Albemarle High School (Virginia)
| Albemarle High School | |
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| Address | |
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2775 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | "Pursuing Victory With Honor" |
| Founded | 1953 |
| School district | Albemarle County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Pamela Moran |
| Principal | Jay Thomas |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,987 (September, 30, 2016) |
| Color(s) | Red and Navy Blue |
| Athletics conference |
Virginia High School League AAA Northwest Region Commonwealth District |
| Team name | Patriots |
| Rivals | Charlottesville Black Knights, Monticello Mustangs, Western Albemarle Warriors |
| Feeder schools | Jouett Middle School Sutherland Middle School Burley Middle School |
| Website | Official Site |
Albemarle High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12. It is a part of Albemarle County Public Schools and is located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia. The current principal is Jay P. Thomas, who was appointed in 2009.
Features include science labs, two "maker spaces", a media center, a full auditorium, rooms for the band and choir, a ceramics studio, a cafeteria, and two gymnasiums.
Albemarle High School offers Advanced Placement and dual enrollment classes through nearby Piedmont Virginia Community College. High school students can also study at CATEC, a joint program with Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Public Schools where classes are focused on technical education. Adult Education and LED programs are offered in the evening.
The Albemarle Players are directed by Ms. Fay E. Cunningham. Each year they prepare a show for VTA (Virginia Theater Association), to hopefully move on and compete at SETC (South Eastern Theater Conference) to represent the state of Virginia. In 2006, the players won first place at VTA with the show Black Comedy, and moved on to perform at SETC in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2010, the players won first place at VTA with the show Man of La Mancha, and performed at SETC in Atlanta, Georgia in March 2011. In 2013, the players won second place at VTA with Shakespeare's R&J and then performed the show at SETC in Mobile, Alabama in March 2014. After VTA, the players prepare a show for VHSL and compete there as well. They were titled VHSL State Champions in 2010 with the show The Zoo Story. Every spring they put on a musical, and while each year the musicals are more and more taxing, they represent the extreme talent of the students and director. Past musicals include Les Misérables in 2008, West Side Story in 2009, Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 2010, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera in 2011, and Fiddler on the Roof in 2012, Hello, Dolly! in 2013, and The Sound of Music in 2014. They are scheduled to perform The Addams Family in May 2015. In 2010, the Albemarle Players were one of 50 high schools nationwide invited to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly accepted as the world's largest arts festival.
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