Turner Ashby High School
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Be Just and Fear Not
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| 800 North Main Street Bridgewater, VA, 22812  United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°23′33.4″N 75°57′57.4″W / 38.392611°N 75.965944°WCoordinates: 38°23′33.4″N 75°57′57.4″W / 38.392611°N 75.965944°W |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Rockingham County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Carol S. Fenn |
| Principal | Steven B. Walk |
| Assistant principals | Philip Judd John Childs Sharon Martz |
| Faculty | 147 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,124 (2009-2010) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Black and White |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League AA Region III AA Valley District |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Yearbook | 'Crag' |
| Website | School Website |
Turner Ashby High School is located in Bridgewater, Virginia in the Rockingham County Public School district.
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[edit] History
Turner Ashby High School opened in the fall of 1956. It became the third consolidated high school in Rockingham County. Schools consolidated were Bridgewater, Dayton, and Mt. Clinton. The original Turner Ashby building was located on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) plot on the north side of Dayton, and now serves grades six through eight as Wilbur S. Pence Middle School.
The name Turner Ashby High School was selected by the Rockingham County School Board because of the school's location in the Ashby District of the county. The District was named for General Turner Ashby who fought and died in a battle near Harrisonburg during the Civil War.
The original building was designed and constructed for 715 students in grades eight through twelve. The approximate cost of the school was $1,000,000. Classroom additions were added in 1960 and 1962. Mobile units were added for classroom use in 1973, 1975, and 1980. In 1966, the eighth grade was moved to the John Wayland Intermediate School, now John Wayland Elementary School.
Turner Ashby moved into its current facility on Route 42 north of Bridgewater, across from John Wayland Elementary School, in the summer of 1989. The new facility, including site development, furnishings, building, etc. was built for approximately $15.3 m.
This modern facility has more cafeteria, music, athletic, storage, and classroom areas designed to serve up to 1200 students. During the 2001-2002 school year and the following summer, a new wing was added to the 1989 building. This addition added 20- new classrooms including 12 new science rooms and another general purpose computer lab. Along with the addition of the new wing, the library was expanded and a women's team room was added.[1]
A fairly recent addition to the facility is the memorial garden called the Garden of Angels, a memorial built in honor of students who "departed life while attending Turner Ashby High School".[2]
Turner Ashby is also the leader in baseball state championships with 6. In second is Virginia High school with 5.
[edit] Principals
- F. N. Postlethwait - 1956-1961
- W. Carl Yowell - 1961-1964
- E. Cameron Miller - 1964-1969
- Samuel Ritchie - 1969-1992
- Michael Loso - 1992-1997
- Delmer Botkin - 1997-2005
- Steven Walk - 2005–Present
[edit] Competitive Titles
[edit] Sports Titles
- 1968 State II Boys Basketball
- 1971 State AA Baseball
- 1974 State AA Baseball
- 1975 State AA Baseball
- 1985 State AA Girls Volleyball
- 1998 State AA Girls Basketball
- 1999 State AA Girls Basketball
- 2000 State AA Cheerleading
- 2002 State AA Baseball
- 2004 State AA Softball
- 2005 State AA Division III Football
- 2006 State AA Baseball
- 2007 State AA Baseball
[edit] Marching Band Titles
- 2004 Class A James Madison University Parade of Champions
- 2007 Class A James Madison University Parade of Champions
[edit] Drama Titles
- 2011 1st Place State Competition One Act Play
- 2011 Virginia Theatre Association 1st place One Act Play
- 2010 4th Place State Competition One Act Play
- 2010 1st Place Massanutten Regional Competition One Act Play
- 2010 2nd Place Massanutten District Competition One Act Play
- 2010 Superior Rating at Virginia Theatre Association Conference One Act Competition
- 2009 4th Place State Competition One Act Play
- 2009 1st Place Massanutten Regional Competition One Act Play
- 2009 1st Place Massanutten District Competition One Act Play
- 2009 Superior Rating at Virginia Theatre Association Conference One Act Competition
- 2009 All Star Cast Award for Colin McLaughlin at Virginia Theatre Association Conference
- 2009 All Star Cast Award for Lindsey Fitzgerald at Virginia Theatre Association Conference
[edit] Student Organizations
- Art
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Creative Writing
- Effective School-wide Discipline / Student Connections
- Distributive Education Clubs of America
- Diversity
- Drama
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
- Forensics
- French
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Future Educators Association
- Future Farmers of America
- Latin
- NAC
- National Honors Society
- Pre-Medical
- Ruri-Teen
- Technology Student Association
- Tri-M / Musical Heritage Society
- Science
- SkillsUSA
- Spanish
- Sports Medicine
- STARS
- Student Council Association
- Yearbook
- Youth and Government
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ian Ostlund (Class of 1997) - Current Minor League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Brian Bocock (Class of 2003) - Current Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Andrew Armstrong (Class of 2007) - Current Ohio State University played on three state champion teams. 1 football, 2 in baseball
- Kyle Linn (Class of 2010) - Current James Madison University Football (Class of 2014)
- Alex Lawson (Class of 2010) - Absolute BEAST
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