to have an on-site football stadium, so all the high schools in Dougherty County used Hugh Mills as a home field. To alleviate confusion during games between schools, signs were posted at each of the entrance gates to designate the home team. If the three schools have home games on the same weekend, games were played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Extracurricular activities Academic Decathlon Art Club - The Art Club was involved in many community projects, including the Kiwanis Club art show and the Martin Luther King Jr. art show. The Art Club met several times each year and assisted in readying projects for shows. Band - The school's marching band was known as the Marching Chiefs. They were invited to several bowl games and marching invitationals and received, at a minimum, "Excellent" ratings at many marching festivals and competitions. The Chiefs finished the 2009 marching season with two best in class trophies. At the Blue and Grey Invitational, the Chiefs placed third in competition and best in class and division, band, danceline, and drum majors. The Chiefs received "Superior" ratings in all captions of marching (excluding color guard and drumline) at the Blue and Grey Marching Invitational. At that same competition, the drumline and color guard received an excellent rating, along with best in class and division awards. At the Sound of Silver Marching Invitational, the Chiefs received "Superior" ratings in both Festival and Competition for all captions of marching. The band and the danceline beat nine other bands in their class, to be named Best in Class (AA). The AHS Marching Chiefs was noted as the Reserve Grand Champion Band at Sound of Silver, outscoring 20 other bands. The Albany High Marching Chiefs competed again in the Sound of Silver Invitational in Blackshear, Georgia on October 16, 2010, where they won the title of Grand Champion and Best in Class AAA band, drum major, drumline, and color guard. The symphonic band earned all superiors at the GMEA District 2 LGPE a number of years. Some members of the program participated in the Dougherty County Honor Band and the GMEA District 2 Honor Band. Beta Club - The Beta Club sponsored scholarships and the Miss AHS Pageant. To be a member, a student was required to maintain a "B" average. Block A - This group was for students who earned a letter for sports agility and musical