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Powhatan High School
Address
Map
1800 Judes Ferry Road

Powhatan
,
Virginia
23139
Coordinates37°31′20.1″N 77°48′2.6″W / 37.522250°N 77.800722°W / 37.522250; -77.800722
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtPowhatan County School Division
PrincipalDr. Mike Massa
Staff102.26 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,414 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.83[1]
Color(s)Black, Orange    
Athletics conferenceDominion District
MascotIndians
Feeder schoolsPowhatan Middle School
WebsiteOfficial website

Powhatan High School is a public high school located in Powhatan community in Powhatan County, Virginia. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Powhatan County School Division.

History

Powhatan High School was held in a number of different buildings in the 1900s; the building used from 1971 to 2003 was later used as Powhatan Middle from 2003 to 2016.[2][3] The school was racially integrated in 1969.[4] The current facility opened in 2003.[4]

Academics

Advanced Placement classes are offered at Powhatan.[5]

Athletics

Athletic teams are nicknamed the Indians and compete in the Virginia High School League's Dominion District. The teams competed in the Jefferson District until 2019.[6] Indian football teams won state championships in 1996 and 2003.[7] The softball team has six state championships, and the baseball team won its first state championship in 2007.[4]

Performing arts

PHS has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Resonance" and the all-female "Radiance".[8] The program also hosts an annual competition, called the "Diamond Classic".[9]

Powhatan also has a competitive marching band and hosts an annual Fall Classic competition.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Powhatan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. ^ McFarland, Laura (June 22, 2016). "Doors closing on Powhatan school filled with memories for former students, faculty". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ McFarland, Laura (February 28, 2018). "Across the generations, honoring school's history". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Through the Years: Powhatan County Schools". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Powhatan High - Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Fellin, Billy (July 11, 2018). "Powhatan will move to Dominion District in 2019". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Schoeffel, Mike (August 29, 2014). "From the archives: state championship glory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Powhatan High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "SCC: Powhatan Diamond Classic 2019". Show Choir Community. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. ^ Garbarek, Ben (September 27, 2010). "Community supports Powhatan marching band after fire". NBC 12. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "29th Annual Powhatan Fall Classic". Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors' Association. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

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