Charlottesville High School
| Charlottesville High School | |
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| Address | |
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1400 Melbourne Road Charlottesville, VA 22901 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°3′8″N 78°28′34″W / 38.05222°N 78.47611°WCoordinates: 38°3′8″N 78°28′34″W / 38.05222°N 78.47611°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Embrace Diversity and Inspire Dreams |
| Opened | 1974 |
| School district | Charlottesville City Schools |
| Superintendent | Rosa S. Atkins |
| CEEB code | 470423 |
| Principal | Eric Irizarry |
| Teaching staff | 95.10 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrolment | 1,179 (2014-2015) |
| Color(s) | Orange and black |
| Athletics conference |
Jefferson District AA Region II Virginia High School League |
| Sports | Baseball, basketball (boys and girls), competition cheerleading, cross country (boys and girls), field hockey, football, golf (boys and girls), indoor track (boys and girls), lacrosse (boys and girls), outdoor track and field (boys and girls), sideline cheerleading, soccer (boys and girls), softball, swimming and diving (boys and girls), tennis (boys and girls), volleyball (girls), wrestling |
| Mascot | Black Knight |
| Newspaper | The Knight Time Review |
| Yearbook | CHS Chain |
| Website | CHS website |
Charlottesville High School is a public high school in the independent city of Charlottesville, Virginia, serving students from 9th to 12th grade. It is a part of Charlottesville City Schools.
It is the second largest high school in the region with a student population of approximately 1,300. The school grounds include a memorial garden, a running track, ballfields, landscaped courtyards and the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center (or "MLK PAC"). Across Melbourne Road lies Theodose Stadium, which doubles as the field hockey stadium during the fall, and soccer and lacrosse stadium during the Spring season.
University Gardens, a University of Virginia family housing unit, is zoned to Charlottesville High School.
Charlottesville High School was founded by John Cunningham in 1904 and was built in 1974 because the Lane High School building had become too small to accommodate all students within the city limits. Lane High school saw its last graduating class in June, 1974. CHS opened its doors in September, 1974. The new school inherited their school colors (black & orange) as well as their mascot (the Black Knight) from the former high school. Lane High School was never demolished and is now the Albemarle County office building. Charlottesville High School's sports complex was still located on the grounds of the Lane High School building until the 1980s, when it was moved to a site across the street from CHS. During the last 20 years of the 20th century, CHS has had some major additions including a new gym facility and a large auditorium.
Renovations started in 2004, lasting two years, and included a fresh coat of paint, updated class rooms, larger and modern restroom facilities, updated ventilation systems, new lockers, and new, asbestos-free floor tile.
The school sponsors a variety of different academic programs, including debate, forensics, quizbowl, and science fair. In 2007, CHS sent two students to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. One of them won a Mu Alpha Theta $1,000 award and a $500 4th place award in mathematics for his project on the Mathematical Modeling of the Speed of Evolution in Asexual Populations. In 2008, the quizbowl team won their 4th straight VHSL State Championship, defeating Cave Spring High School of Roanoke in the final at the College of William and Mary.
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