William Byrd High School

William Byrd High School
Location
2902 Washington Avenue
Vinton, Virginia 24179

United States
Coordinates 37°17′02″N 79°51′29″W / 37.284°N 79.858°W
Information
Type Public
School district Roanoke County Public Schools
Principal Dr. Richard Turner
Faculty 123.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 1,201[1] (2011-12)
Student to teacher ratio 12.3[1]
Color(s) Orange and Maroon         
Sports Football, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Baseball, Outdoor Track, Indoor track, Wrestling, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Volleyball, Ice Hockey, Golf, Swimming
Team name The Terriers
Yearbook The Black Swan
Feeder schools Bonsack Elementary, Herman L. Horn Elementary, W. E. Cundiff Elementary, and Mount Pleasant Elementary
Website www.rcs.k12.va.us/wbhs
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William Byrd High School (WBHS) is a public secondary school located in Roanoke County, Virginia and is part of the Roanoke County Public Schools system. Primary schools which feed into William Byrd HS are Bonsack Elementary, Herman L. Horn Elementary, W. E. Cundiff Elementary, and Mount Pleasant Elementary. William Byrd Middle School is the only feeding middle school. As well as its successful athletic programs, its music and theater programs, forensics team, and scholastic bowl team are award-winning.

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