| James River High School | |
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| 9906 Springwood Road Buchanan, Virginia, 24066 United States |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Botetourt County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Anthony S. Brads |
| Principal | Mr. Jamie Talbott |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 471[1] (2009) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Scarlet, Black, White |
| Athletics conference | Pioneer District Region C |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Rival | Lord Botetourt High School, Glenvar High School, Parry McCluer High School, Covington High School |
| Website | Official Site |
James River High School (JRHS) is a public high school in Buchanan, Virginia. It serves the northern part of Botetourt County, including the towns of Buchanan, Eagle Rock, Fincastle, and Springwood. James River was founded in 1959 with the consolidation of the Buchanan, Eagle Rock, and Fincastle high schools.
Recently, renovations to the school were completed. A new athletic center, media lab, administrative offices, and science labs were created.[2]
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The Knights have captured four State Championships in Women's Softball in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2011; and is the proud home school of amazing pitcher Angela Tincher. The Knights also won states in Men's Basketball in 2010 and were runner ups in 2011. James River has a successful volleyball team under the direction of Audrey Easter, winning the state competition in 2010, and is on track for another state win in 2011 led by Maribeth Kern, Jenna Sprinke, Ashley Cummings, Rene Smith, Racheal Heapler, Conner Sprinkle, and libero, Haily Cook. Women's Track team was Region C Champions in 2009. The Women's track team were state runner ups three years in a row in 2009,2010,and 2011. The Women's soccer team made it to the semi-finals in the state competition in 2011.
JRHS advanced to the Virginia State Theatre Competition in Charlottesville in 2007. The "Knightly" players won second in the Region C Theatre Competition earlier in November, 2007.
With the addition of band director Dale Hedrick in 2001, JRHS has had a very successful Competition Marching Band, winning numerous awards and almost doubling its size. In 2006, Dale Hedrick left James River and the band received a new band director, William Divers. The band later traveled to New York City to play in a Veterans Day parade in front of their biggest audience yet in 2010.
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