Grafton High School (Virginia)

Grafton High School (Virginia)

Infobox School
name= Grafton High School


imagesize= 100px
streetaddress= 403 Grafton Drive
city= Yorktown
state= Virginia
zipcode= 23692
country= USA
url= [http://yorkcountyschools.org/ghs Official Site]
district= York County School Division
superintendent= Dr. Eric Williams
principal= Paul Hopkins
assistant_principals= Karen Fahringer, Craig Reed
staff=
type= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9–12
language= English
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mascot= Clippers
colors= colorbox|blue colorbox|silver colorbox|red Blue, Silver, and Red
founded= 1996
enrollment= 1280
enrollment_as_of= 2006-07
rival= Tabb High School
conference= Virginia High School League
Bay Rivers District
Region I
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Grafton High School is a public high school located in Grafton, an unincorporated section of York County, Virginia. It is part of the York County School Division. The school opened on September 3, 1996 and shares a facility with Grafton Middle School, the only shared facility of this type in the Hampton Roads area. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers, District, and in Region I. Grafton High School was awarded a silver medal by U.S. News and World Report in the 2008 America’s Best High Schools search.

Accreditation

Grafton High is fully accredited by the Virginia State Department of Education [http://www.doe.virginia.gov/] cite web
url = http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/va/1900/
title = Grafton Overview
accessdate = 2007-04-01
format = HTML
publisher = Greatschools.net
language = English
] and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since its inception in 1996.cite web
url = http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_VA.html
title = School Overview
accessdate = 2007-04-01
format = HTML
publisher = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
language = English
]

Athletics

Grafton High fields varsity teams in these sports:The 2002 field hockey team won Grafton's only AA state team title. Grafton has individual AA state champions in Boys Indoor Track (2007), Girls Outdoor Track (2008), Girls Swimming, Boys Tennis (2004,2005,2006), and Wrestling (2005,2008).cite web
url = http://www.vhsl.org/recbook.pdf
title = VHSL Record Book
accessdate = 2008-07-17
format = PDF
publisher = Virginia High School League
language = English
]

Band

Grafton High School has three bands: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble. Grafton also has a Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble. Each band consistently receives Superior Ratings at competitions. The school also has a marching band and color guard that consists of over 200 members.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into GHS cite web
url = http://206.246.204.37/pub/netscapeprop.htm
title = York County GIS
accessdate = 2007-04-02
format = HTML
publisher = York County GIS
language = English
] :
* Mount Vernon Elementary School
* Coventry Elementary School
* Dare Elementary School
* Grafton-Bethel Elementary School(partial)

All residents zoned to Grafton Middle School are zoned to Grafton High School.

External links

* [http://yorkcountyschools.org/ghs Grafton High School]

References

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