Varina High School

Varina High School
Address
7053 Messer Road Henrico , Virginia 23231 United States
Coordinates	37°28′24.9″N77°22′39.9″W / 37.473583°N 77.377750°W / 37.473583; -77.377750
Information
School type	Public, High school
Motto	Learn Today Lead Tomorrow
Founded	1909
School district	Henrico County Public Schools
Superintendent	Amy Cashwell
Principal	Cherita Sears
Staff	100.78 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,588 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.76 [1]
Language	English
Color(s)	Navy and Vegas gold
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League (4A Capital District)
Mascot	Blue Devils
Rival	Highland Springs Hermitage Henrico
Website	varinahs.henricoschools.us

Varina High School is located in eastern Henrico County, Virginia. It is one of nine high schools in Henrico County Public Schools and was founded in 1909, with the current campus opening in 1963. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil, branded after Duke Blue Devils, and competes in the Virginia High School League as part of the 4A Capital District.

History

Varina School was founded in 1909, the second oldest consolidated school in Virginia, which is now home to Varina Elementary. In 1916, the high school became accredited under the leadership of principal George F. Baker. In 1920, it became the Varina Agricultural High School. The current school opened on the Messer Road campus in 1963. It housed grades seven through twelve until John Rolfe Middle School opened in 1979. In 2009, Varina High School began a three-year, $30-million renovation project of the facility and grounds. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Andy Allanson, baseball player
• Andre Branch, football player
• Maurice Canady, football player
• Alan-Michael Cash, football player
• Tim Harris, football player
• Rick Langford, baseball player
• Jonathan Lewis, football player
• Michael Robinson, football player
• Ron C. Smith, football player
• Jailin Walker, football player ^[3]
• Ken Willard, football player
• Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., perpetrator of the University of Virginia shooting

References

1. "Varina High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
2. "Varina High School" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2012.
3. Robertson, Sean (August 31, 2020). "From a Blue Devil to a Duke: Varina's Jailin Walker commits to JMU". WTVR.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

External links

• Official website