Castlewood High School

Castlewood High School
Address
304 Blue Devil Circle Castlewood , Virginia 24224 United States
Coordinates	36°52′19.3″N82°17′45.3″W / 36.872028°N 82.295917°W / 36.872028; -82.295917
Information
School type	Public, high school
School district	Russell County Public Schools
Superintendent	Gregory Brown
Principal	Mike Roberson (K)
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	382 (2016-17) [1]
Language	English
Color(s)	Blue and   White
Athletics	Wrestling, Academic, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball.
Athletics conference	VHSL Class 1 VHSL Region D VHSL Cumberland District
Mascot	Blue Devil
Website	Official Site

Castlewood High School is a high school located in Castlewood, Virginia. The school offers Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, and Career/Technical courses in addition to other academic courses. The school also offers classes with Virtual Virginia Schools. ^[2] Castlewood High School was integrated in 1965 with students from Arty Lee High School in Dante, Virginia. ^[3]

Athletics

Baseball

Castlewood High School has won two VHSL state championships in baseball in 1971 and 1986 with second-place finishes in 1972, 1973, and 1974. ^[4]

Baseball State Championship

Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Class
1986	Castlewood	15	Amelia County	2	A
1974	Madison County	2	Castlewood	0	A
1973	Goochland	6	Castlewood	1	A
1972	Goochland	15	Castlewood	3	A
1971	Castlewood	3	Goochland	2	A

Softball

Castlewood won a state championship in softball in 1987 and finished second in 1995. ^[4]

Softball State Championship Games

Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Class
1995	Madison County	9	Castlewood	4	A
1987	Castlewood	9	Central Senior	7	A

Other sports

Castlewood finished second in the state championships in boys' golf in 2007. ^[4] The boys' golf team took second place in state championships in 1971, 1987, and 1988. The girls' volleyball team won the state championship in 1987. The wrestling team won state championship in 1989, placed second in 1986 and fourth in 2009.

References

1. "Castlewood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
2. "Castlewood High School Guidance Department". Archived from the original on October 23, 2008.
3. Crow, Peter (2007). Do, Die, or Get Along. University of Georgia Press. p. 52. ISBN   978-0-8203-2871-3 . Retrieved July 31, 2009.
4. "Virginia High School League Record Book June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.