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Abingdon High School | |
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Address | |
705 Thompson Drive , 24210 United States | |
Coordinates | 36°43′5.9″N81°57′26.3″W / 36.718306°N 81.957306°W |
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School type | Public, high school |
Founded | 1959 |
School district | Washington County School Division |
Superintendent | Brian C. Ratliff |
Principal | Mr. BJ Lasley |
Faculty | 101 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 944 (2016-17) [1] |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Navy & White |
Athletics conference | Southwest District AAA Region IV |
Mascot | Falcons |
Rival | Patrick Henry HS Virginia HS John S. Battle HS |
Communities served | 1457 |
Feeder schools | E.B. Stanley Middle School |
Website | Official Site |
Abingdon High School is a public high school located in Abingdon, Virginia, United States. The school focuses on academics while supporting extracurricular activities such as athletics, the arts, clubs and community involvement.
Abingdon offers college and career preparation courses. The school offers many Advanced Placement courses including Biology, Chemistry, United States History, Government, English 11, English 12, and Calculus. Dual-enrollment classes are offered through the nearby Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC). These courses include VHCC Calculus, VHCC Geology, and VHCC Computer Software. A. Linwood Holton's Governor's school offers classes in western civilization, statistics, anatomy, world civilizations and astronomy.
The school offers student activities including athletics, band, chorus, one act theater, National Honor Society, Washington County Community Scholars, Future Farmers of America, a DECA chapter, an FBLA chapter, and a Technology Student Association chapter. The school newspaper is the Talon, the yearbook is The Beacon and the literary magazine is Wings.
Abingdon High School has won the Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup in Group AA Academics 15 times, setting the state record for most championships. [2] Abingdon won 9 consecutive championships from 1990 to 1998. [2] The Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup, which was started in 1989, is awarded by the Virginia High School League.
Abingdon High is a member of the Southwest Academic Conference. [3] Its championships include: [4]
The Abingdon High School band performs both concert and marching seasons and holds the title of "The Mighty Falcon Marching Band". The band enters competitions during the fall season. One of their most recognized achievements is the "Papa Joe Smiddy" award, received in 2006 at the UVA Wise Marching Competition.
The choir produces an annual musical production along with several concerts. Members of the choir audition to participate in all-county, all-district and all-state choirs.
Abingdon competes in the Mountain 7 District and AAA Region 3D of the Virginia High School League. Abingdon is the 2nd Smallest AAA school. Abingdon is competitive in golf, baseball, girls basketball and girls tennis.
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