Petersburg High School (Virginia)
| Petersburg High School | |
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| Address | |
| 3101 Johnson Road Petersburg, Virginia 23805 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1974 (in current location) |
| School district | Petersburg Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. James M. Victory |
| Principal | Mrs. Alicia Fields |
| Assistant principals | Mr. Lawrence Bolar Mrs. Pamela Branch |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,477 (2006-2007) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | crimson and gold |
| Mascot | Crimson Wave |
| Team name | Crimson Wave |
| Athletic Conference | Central District Central Region |
| Website | Official Site |
Petersburg High School is located in Petersburg, Virginia.
Petersburg High School is located on Johnson Road in Petersburg, Va. The new school combined the old Petersburg High School on Washington Street (currently the Appomattox Regional Governor's School) and the old Peabody High School (currently Peabody Middle School) on Wesley Street.
Petersburg High School opened the current Johnson Road location on September 3, 1974. The campus style architecture of the facility was divided into four wings by architect Gordon B. Galusha. The William W. Lawson , Jr. Gymnasium , which extends east of the main building, was named after the title winning basketball coach , the late William H. Lawson, Jr. It has one full-sized basketball court and seats approximately 3,000 fans comfortably. The auditorium is located in the main building and seats 924 with 532 plush red-cushioned seats located in the orchestra. Seating in the rear of the auditorium includes desk-top seats. The band and choral rooms include built in risers and an individual sound studio for instrumental music students. The cafeteria , adjacent to the auditorium, is centrally located to provide easy access by all wings.
[edit] Noted alumni
- Moses Malone- NBA Star PHS Class of 1974
- Ricky Hunley- NFL Star. PHS Class of 1980
- Mark West -Noted NBA player
- Tim Stanfill- Professional Basketball Player NBA PHS Class of 1981; Host of syndicated Sports program Dunk.TV
- Blair Underwood- Actor PHS Class of 1982
- Ricky Smith -NFL General Manager PHS Class of 1987
- Curtis Lyons- Professional Stuntman and Former European Professional Basketball Player.
- Ricky T. Smith - Former NFL Player PHS class of 1997.
- Jerome Mathis- NFL Football /Arena Football Player PHS Class of 2001
- Tyra Bolling - R & B Artist
- Trey Songz -R & B Artist, PHS Class of 2002
- Avis Wyatt- Professional Euro-League Basketball Player
- Kendall Langford- NFL Football Player. PHS Class of 2003
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