After walking through the halls of Randall just during one passing period, one could say the hallways are filled with all different types of people, the rude one, slow one, eager freshman running to class, the annoying couple, and countless others. If you were not too occupied with judging the types of people that surround you, you would notice how congested the hallways have become. One look at Over the past few years, Randall has seen a huge increase in the student population.

Right now, the Sophomore class alone has the biggest class the school has ever seen. With roughly 450 students you can only imagine how crowded it gets when they are all gathered into one place, not including the 3 other grades. The school’s estimated total student population is standing at about 1,650 students. Randall High school opened in the 1980’s and when it first opened the student population was not near as big as it is today, even just a few years ago it wasn’t as high. Not only is Randall growing but the elementary and middle schools in the district are growing as well.

Why did the numbers increase?
One could assume that the school is so populated due to the fact that a lot of small businesses are being built in the area as well as the houses that are being built in the neighborhoods for this school district. Amarillo is a booming town that continues to grow, not only business wise but with the town’s overall occupants.

Another reason could be that the high school offers most school sports, a variety of clubs, extracurricular activities and a broad range of elective classes. The sports program at Randall has been very successful in the past few years which may also attract people.
Overall, Randall’s student population continues to grow, and with that there’s some pros and cons.