Abingdon High School (Virginia)

Abingdon High School
Address
705 Thompson Drive Abingdon , Virginia 24210 United States
Coordinates	36°43′5.9″N 81°57′26.3″W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1959
School district	Washington County Public Schools
Superintendent	Keith Perrigan
Principal	Mrs. Leslie Cumbow
Faculty	101
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	944 (2016-17)[1]
Language	English
Color(s)	Navy &   White
Athletics conference	Southwest District AAA Region IV
Mascot	Falcons
Rival	Patrick Henry HS Virginia HS John S. Battle HS
Communities served	1457
Feeder schools	E.B. Stanley Middle School
Website	Official Site

Abingdon High School is a public high school located in Abingdon, Virginia, United States. The school focuses on academics while supporting extracurricular activities such as athletics, the arts, clubs and community involvement.

Academics

Abingdon offers college and career preparation courses. The school offers many Advanced Placement courses including Biology, Chemistry, United States History, Government, English 11, English 12, and Calculus. Dual-enrollment classes are offered through the nearby Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC). These courses include VHCC Calculus, VHCC Geology, and VHCC Computer Software. A. Linwood Holton's Governor's school offers classes in western civilization, statistics, anatomy, world civilizations and astronomy.

Extracurricular activities

The school offers student activities including athletics, band, chorus, one act theater, National Honor Society, Washington County Community Scholars, Future Farmers of America, a DECA chapter, an FBLA chapter, and a Technology Student Association chapter. The school newspaper is the Talon, the yearbook is The Beacon and the literary magazine is Wings.

Wachovia Cup

Abingdon High School has won the Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup in Group AA Academics 15 times, setting the state record for most championships.^[2] Abingdon won 9 consecutive championships from 1990 to 1998.^[2] The Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup, which was started in 1989, is awarded by the Virginia High School League.

Southwest Academic Conference

Abingdon High is a member of the Southwest Academic Conference.^[3] Its championships include:^[4]

• Science: 2002, 2005, 2007
• Social Studies: 1995, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2011
• All Around: 2001

Band

The Abingdon High School band performs both concert and marching seasons and holds the title of "The Mighty Falcon Marching Band". The band enters competitions during the fall season. One of their most recognized achievements is the "Papa Joe Smiddy" award, received in 2006 at the UVA Wise Marching Competition.

Chorus

The choir produces an annual musical production along with several concerts. Members of the choir audition to participate in all-county, all-district and all-state choirs.

Athletics

Abingdon competes in the Mountain 7 District and AAA Region 3D of the Virginia High School League. Abingdon is the 2nd Smallest AAA school. Abingdon is competitive in golf, baseball, girls basketball and girls tennis.

State championships

• Volleyball: 1983^[2]
• Girls Cross Country: 1988
• Girls Outdoor Track & Field: 1994
• Golf: 2000^[2] 2015 2017
• Girls Tennis: 2017

Notable alumni

• Scott Cooper (1988) – director and actor
• Rick Boucher (1964) – Representative to Congress for Virginia's 9th district
• Gail Harris – Former MLB player (New York Giants, Detroit Tigers)
• Doug Blevins (1981) – NFL kicking coach: Jets, Patriots, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings^[5]

References

1. "Abingdon High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
2. "VHSL Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
3. Mountain Academic Competition Conference & Southwest Academic Competition Conference Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
4. Main MACC/SWAC Page
5. Ervin, Mike. "Kicking Coach Doug Blevins Creates Champions from his Chair". Abilities.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

External links

• Official web site