Chancellor High School

Coordinates: 38°16′35″N 77°33′05″W / 38.276302°N 77.551442°W / 38.276302; -77.551442

Chancellor High School
Address
6300 Harrison Rd Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407
Information
School type	Public, High School high school
Founded	1988
School district	Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Principal	Jacqueline Bass-Fortune
Staff	approximately 160
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1357  (2010)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Burgundy and Gray
Mascot	Chargers
Feeder schools	Chancellor Middle School, Freedom Middle School, Ni River Middle School, Battlefield Middle School
Athletic conferences	AA Battlefield District AA Region I
Website	http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/chhs/

Chancellor High School is a public high school accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools. It is located in Salem District in the northwestern portion of Spotsylvania County, VA.

Chancellor High School opened in the fall of 1988 and is one of five high schools in Spotsylvania County. Currently Chancellor High School has a student population of approximately 1357 students with 3 administrators, 90 members in the instructional staff, 16 instructional aides, 6 secretaries, 1 bookkeeper, 1 nurse, 1 test coordinator, 3 library staff, 4 counseling staff, 1 activities director, 1 deputy, 2 health & safety officers, and 24 cafeteria workers.

The school mascot is a Charger and the school colors are burgundy and gray.

Named after the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville, which was fought just west of the school location, Chancellor High School also has the honor of being a Plank Owner of the USS Chancellorsville.

The principal is Jaqueline Bass-Fortune.

Athletics

State champions and runner up finishes

Chancellor has won six AA state championships, which are:

• Girls Field Hockey: 2001, 2006
• Boys Soccer: 1990, 2003
• Boys Tennis: 2000
• Chess: 1997

Chancellor has 10 runner up finishes, which are:

• Girls Field Hockey: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Girls Gymnastics: 1989, 1991
• Boys Soccer: 1993, 2002
• Girls Volleyball: 2000, 2002

Gymnasium Roof Troubles

After the snows of the First North American blizzard of 2010 and the Second North American blizzard of 2010, the school's gymnasium roof caved downward several feet under the pressure of the snow's weight, closing the school for a week beyond when other schools had reopened. The gymnasium remained closed for nearly three weeks after the students returned.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Dominique Wallace - University of Virginia running back^[2]

• Darnell Alford - Offensive Lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, and St. Louis Rams. Attended and played football at Boston College^[3][4][5][6]

References

1. ^ "Chancellor High gym roof remains intact". fredericksburg.com. http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/gettingschooled/2010/02/16/chancellor-high-gym-roof-remains-intact/. Retrieved 2010-02-16. 
2. ^ "#21 Dominique Wallace". Game Day Central 2011. University of Virginia. http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=3700943. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Alford Selects Boston College". The Free Lance-Star; Fredericksburg, Virginia. January 6, 1995. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19950106&id=PugyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vAcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6276,569432. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
4. ^ Coghill, Taft, Jr. (April 26, 2007). "BOUND FOR NFL? Jermon Bushrod awaits the draft Blocking out doubts for future". The Free Lance-Star; Fredericksburg, Virginia. http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/042007/04262007/278835. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
5. ^ "Alford signs with N.Y. Jets". The Free Lance-Star; Fredericksburg, VA. September 10, 2002. http://www.wysk.com/News/FLS/2002/092002/News/FLS/2002/092002/09102002/726731. Retrieved 1 October 2011. 
6. ^ "Darnell Alford". Players. National Football League. http://www.nfl.com/player/darnellalford/2504288/profile. Retrieved 1 October 2011.