Monticello High School (Virginia)
| Monticello High School | |
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1400 Independence Way Charlottesville, VA 22902  United States
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| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1998 |
| Principal | Jesse Turner |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,089 (2008-09) |
| Schedule type | Four-by-Four Hybrid |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Athletics conference |
Jefferson District VHSL Group 3A West Region |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Feeder schools | Walton Middle School Burley Middle School |
| Website | School website |
Monticello High School (MHS) is a suburban public high school located in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States outside Charlottesville. Opened in 1998, it is one of three traditional comprehensive high schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools System. The school is named after Monticello, the nearby estate of President Thomas Jefferson
With an enrollment of 1,168 students in grades 9 through 12, Monticello receives students from Walton and Burley Middle Schools, which cover the southern and eastern portions of the county. The school colors are black and gold, and the mascot is a Mustang. The school's fight song uses the tune of The Victors.
Effective in the 2010-11 school year, together with Albemarle County's other comprehensive high schools, MHS will operate on a Four-by-Four Hybrid schedule, with most one-credit courses offered every day for an 85-minute block during one semester. AP courses and some electives will meet yearlong on alternating days. The bell schedule is posted online: [1]
Dr. Jesse Turner was selected as Monticello High School's fifth principal in May 2012.
In the spring of 2006, biology teacher Jeremy Dove was recognized with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. MHS has a reputation as Albemarle County's "green school," as it was built to be energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, with skylights, a natural biofilter in the parking lot, and an on-campus artificial wetland.
Monticello High School is fully accredited by the Virginia State Board of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school offers over 19 Advanced Placement courses, including: English 11 and 12, European History, US History, US Government, World History, Human Geography, Biology II, French V, Spanish V, German V, Psychology, Statistics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Physics II, Chemistry II, Environmental Science, and Studio Art.
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