and Ove Berven gym.

The second addition which is located to the south of the main classroom blocks is home to the competition gymnasium, locker rooms, a wrestling mezzanine above the locker rooms, and another gym which has a composite-type floor and is used mainly for wrestling and gymnastics.

The Annex received a second floor addition which houses the MacPhail Center for Music that began construction in winter of 2019 and was opened in the spring of 2020.