Abingdon High School

Infobox School
name= Abingdon High School


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streetaddress= 705 Thompson Drive
city= Abingdon
state= Virginia
zipcode= 24210
country= USA
url= [http://ahs.wcs.k12.va.us/ Official Site]
district= Washington County School Division
superintendent= Dr. Alan T. Lee
principal= Mr. Jeff Noe
assistant_principals= Mr. Chad Wallace
staff=
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9-12
language= English
faculty= 97
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mascot= Falcons
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founded= 1959
enrollment= 978
enrollment_as_of= 2006-07
rival= Virginia High School
conference= Southwest District
Region IV
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Abingdon High School is a Public high school located in Abingdon, Virginia. The school focuses on academics as well as placing emphasis on extracurricular activities such as athletics, the arts, clubs, and community involvement.

Academics

Abingdon High School offers numerous academic programs and courses that prepare its students for college and future careers. The school offers many Advanced Placement courses including Biology, Chemistry, United States History, Government, English 11,English 12, and Calculus. Dual-enrollment classes are also offered through the nearby Virginia Highlands Community College(VHCC) in Abingdon. These courses include VHCC Calculus, VHCC Geology, and VHCC Computer Software. Furthermore, the A. Linwood Holton's Governor's school offers classes in western civilization, statistics, anatomy, world civilizations, and astronomy.

Wachovia Cup

Abingdon High School has won the Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup in Group AA Academics 14 out of 16 times. The Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup, which was started in 1989, is awarded by the Virginia High School League.

outhwest Academic Conference

Abingdon High is a member of the Southwest Academic Conference [ [http://www.maccandswac.com/index_files/Page1010.htm Mountain Academic Competition Conference & Southwest Academic Competition Conference ] ] . It's championships include [ [http://macc_and_swac.tripod.com/ Main MACC/SWAC Page ] ] :
Science: 2002, 2005, 2007
Social Studies: 2002
All Around: 2001

Extracurricular Activities

The school offers a plethora of student activities including athletics, band, chorus, One act theater, DECA, National Honor Society, Washington County Community Scholars and FFA, as well as numerous other academic and service clubs. The school newspaper is the "Talon" and the school's literary magazine is "Wings".

Athletics

Starting in the 2007-2008 school year, Abingdon High School will compete in the AA Southwest District and Region IV of the Virginia High School League. School sports include football, volleyball, cross-country, golf, cheerleading, basketball, wrestling, swimming, baseball, softball, track, soccer, and tennis.

tate Championships

*Volleyball 1983 [ [http://vhsl.org/recbook.pdf 12th Edition.p65 ] ]
*Girls Cross country 1988
*Girl's track and field 1994
*Golf 2000

Notable Alumni

William Doug Blevins - Class of 1981 - Former NFL Assistant Coach Miami Dolphins [ [http://ahs.wcs.k12.va.us/alumni_world.htm Alumni World ] ]
Scott Cooper - Class of 1988 - actor [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178376/ Scott Cooper (III) ] ]
Scott Minor - Class of 1983 - musician, member of band Sparklehorse
John P. McConnell - Class of 1968 - CEO A4 Health Systems [ [http://www.cednc.org/conferences/venture/2006/agenda/marquee_panel.html#jmcconnell CED's Venture 2006: Marquee Panel ] ]
Gary Hagy - Class of 1974 - Director of Food & Environmental Sciences for Virginia Department of Health

References

External links

[http://ahs.wcs.k12.va.us/ Official web site]