Lee High School (Lee County, Virginia)

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Lee High School
Address
Lee High School (Lee County, Virginia)
200 Generals Lane

Jonesville
,
Virginia
24263

United States
Coordinates 36°43′52″N83°05′20″W / 36.7311745°N 83.0889591°W / 36.7311745; -83.0889591
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded1989
School districtLee County Public Schools
PrincipalBrian Coomer
Grades 8–12
Enrollment667 (2019–20) [1]
Language English
CampusRural
Color(s)Red and gold
  
Athletics conferenceMountain 7
Region D
Team nameGenerals
RivalThomas Walker High School, Gate City High School, [2] Union High School
Website sites.google.com/view/leehighschool/home

Lee High School is a public high school located in Lee County, Virginia, United States, near the town of Jonesville. It is a part of the Lee County School District and is one of two high schools in the county. [3]

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History

Founded in 1989, Lee High School was formed by consolidating Jonesville High School, Dryden High School, Keokee High School, Flatwoods High School, and Pennington High School.

Athletics

The football team made the state playoffs in 1989[ citation needed ], 1990 [4] , 2013 [5] , 2014 [6] , and 2015 [7] .

Lee High dropped from Group AA to Group A status in the 2007-2008 year (granted due to "travel hardship"). Lee's former district, the AA Highlands District, was dissolved with two members moving to the AA Southwest District and another school moving down with Lee and joining a new district. This new district, which is a part of A Region D, is the A Clinch Mountain District.

The 1990 Golf team is the first team to win a state championship for the school, in VHSL Group AA. The boys tennis team was Group A state runner-up in 2011. [8] The Boys Golf team won state in 2023.

In 2008, Lee High's Scholastic Bowl team (part of the VHSL) finished 3rd at the Group A VHSL State Tournament.[ citation needed ]

Lee High has All State Football alumni in Brady Yeary/RB, Leon Brewer/RB, David Edwards/OL, and Brett Clark QB/DB.

Vocational classes

Lee High School offers students elective vocational classes located in the Lee County Career and Technical Center building. [9] Classes include: Agriculture, Auto Body Repair, Building Maintenance, Building Trade, Business Ed., Childcare, Cosmetology, Criminology, Culinary Arts, Drafting, Electricity, Family Consumer Science, Farm Machine Repair, Horticulture, Small Animal Care, Marketing, Networking, Nursing, Small Engine Repair, Technology Ed., and Welding.

Also offered at Lee High School is Navy JROTC. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lee High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Abingdon High School". Archived from the original on July 15, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lee High School Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine ." Lee County School District. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ Courier, Tim Hayes | Bristol Herald (September 19, 2020). "HISTORY WITH HAYES: The Lee High Generals were on a fast track to the 1990 VHSL state finals". The Bristol Herald Courier. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2013 Virginia Boys State Football Playoff Brackets: VHSL (2A)". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2014 Virginia Boys State Football Playoff Brackets: VHSL (2A)". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2015 Virginia High School Football Playoff Brackets: VHSL (Group 2A)". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ Virginia High School League Record Book. Virginia High School League . Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ Vocational training at school web site
  10. ↑ "Find an NJORTC Unit". www.netc.navy.mil. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
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