Grafton High School (Virginia)

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Grafton High School
Address
403 Grafton Drive
Yorktown, Virginia, 23692
USA
Information
School district York County School Division
Superintendent Dr. Eric Williams
Principal Stephanie Guy (leaving at end of 07-08)
Assistant principals Jeff Jackson, Craig Reed
Enrollment

1308 (2006-07)

School type Public high school
Grades 9–12
Language English
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
Bay Rivers District
Region I
Rival Tabb High School
Mascot Clippers
Color(s)                Blue, Silver, and Red
Founded 1996
Homepage

Grafton High School is a public high school located in Grafton, an unincorporated section of York County, Virginia. It is part of the York County School Division. The school opened in 1996 and shares a facility with Grafton Middle School, the only shared facility of this type in the Hampton Roads area. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers, District, and in Region I.

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[edit] Accreditation

Grafton High is fully accredited by the Virginia State Department of Education[[1]][1] and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since its inception in 1996. [2]

[edit] Athletics

Grafton High fields teams in these sports:

  • Volleyball
  • Cross-Country(Boys and Girls)
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Cheerleading
  • Football
  • Basketball (Boys and Girls)
  • Swimming (Boys and Girls)
  • Wrestling
  • Indoor Track(Boys and Girls)
  • Baseball
  • Soccer (Boys and Girls)
  • Softball
  • Tennis (Boys and Girls)
  • Track (Boys and Girls)
  • Lacrosse(Boys and Girls)

Grafton won one AA field hockey title(2002) and has AA individual state champions in Boys Indoor Track(2006), Girls Swimming, Boys Tennis(2004,2005,2006), and Wrestling.

[edit] Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into GHS [3]:

  • Mount Vernon Elementary School
  • Coventry Elementary School
  • Dare Elementary School
  • Grafton-Bethel Elementary School

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All residents zoned to Grafton Middle School are zoned to Grafton High School.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Grafton Overview (HTML) (English). Greatschools.net. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
  2. ^ School Overview (HTML) (English). Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
  3. ^ York County GIS (HTML) (English). York County GIS. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.