Turner Ashby High School
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| Turner Ashby High School |
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| 800 North Main Street Bridgewater, VA 22812 |
| Founded: 1956 |
*Principal: Steven Walk
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| Student Population: Around 1100. |
| Serves Grades 9 - 12 |
| School Motto: Proud Past, Bright Future. |
Turner Ashby High School is located on Route 42 in Bridgewater, Virginia. The School is apart of Rockingham County Public Schools. The school was established in 1956, and named in honor of Confederate cavalry commander Turner Ashby, Jr.
The school is known for its conservative tendencies, especially with regard to Christianity and the promotion of social conformity. Around 1100 people attend Turner Ashby High School.
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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 twenty-acre 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 $1,000,000.00. Classroom additions were added in 1960 and 1962. Mobile units were added for classroom use in 1973, 1975, and 1980. Also, beginning in 1966, the eighth grade was moved to the John Wayland Intermediate School, now John Wayland Elementary School.
Turner Ashby moved into its new and present facility on Route 42 north of Bridgewater in the fall of 1989. The new facility, including site development, furnishings, building, etc. was built for approximately $15,300,000.00.
This modern facility has more cafeteria, music, athletic, storage, and classroom areas designed to serve up to 1200 students. Three mobile units were added for classroom use in 1998, and five more were added in 2000. We believe that the new facility is the standard for secondary education facilities in the Valley of Virginia.
A fairly recent addition to the facility is the memorial garden called the Garden of Angels.
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 4 new science rooms and another general purpose computer lab. Along with the addition of the new wing, the library was expanded and a girls' team room was added.
In the 2005-2006 school year, Turner Ashby was the AA state champions of football and baseball.
[edit] Traditions
- SCHOOL COLORS - Black and White (Taken from the colors of Gen. Turner Ashby's two favorite horses.)
- SCHOOL SYMBOL - Knights
- SEAL - The school seal is located in the main hall and was presented by the class of 1957. It is the coat of arms of the Ashby family.
- MOTTO - Be Just and Fear Not (Ashby family motto)
SCHOOL YEARBOOK - The Crag (The name of Turner Ashby's home)
[edit] Former 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
[edit] Current Administration
- Principal: Steven B. Walk
- Asst. Principal: Phillip Judd
- Asst. Principal: Rodney Morris
- Asst. Principal: Lisa Milliken
