Turner Ashby High School

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Turner Ashby High School
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Address
Turner Ashby High School
800 North Main Street

Bridgewater
,
VA
22812

United States
Coordinates 38°23′33.4″N75°57′57.4″W / 38.392611°N 75.965944°W / 38.392611; -75.965944
Information
School type Public, high school
MottoBe Just and Fear Not
Established1956
School district Rockingham County Public Schools
SuperintendentOskar Scheikl
PrincipalChris Noll
Faculty147
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,082 (2016-17) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13:1
Campus Rural
Color(s)    Black, silver, white
Athletics conference VHSL Group 3A West Region
Valley Region
MascotKnight
Rival Harrisonburg High School
YearbookCrag
Website tahs.rockingham.k12.va.us

Turner Ashby High School is located in Bridgewater, Virginia in the Rockingham County Public School district.

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History

When Turner Ashby High School opened in the fall of 1956, it became the third consolidated high school in Rockingham County. Schools consolidated were Bridgewater, Dayton, and Mt. Clinton. The original Turner Ashby building was located on a twenty-acre plot on the north side of Dayton, and now serves grades six through eight as Wilbur S. Pence Middle School.[ citation needed ]

The name Turner Ashby High School was selected by the Rockingham County School Board as an act of Massive Resistance against school desegregation (see Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County).The Ashby District was named for Confederate officer Turner Ashby, a native of Fauquier County, who prior to the war led a violent mob in attacking Clarke County Virginia farmer John C. Underwood for speaking against slavery. Ashby's political connections forced Stonewall Jackson to promote him to cavalry commander during the first year of the American Civil War. Ashby was killed in battle near Harrisonburg just prior to Jackson's victories at Cross Keys and Port Republic and the culmination of the 1862 Valley Campaign.

The original building was designed and constructed for grades eight through twelve. The approximate cost of the school was $1,000,000.00. Classroom additions were added in 1960 and 1962. Mobile units were added for classroom use in 1973, 1975, and 1980. Also, beginning in 1966, Rockingham County School desegregated for the first time, and the eighth grade was moved to the John Wayland Intermediate School, now John Wayland Elementary School.[ citation needed ]

Turner Ashby High School moved into a new facility on Route 42 north of Bridgewater in the fall of 1989. The new facility, including site development, furnishings, building, etc. was built for approximately $15,300,000.00.[ citation needed ]

This modern facility has more cafeteria, music, athletic, storage, and classroom areas designed to serve up to 1200 students. Three mobile units were added for classroom use in 1998, and five more were added in 2000.[ citation needed ]

During the 2001-2002 school year and the following summer, a new wing was added to the 1989 building. This addition added more than twenty new classrooms including four new science rooms and another general purpose computer lab. Along with the addition of the new wing, the library was expanded and a girls’ team room was added.[ citation needed ]

Principals

Competitive titles

Sports titles

Marching band titles

Drama titles

Student organizations

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Turner Ashby High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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