| Broadway High School | |
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| Address | |
| 269 Gobbler Drive Broadway, Virginia, 22815 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | "Working together within a positive atmosphere to provide a foundation for lifelong learning." |
| Established | 1872 |
| School district | Rockingham County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Carol S. Fenn |
| Principal | Dr. Stephen R. Leaman |
| Assistant principals | Timothy R. Good Ryan Ritter Camala Kite |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,102 (2010-11) |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League AA Region III AA Valley District |
| Mascot | Gobblers |
| Newspaper | 'The Green Quill' |
| Yearbook | 'Memories' |
| Television Station | No Other Channel News |
| Website | School Website |
Broadway High School is a school in Broadway, Virginia. It is located at 269 Gobbler Drive.
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The original Broadway School was a small, one-room building that opened in the mid 1870s and was taught by C. E. Barglebaugh, just eighteen years old. Four rooms were added over the years, but it burned down in 1907. A brick building with a library, office, auditorium, and six rooms replaced it. A high school was built adjacent to thttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signuphat building in 1920, and grade school and high school were divided. A new high school was built in the 1950s, west of the town. J. Frank Hillyard, the principal of that school, is remembered by the name the school now goes by, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School. That school became a middle school when, in January 1998, a new Broadway High was built on Springbrook Road, where it stands today. A time capsule was buried in 1992 by the SCA to mark the old school's (current Middle School's) 40th anniversary. The time capsule will be opened in 2032. [1]
The band department is currently headed by Ben Frenchak, and consists of Concert Band for the younger musicians, Wind Symphony for mostly upperclassmen, and the Jazz band year round. Marching band begins in late summer and generally ends with a Christmas parade. For those who aren't in the cast or crew of the spring musical, there is pit orchestra. Broadway Band Department earned the status of Virginia Honor Band in both 2007 and 2010 as well as the Music Department earning the honor of Blue Ribbon School in 2010. [2]
Mr. Reger directed them until he left, then Ms. Dickerson and Mrs. Tate ran them, and Andrea Bentley, now Andrea Sisk, took over for a year, but now Mr. Reger has returned.
Kim Tate and Holly Dickerson direct the musicals.
The Broadway Academic team of '06-'07 had twenty-six members: one freshman, six sophomores, one junior, and eighteen seniors. Their A team beat all schools at least once save for Lee and Rockbridge.
Broadway High School is also a participant in Massanutten Regional Governor's School for Integrated Science and Technology, alongside all the other schools in the district.[3]
1) "The History of Broadway High School", Broadway High School, June 26, 2005. Accessed June 26, 2007 2) Massanutten Regional Governor's School Homepage