- Blacksburg High School
Infobox School
name= Blacksburg High School
imagesize=
streetaddress= 520 Patrick Henry Drive
city= Blacksburg
state=Virginia
zipcode= 24060
country= USA
district= Montgomery County Public Schools
superintendent= Dr. Tiffany Anderson
principal= Michael D. Hurst
assistant_principals= Mary Fain
Amy Williams
Greg Stick
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9-12
language= English
rival=Christiansburg High School Cave Spring High School
Hidden Valley High School
Pulaski County High School
Salem High School
nickname= Bruins
colors= colorbox|black colorbox|gold Black and Gold
conference=Virginia High School League AA Region IV
River Ridge District
established=1952
enrollment= 1,216
enrollment_as_of= 2006-07
homepage= [http://www.mcps.org/bhs/index.htm Official Site]Blacksburg High School is a
high school in the Montgomery County public school division. The school serves the town ofBlacksburg, VA and surrounding areas of the county.History
Blacksburg High School moved to its former building on South Main Street in 1952. The building later housed Blacksburg Middle School, and the high school still plays its home football games there. The school moved to its current location on Patrick Henry Drive in 1974.
There is also a Blacksburg High School in Blacksburg, SC.
Administrative staff
* Michael D. Hurst, Principal
* Mary Fain, Assistant Principal
* Amy Williams, Assistant Principal
* Greg Stick, Assistant PrincipalAcademic recognition
Blacksburg High School has been nationally recognized for its academic excellence. The Newsweek list of "America's Top Public High Schools" lists Blacksburg High School at 227 for 2008 while the highest ranking given was 164 in 2003. [ [http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=Blacksburg Newsweek Best High Schools] ] This status is based partially upon how many Blacksburg High School students elect to take the Advanced Placement Exams.
Athletics and extracurriculars
Blacksburg High School is a member of the Virginia High School League and competes in the AA River Ridge District, a district in Region IV of Group AA. Blacksburg formerly competed in the Group AA Blue Ridge District, which it had joined when the AA New River Valley District dissolved. Blacksburg has also captured the
Wachovia Cup, the VHSL's award for overall excellence in athletics several years including 2007. Blacksburg Boys Soccer team has won 9 state championships including 2007 and was ranked #6 in the USA in 2007. Blacksburg has historically been one of the most successful schools in Group AA (and pre-1970 Group IB).occer
Blacksburg won state championships in boys' soccer in the following years:
*1989
*1993
*1995
*1998
*1999
*2000
*2002
*2005
*2007These wins give Blacksburg the state record for most state championships with 9. The 2002 and 2007 seasons resulted with 23 wins which is the record for second-most wins in a season in Virginia. Blacksburg is currently second for most consecutive wins with 64 from 1998 to 2001.Additionally, Blacksburg holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak with 87 wins from 1998-2001. The 1999 season has the second-highest goal differential of any season with 103. The 1999 season also holds the record for most shutouts in a season with 18 and the lowest average goals scored against with 0.18 goals per game. [http://vhsl.org/recbook.pdf VHSL Record Book] ]
Football
Blacksburg High School won state championships in football in 1977 and 1989.
Basketball
The Bruins won state championships in boys' basketball in class IB for 1965 & 1968. The girls won state championships for girls' basketball in 1978, 1982, 1992, 1993, and 2002.
Cross Country
The Bruins won state championships for boys' cross country in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, and 1998. Additionally, the girls won state championships in girls' cross country in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2006, and 2007 (these wins also give Blacksburg the record for most state championships for girls cross-country with 10).
Track
State championships for boys' outdoor track were won in 1949, 1981, and 1982. State championships for girls' outdoor track were won in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, and 1993. Blacksburg is listed second on the team records for most championships for girls' outdoor track with 7. Blacksburg also holds state championships in boys' indoor track 1972 (tie with Radford High School) and girls' indoor track in 2006 and 2008.
Golf
Blacksburg also has state championships in golf in 1968, 2006, and 2007.
Coaches
* Football - David Crist (ranked 11th most wins among active coaches in Virginia)
* Boys Basketball and Golf - Doug Day
* Girls Basketball - Mickey McGuigan
* Cross Country and Track - James DeMarco
* Boys Soccer - Shelley Blumenthal - Inducted into VHSL hall of fame in 2008
* Girls Soccer - Travis Eschenmann
* Baseball - Jim Shockley
* Softball - John ShockleyForensics and debate
Blacksburg High School is one of the state's premier schools for forensics and debate. The school rose to prominence in debate in the early 1980's, coached by Frank Moseley and led by academic advisor Michael Cronin, a former national champion in college debate at Georgetown. The team won district and regional championships consistently between 1978 through 1982. In 1981 and 1982, the switch side team of Ray Allen and Jim Baker won state AA championships in policy debate and garnered the top two spots in individual speaker awards in 1982. From 1988 to 2003, under Coach Karen Finch, the school won 15 consecutive Group AA state titles in forensics and debate, "the longest unbroken chain of championships in VHSL history". The school sends students to national level competition annually, and has had several national champions, specifically in the extemporaneous speaking category. Dennis Price won the National Championship in Prose Interpretation in 1994. Jeff Emerson won the National Championship in Humorous Interpretation in 1991. Members of the debate team are commonly referred to as master-debaters by students at the school.The debate team currently consists of 4 divisions: Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Policy Debate, Public Forum Debate, and Student Congress. The debate team won the 2007 VHSL Group AA state title, against opponents including Potomac Falls and Charlottesville.
Academic competition
MACC
The math and all-around teams finished 1st for the season in the eastern division. The science and social studies teams finished 2nd for the season, and the English team finished 4th.
The math team finished 2nd in the tournament, and because they were the season winners, they will participate in Super MACC (tournament) on March 26, 2007. The science team finished 1st in the tournament, making them also eligible to participate in Super MACC. The all-around team will also go to the Super MACC (tournament) because they finished first in the season.
The 2007 MACC season was officially over on March 26, 2007 after the Super MACC (tournament). The Blacksburg Math and Science MACC teams took the gold trophy home with very close matches. The all-around team finished second in the tournament.
VHSL Scholastic Bowl
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