Abingdon High School (Virginia)

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Abingdon High School
Location
Abingdon High School (Virginia)
705 Thompson Drive

Abingdon
,
Virginia
24210

United States
Coordinates 36°43′5.9″N81°57′26.3″W / 36.718306°N 81.957306°W / 36.718306; -81.957306
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded1959
School districtWashington County Public Schools
SuperintendentKeith Perrigan
PrincipalMrs. Leslie Cumbow
Faculty101
Grades 9-12
Enrollment944 (2016-17) [1]
Language English
Color(s)  Navy &   White
Athletics conference Southwest District
AAA Region IV
MascotFalcons
Rival Patrick Henry HS
Virginia HS
John S. Battle HS
Communities served1457
Feeder schoolsE.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.

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Academics

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.

Extracurricular activities

The school newspaper is the Talon, the yearbook is The Beacon and the literary magazine is Wings.

Wachovia Cup

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.

Athletics

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.

State championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Abingdon High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "VHSL Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  3. ↑ Ervin, Mike. "Kicking Coach Doug Blevins Creates Champions from his Chair". Abilities.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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