Lee High School (Lee County, Virginia)
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| Rt. 2 Box 3145 Jonesville, Virginia, 24263 USA 36°41′19.68″N 83°6′42.68″W / 36.6888°N 83.1118556°WCoordinates: 36°41′19.68″N 83°6′42.68″W / 36.6888°N 83.1118556°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1989 |
| School district | Lee County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Mr. Fred Marion |
| Assistant principals | Ms. Lisa Brewer and Mrs. Nancy Britton |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 712[1] (2009) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Red and Gold |
| Athletics | Golf, Volleyball, Football, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Tennis, Track, Softball, Soccer |
| Athletics conference | Clinch Mountain District Region D |
| Mascot | Generals |
| Rival | Powell Valley High School, Gate City High School, Abingdon High School |
| Website | Official Website |
Lee High School is a public high school located in Jonesville, Virginia. It is one of two high schools in Lee County, Virginia. It is poor in academics and sports. The dropout rate has inspired many to leave the county in a steep population decline. For example, Lee High student population was 1300 when first consolidated and now to a 750.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1989, Lee High School was formed by consolidating Jonesville High School, Dryden High School, Keokee High School, Flatwoods High School and Pennington High School. Some of the schools had enrollments dropping under 200, leading the district to duplicate services between small schools (and making advanced classes with smaller enrollment difficult to offer). Athletic opportunities were strained at the very small schools.
Thomas Walker High School was not included in the consolidation because of its position at the western end of the county. Lee High School is full of football players who wish to inspire in the NFL but can't because of coaching decisions that make more popular players play. Lee high School does not have a weighted grade scale which mean that the stupids and the smarties are considered equal and college futures are less optimistic Lee High doesn't function as a great school and was threatened by the state to eliminate funding due to poor academic performances.
[edit] Athletics
Lee High was initially a football powerhouse, making the playoffs in their first season and reaching the state championship in 1990. Lee lost the game to Tabb High School in the last minutes of the game, 21-14. In recent years the Generals have won only a handful of games, having not made playoffs since the turn of the century. The unexpected decline in football has been due in large part to the highly politicized revolving door that the head coaching position became following the retirement of head coaches Don Williams (1989-1992, 1997-1998) and Allen Kinser (1993-1996), both former Pennington High School coaches.
Lee High dropped from Group AA to Group A status in the 2007-2008 year (granted due to "travel hardship"). Lee's former district, the AA Highlands District, was dissolved with two members moving to the AA Southwest District and another school moving down with Lee and joining a new district. This new district, which is a part of A Region D, is the A Clinch Mountain District.
The 1990 Golf team is the only team to date to win a state championship for the school, in VHSL Group AA. [2]
However, the 2007-2008 academic team (part of the VHSL) went to state and on to Nationals in Chicago.
[edit] Marching Band
Lee High Generals Marching Band
Also continuously successful is the Lee High Generals Marching Band, under the direction of Michael Twigg. The marching band has won the McChesney Band Festival several times since the school opened. The band receives high ratings in marching and concert band annually. The band ranges in size anywhere from 100-140 members, making the band the largest student participation group from a school of around 712 students[3]. They are widely recognized as one of the top marching band programs in southwestern Virginia area, contending with other strong programs from the likes of Graham, J. I. Burton, Marion, and Richlands.
In 2008, the band won the Grand Champion award at the United States Scholastic Band Association Western Virginia Regional competition[4].
In 2009: Lee High Generals Marching Band, 1st Place in all caption awards & Grand Champions(McChesney Cup Award), McChesney Band Festival; Big Stone Gap, VA. October 10, 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ "VHSL 2009-2010 Football Divisions Enrollment". http://www.vhsl.org/files/fb-divisions-2009-10.pdf.
- ^ VHSL Recordbook
- ^ http://www.vhsl.org/files/fb-divisions-2009-10.pdf
- ^ http://bandstuff.org/event_html/E205.php
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