Lord Botetourt High School

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Lord Botetourt High School
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Address
Lord Botetourt High School
1435 Roanoke Road

,
24083

United States
Information
School type Public, high school
Established1959
School district Botetourt County Public Schools
SuperintendentJonathan Russ [1]
PrincipalAndy Dewease [2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,052 (2017-18) [3]
Language English
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Blue Ridge District
Region III
Nickname Cavaliers
Rivals James River High School [4]
Northside High School
William Byrd High School
Website website

Lord Botetourt High School (LBHS) is a high school in Daleville, Virginia. It was built in 1958 and opened in the fall of 1959. LBHS is one of two high schools in Botetourt County, the other being James River High School in Buchanan.

The school is named for Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, the governor of Virginia from 1768 to 1770. Athletic teams are known as the Cavaliers, and the school colors are scarlet and silver. [5] As of 2019, LBHS had 69 faculty members serving 1,052 students in grades 9 through 12. [3]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "Administration". Botetourt Country Public Schools. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. "Lord Botetourt High School Administration" (PDF). Lord Botetourt High School. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "School Detail for Lord Botetourt High". nces.ed.gov. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. "Lord Botetourt rivals" . Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. "Schedule - Lord Botetourt Cavaliers Football (Daleville, VA)". www.maxpreps.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  6. miller, suzanne. "Dylan Powers, Will Cline, and Zack Kelly of Lord Botetourt receive VHSCA All-State honors in baseball". Roanoke Times.

Coordinates: 37°24′19.9″N79°54′51.9″W / 37.405528°N 79.914417°W / 37.405528; -79.914417