Castlewood High School

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Castlewood High School
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Castlewood High School
304 Blue Devil Circle

,
24224

United States
Coordinates 36°52′19.3″N82°17′45.3″W / 36.872028°N 82.295917°W / 36.872028; -82.295917
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School type Public, high school
School districtRussell County Public Schools
SuperintendentGregory Brown
PrincipalMike Roberson (K)
Grades 8-12
Enrollment382 (2016-17) [1]
Language English
Color(s)  Blue and   White
AthleticsWrestling, Academic, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball.
Athletics conferenceVHSL Class 1
VHSL Region D
VHSL Cumberland District
MascotBlue 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]

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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
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamClass
1986Castlewood15 Amelia County 2A
1974 Madison County 2Castlewood0A
1973Goochland6Castlewood1A
1972Goochland15Castlewood3A
1971Castlewood3Goochland2A

Softball

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

Softball State Championship Games
YearWinning TeamLosing TeamClass
1995Madison County9Castlewood4A
1987Castlewood9Central Senior7A

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.

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References

  1. "Castlewood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. "Castlewood High School Guidance Department". Archived from the original on 2008-10-23.
  3. Crow, Peter (2007). Do, Die, or Get Along. University of Georgia Press. p. 52. ISBN   978-0-8203-2871-3 . Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  4. 1 2 3 "Virginia High School League Record Book June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-08-03.