Amherst County High School

Amherst County High School
Address
139 Lancer Lane Amherst, Virginia 24521
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1955
School district	Amherst County Public Schools
Superintendent	Brian Ratliff
Principal	Haywood Hand
Assistant principals	William Wells Cris Young Amy Snead
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,550  (2009)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon and Gray
Athletics conference	Seminole District 4 Region III
Mascot	Lancer
Rival	Heritage High School George Washington High School-Danville, VA E.C. Glass High School
Website	Official Site

Amherst County High School is a suburban public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia. As the only high school in the county, ACHS offers a comprehensive roster of classes, from advanced (AP) classes to classes offered through a program of reciprocity with local colleges that allows students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. In addition to the academic program, Amherst County High School also contains a comprehensive vocational-technical department which includes Welding (offering certification), Auto Mechanics, LPN Nursing (certification offered), EMT-B (certification offered) Masonry, Carpentry, and Agriculture.

Athletics

A full roster of sports are offered, including football (Region III Dist 4 State Champions 1995, 2006, 2007, Reg III Dist.4 State runner-up 2008 and 2009), Basketball, Baseball (VA Reg III, Div 4 State Champs 2003), Softball, Golfing, Swimming, Track, Tennis, Wrestling, Track and Field, Soccer, and Volleyball. The football program has gained state and national success. ACHS football was ranked #1 in the state and high in the national rankings during its two state champion seasons (2006 and 2007 coached by Scott Abell). The football team since then has made it to two more state championship games (2008 and 2009)but lost to Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia.