Honaker High School

Honaker High School
Address
P.O. Box 764
1795 Thompson Creek Road

Honaker, Virginia, 24260
United States
Information
School type Public high school
School district Russell County School Division
Superintendent Dr. Lorraine Turner (deceased)
Principal Mr. Tony Bush
Assistant principals Ms. Brenda Campbell
Grades 8–12
Enrollment 584 (2009)
Language English
Color(s)                Orange, Black, White
Mascot Tigers
Rivals Richlands High School, Lebanon High School, Haysi High School
Athletic Conference Black Diamond District
Region D
Website

Honaker High School is a public high school located in Honaker, Virginia in Russell County, Virginia. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in Region D.

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Extracurricular activities

Baseball

The Honaker Tigers hosted the Virginia State quarterfinals baseball game for 2008. With a win over J.J. Kelly High School in the Region D Championship, the Tigers brought Coach Tom Harding his first Region D title in his 38 year/466 win coaching career. In 2011, Honaker won the Single-A Division II State Championship over J.J. Kelly High School by a score of 16-9.

Basketball

In 1924, Honaker won the state championship for boys basketball.[1]

Softball

Honaker won the state championship for softball in 1988.

Forensics

In 1953, Honaker won the state championship for Girls Public Speaking.

Theater

For the 1951-1952 school year, Honaker's theater program was awarded a superior rating by the VHSL

Quizbowl

Honaker High's VHSL Academic Team has won the Black Diamond District regular season and/or district tournament a record fourteen consecutive times. The team has also qualified for the state tournament 9 times, finishing 4th in 2009 and as state runner-up in 2010, the highest finish for a Region D team in the 14 years that VHSL Scholastic Bowl has been in existence.

Notable alumni

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