Lee High School (Lee County, Virginia)

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name= Lee High School


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streetaddress= Rt. 2 Box 3145
city= Jonesville
state= Virginia
zipcode= 24263
country= USA
url= [http://www.leectysch.com/LH/default.htm/ Official Website]
district= Lee County Public Schools
superintendent= Mr. Fred Marion
principal= Mr. Ron Earley
assistant_principals= Mrs. Lisa Brewer and Mr. Allen Kinser
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fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9-12
language= English
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mascot= Generals
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colors= colorbox|Red Red and colorbox|gold Gold
founded= 1989
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rival= Powell Valley High School, Gate City High School, Abingdon High School
conference= Clinch Mountain District
Region D
athletics= Golf, Volleyball, Football, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Tennis, Track, Softball
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Lee High School is a public high school located in Jonesville, Virginia. It is one of two high schools in Lee County, Virginia.

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. Some of the schools had enrollments dropping under 200, leading the district to duplicate services between small schools (and making advanced classes with smaller enrollment difficult to offer). Athletic opportunities were strained at the very small schools.

Thomas Walker High School was not included in the consolidation because of its position at the western end of the county.

Athletics

Lee High was initially a football powerhouse, making the playoffs in their first season and reaching the state championship in 1990. Lee lost the game to Tabb High School in the last minutes of the game, 21-14. In recent years the Generals have won only a handful of games, having not made playoffs since the turn of the century. The unexpected decline in football has been due in large part to the highly politicized revolving door that the head coaching position became following the retirement of head coaches Don Williams (1989-1992, 1997-1998) and Allen Kinser (1993-1996), both former Pennington High School coaches.

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 only team to date to win a state championship for the school, in VHSL Group AA.

Marching Band

Also continuously successful is the Lee High Generals Marching Band, under the direction of Michael Twigg. The marching band has won the McChesney Band Festival several times since the school opened. The band receives high ratings in marching and concert band annually. The band ranges in size anywhere from 100-140 members, making the band the largest student participation group from a school of around 850 students. They are widely recognized as one of the top marching band programs in southwestern Virginia area, contending with other strong programs from the likes of Graham, J. I. Burton, Marion, and Richlands.

External links

* [http://www.leectysch.com/ Lee County School System]