York High School (Virginia)
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| York High School | |
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| 9300 George Washington Highway Yorktown, Virginia, 23692 USA |
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| School district | York County School Division |
| Superintendent | Dr. Eric Williams |
| Principal | Mr. Royce Hart |
| Assistant principals | Mr. Paul Hopkins Ms. Antonia Fox |
| Enrollment |
1,014 (2006-07) |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Bay Rivers District Region I |
| Rival | Tabb High School Grafton High School |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue, Black |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Homepage | Official Site |
York High School is located in Yorktown in unincorporated York County, Virginia. The school is located near Surrender Field of the Yorktown Battlefields where the last, decisive battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought.
The school was opened in 1954 and currently has approximately a thousand students. The school is part of the York County School Division. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District in Region I. The school is home of the school division's television station and offers television productions courses in the curriculum. The school is home of the York River Academy, a charter school that focuses on collaborative education teaching computer repair, cabling, and web design. York is also the home of the International Baccalaureate program in York County.
York High School is also home to the most powerful high school radio station in the United States, WYCS 91.5. [1]
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[edit] History
York High School was constructed in 1954 as the public school for grades six through 12 for the white children of the area, while the York County Training School in the Grafton area of York County would be used by black students. [2]
[edit] Accreditation
York High is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education[3] and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1966. [4]
[edit] Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into YHS [5]:
- Seaford Elementary School
- Yorktown Elementary School
(partial)
- Dare Elementary School
- Grafton-Bethel Elementary School
All residents zoned to Yorktown Middle School are zoned to York High School.
[edit] Athletics
York High has almost 20 Varsity sports. These teams compete under the name, "The Falcons," and their colors are black and blue. The football team has had various successes over the past few years. York's athletic teams include:
Baseball - AA State Champions 1989
Basketball-Boys
Basketball-Girls - AA State Champions 1986 and 1987
Cheerleading
Cross Country - AA State Champions 1996 and 1997
Diving
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Soccer-Boys
Soccer-Girls
Softball
Swimming
Tennis-Boys - AA State Champions 1995, 1996, and 1997
Tennis-Girls
Track-Boys
Track-Girls
Volleyball
Wrestling
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ York High Alumni Association - WYCS 91.5 FM The United State's Most Powerful High School Radio Station
- ^ [http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-03671sy0may09,0,2919904.story?page=1
- ^ York Overview (HTML) (English). Greatschools.net. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
- ^ School Overview (HTML) (English). Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
- ^ York County GIS (HTML) (English). York County, Virginia. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
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