Jonesville High School
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Jonesville High School | |
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Jonesville, Virginia, 24263 USA |
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Coordinates | Coordinates: |
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School district | Lee County Public Schools |
Grades | 7-12 |
Athletics | A Region D, Division I after 1986 |
Rival | Pennington High School |
Mascot | Bulldog |
School Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
Status | Converted to middle school |
Closed | 1989 |
Jonesville High School was a public high school located in Jonesville, Virginia.
[edit] History
Jonesville High School had an enrollment of around 450 student in grades 7-12. The school was closed in the summer of 1989 and converted to a middle school due to consolidation. Lee High School was formed from the consolidation.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Athletics
Jonesville High was a traditional football powerhouse in the Cumberland District along with Pennington High School. Jonesville (8-5) won the Class A Division 1 State Championship in 1988 defeating Strasburg High School (13-0) by a score of 21 to 20 in overtime [1].
Jonesville High's girls basketball team was the Class A State Runner-Up in 1982 and was coached by the legendary Pop Robinson who still holds the VHSL record for the most career wins (576) in girls basketball [2].