John S. Battle High School

John S. Battle High School
Address
21264 Battle Hill Drive
Bristol, Virginia, 24202
United States
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded 1959
School district Washington County School Division
Superintendent Jim Sullivan
Principal Mr. Jeff Hawkins
Assistant principals Mr. Randy Poole
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 655[1]  (2009)
Language English
Color(s)           Green and White and Gold
Athletics conference Clinch Mountain District
Region D
Mascot Trojans
Rival Virginia High School
Newspaper 'Trojan Voice'
Website

John S. Battle High School is a high school located in the Southwest portion of Virginia in Washington County. The school was named after the Governor John S. Battle. It was built in 1959. There have been many additions. The Mason building is in the Northwest quadrant of the school. In the 1970s, it was added to accommodate more than 1000 students. For the 2006-2007 academic school year, the school accommodates over 650 students. The principal is Jeff Hawkins, the vice principal is Randy Poole, and the Director of Athletics is Kevin Perrigan. The department chairs, and therefore the curriculum coordinators for their area, are Dr. William Phelps for English, Mike Posey for Social Studies, Teresa Austin for Math, Jane Fleenor for Science, and Teresa Price for Foreign Languages.

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Extracurricular activities

Baseball

John Battle won the state championships for baseball in 2000 and 2001.

Volleyball

John Battle won the state championships for volleyball in 1989 and 1991.

Tennis

The John Battle Girls' Tennis team won the 2008 state championship.[2]

Notable alumni

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