Hopewell High School (Virginia)

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Hopewell High School
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Hopewell High School (Virginia)
400 South Mesa Drive

Hopewell
,
Virginia
23860

United States
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School typePublic high school
Founded1915, 1925, 1968 (current facility)
School districtHopewell Public Schools
NCES District ID5101980
SuperintendentMelody Hackney [1]
NCES School ID510198000867
PrincipalStephanie Poe [2]
Teaching staff78.08 (FTE) [3]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,167 (2021–22) [3]
Student to teacher ratio14.95 [3]
Language English
Campusmid-sized-urban
Color(s)  Blue and  Gold
MascotBlue Devils
Team nameHopewell Blue Devils
Athletic Conference AAA Central District
Region 3A
Conference 26
Website Official Site

Hopewell High School is a secondary school located in Hopewell, Virginia. Built in 1968, it is the only high school in Hopewell, Virginia. From 1925 to 1968, the high school in Hopewell was located at the Hopewell High School Complex, also known as James E. Mallonee Middle School.

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Academics

HHS ranks among the top 15,000~ high schools in America, 290~ in Virginia, and 40~ in the Richmond Metro Area. 14% of students take part in AP classes, with 1% of students passing at least 1 AP exam. The graduation rate is 80%. [4]

Sports

The Hopewell Blue Devils have won state titles in football and basketball. Their latest title came in 2019, in football, when the team beat Lord Botetourt high school 35–7, at Liberty University, to win the 3A state title. Hopewell also won the Division 3 state title in 2017 when the Blue Devils defeated Heritage 20-14 in Williamsburg, VA. In 2003, the team won the AAA Division 5 state championship in football. All together Hopewell has won six state championships in football (1949, 1950, 1951, 2003, 2017, and 2019). Hopewell has also had three state champions in wrestling: Cody Allala (145, 152, 160) Clint Allala (171) and their latest champion, Alize Branch (138, 145). The boys' basketball team, though a perennial contender and frequent final four entrant, won its only state championship in 1972 under the leadership of VHSL Hall of Fame Coach Bill Littlepage. Littlepage won over 755 games in his illustrious career. The girls basketball team reached the state final in both 2017 and 2018 but was unsuccessful in both years. In 2017-2018, Hopewell was one of a few select schools in the entire state of Virginia when its girls basketball team, boys basketball team, baseball team and football team all won Region titles. In 2021, the Hopewell Boys Basketball team, under the guidance of coach Elvin Edmonds, won Hopewell's 2nd state championship by defeating Abingdon.

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Notable alumni

Some notable attendees, but not graduates, are:

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References

  1. ↑ "Superintendent's Message".
  2. ↑ "Principal's Message".
  3. 1 2 3 "Hopewell High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hopewell High School - Overview". usnews.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Career & Technical Education – Instruction – Hopewell City Public Schools". www.hopewell.k12.va.us. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19.
  6. ↑ "English".
  7. ↑ "Fine Arts".
  8. ↑ "World Language".
  9. ↑ "Mathematics".
  10. ↑ "Science".
  11. ↑ "Virtual Learning".
  12. ↑ Howard, Jonathan (May 25, 2010). "Six athletes added to wall of fame". Hopewell News-Patriot. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
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