Covington High School (Covington, Virginia)

Covington High School
Address
530 South Lexington Avenue Covington, Virginia 24426 USA 37°47′4.5″N 79°59′29.4″W / 37.784583°N 79.991500°W / 37.784583; -79.991500Coordinates: 37°47′4.5″N 79°59′29.4″W / 37.784583°N 79.991500°W / 37.784583; -79.991500
Information
School type	Public, high school
School district	Covington City Public Schools
Superintendent	Melinda Snead-Johnson
Principal	Derek Cantrell
Grades	8-12
Enrollment	250 (2009)
Language	English
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Vegas Gold
Athletics conference	Pioneer District Region C
Nickname	Cougars
Rival	Alleghany High School Bath County High School James River High School
Website	Official Site
Covington High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
NRHP Reference #	08000417
VLR #	107-5180
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	000000002008-05-15-0000May 15, 2008
Designated VLR	March 20, 2008

530 South Lexington Avenue
Covington, Virginia 24426
USA

Official Site

Covington High School is a public secondary school in Covington, Virginia, United States. It is part of Covington City Public Schools and is located on 530 South Lexington Avenue.

Covington High School is the sole high school for Covington City in the Alleghany Highlands, and is one of the smallest high schools in Virginia. Unlike most larger school districts whose high schools enroll 9th-12th graders, Covington holds students from the 8th grade through 12th grade.

Covington High School in 2014-2015 was 79% White; 20% Black, and 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

Covington High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia.

The mascot is a Cougar and the sports teams currently play in the A Pioneer District and Region C. The Cougars have won two state titles in football, the 1942 Class B state championship and the 1984 Virginia High School League Group A state championship.

Before the late 1970s, Covington was an AA school participating in the AA Blue Ridge District.