Christiansburg High School
| Christiansburg High School | |
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| Address | |
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100 Independence Boulevard |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1906 |
| School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Mark Miear |
| Principal | Mr. Deibler |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,042 (2009) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference |
Virginia High School League AA Region IV River Ridge District |
| Nickname | Blue Demons |
| Rival |
Blacksburg High School Cave Spring High School Hidden Valley High School Pulaski County High School Salem High School |
| First graduation | 1909 – Class of 3 |
| Website | chs.mcps.org |
100 Independence Boulevard
Christiansburg, Virginia 24073
USA
Christiansburg High School is located at 100 Independence Blvd. in Christiansburg, Virginia in the County of Montgomery and is located just minutes from Virginia Tech and Radford University. The school opened in 1906 and had its first graduating class of three students in 1909. The school was named for the town in which it was built.
The town of Christiansburg, the county seat of Montgomery County incorporated November 10, 1792 and was named after Colonel William Christian, one of the first justices.
Colonel William Christian studied law with Patrick Henry and courted and married Henry's sister, Ann.
Athletic teams are known as the Blue Demons and the school colors are blue and gold.
The school also is a part of the region that sends students to SWVGS (Southwest Virginia Governor's School) in Pulaski County.
The Christiansburg Blue Demon marching band and the symphonic band received superiors at the festivals, making the band a Virginia State Honor Band.
All three choral groups received superior ratings as well, making CHS a Virginia Blue Ribbon school.
Musicals produced by CHS include, but are not limited to: Footloose, Little Shop of Horrors, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Godspell, The Last Five Years, Forever Plaid, Seussical, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Beauty and the Beast, Ragtime, Just So, The Civil War, Seussical the Musical and Tarzan the musical.
Mountain Academic Competition Conference (MACC) is a high school quiz bowl league of the Academic Competition for Excellence. The MACC team consists of teams including math, English, science, social studies, and all-around. The math team made it to semifinals of the eastern division MACC tournament and finished third in their division for the season. The English team finished 1st for the season and 1st at the tournament, making them eligible to go to the Super MACC tournament. At Super MACC, they lost to Carrol County High School in the semi-finals; Carrol County ended up winning the Super MACC tournament. The social studies and science teams made it to semifinals, and the all-around team did not advance to semifinals. The science team finished 4th for the season, the social studies team 3rd, and the all-around team 4th.
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