Henrico High School

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Henrico High School is located just outside the Richmond city line in Henrico county, Virginia. The high school features an outdoor campus, built in the same style as Varina High School and J.R. Tucker High School. It is unique among Henrico County High Schools in that it has two speciality centers--the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years/Diploma Program and the Center for the Arts Program (CFA). The school colors are green and gold, and the mascot is the Warrior. It is one of the oldest schools in Henrico County, and it has a highly diverse student population. The school is currently adding 2 new buildings to its campus, and has just finished remodeling its athletic building.

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[edit] Henrico High School

Henrico has one main rival: Highland Springs High School. In the past, John Marshall High School was considered a big rival, but despite being less than two miles apart, the two schools are in different sports districts and thus don't compete often, unless in a band competition. Henrico has an award winning band and step team.

The school principal is Mr. William Parker. Each year, the school chooses a new motto. This year, it's "Teamwork makes the dreamwork." Mr. Parker's favorite phrase is "Behold the Green and Gold!"

[edit] Mission Statement

The mission of Henrico High School is to establish a nationally recognized academic program that ensures that each student of this diverse school community reaches a high level of achievement as measured by local, state, national and international standards. To ensure this outcome, we commit to a comprehensive level of support and intervention.

Our school community works to create and demonstrate decency, fairness and civic responsibilities through an atmosphere of equity and respect.

The critical questions to be addressed in the mission statement are:

     1. If we expect all students to learn, what is it we expect them to learn? 
     2. How will we know if they are learning it? 
     3. What will we do when they don’t ?

[edit] Sports

Henrico High School has the following varsity sports teams:

  • Golf
  • Track (Football
  • Volleyball (girls and boys)
  • Field Hockey
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • The Henrico High School Warrior Marching Band(girls and boys)
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Cheerleading
  • Wrestling (girls and boys)
  • Cross Country (girls and boys)
  • Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Tennis (girls and boys)

[edit] Clubs

[edit] International Baccalaureate

Henrico High is a branch of the International Baccalaureate Program. This program encompasses the MYP program for 9th and 10th grade students and the IB Diploma for the 11th and 12th graders. Throughout the program, a long list of assessments need to be completed for the international program, including a personal project, group 4 experiments, and extended essays.

[edit] Center for the Arts

The CFA Speciality Center inclues VMT (Vocal Music Theater), Dance, Visual Arts, and Theater programs. Student plays are put on frequently, including an annual school play (Mousetrap in 2006 and Grease in 2005) as well as many One-Acts and showcases specified for each division during each semester. Guest artists are often brought into class to enhance the learning experience of the Center students. The Center is headed by Mrs. Hanchey and teachers include Mrs. Karen Hamm, Mr. Andrew Hamm, Mr. Todd Ritter, Mrs. Victorica Fink, Mr. Will Sterling Walker, Mrs. Genevieve Dowdy, and Mrs. Mary Scurlock. Through the center, students are presented with many scholarship opportunities like working in the local area's arts fields and participating in internships. yay.

[edit] Campus Life

The diversity is something to be acknowledged. The demographic of the community is not the typical of Henrico County. Nevertheless, everyone seems to get along and find unity in diversity.

[edit] Address

Henrico High School 302 Azalea Avenue Richmond, VA 23227

[edit] Notable Alumni

Alumni include:

[edit] External Links

[edit] Official Websites


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