From the late 1980s through the early 2000s, the district steadily grew as four schools dropped in classification from the former AAA Roanoke Valley District. Two schools entered after the AA New River Valley District disbanded when other schools dropped in classification to Group A. For the 2002–2003 school year, the student body of Group AAA Cave Spring High School in Roanoke County was split into two Group AA sized schools with the opening of Hidden Valley High School. These two new schools gave the district eleven members that year except in football, where Cave Spring remained in AAA and Hidden Valley did not play a full schedule.
The district was split for the 2003–2004 school year. The name Blue Ridge District remained with this group of schools because Alleghany, Lord Botetourt, and William Byrd had the longest tenures in the district. The other group of six schools formed the AA River Ridge District. The Blue Ridge District only had four members starting in the 2007–2008 school year when William Fleming returned to Group AAA, but it grew to five members starting in the 2009–2010 school year when former member Staunton River returned from the AA Seminole District and to six members in the 2010–2011 school year when former member Rockbridge County returned from the AA Southern Valley District.
The Blue Ridge District will be preserved in the 2013-2014 VSHL reclassification. William Fleming will also return to the district from the AAA Western Valley District. The district will include schools from classifications 3A and 4A. Each school will compete only against members of the same classification in post-season play.[1]
While the VHSL uses District formatting for regular season contests and determining postseason eligibility, the teams are divided into different classes and regions for Regional and State-level competitions. As such, Blue Ridge District members compete in the following formats (as of 2023):[2]
Class 5, Region C (Franklin County, William Fleming)
Class 3, Region D (Lord Botetourt, Northside, Staunton River, William Byrd)
blue, ridge, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, sept. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Blue Ridge District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message The AA Blue Ridge District is a district in the Region III of the Virginia High School League The district is centered around the Roanoke Valley in Southwest Virginia and is named for the Blue Ridge Mountains which feature prominently in the region s geography Contents 1 History 2 Geographic Makeup 3 Regional and State Competition 4 Current member schools 5 Former member schools with current affiliations 6 ReferencesHistory editFrom the late 1980s through the early 2000s the district steadily grew as four schools dropped in classification from the former AAA Roanoke Valley District Two schools entered after the AA New River Valley District disbanded when other schools dropped in classification to Group A For the 2002 2003 school year the student body of Group AAA Cave Spring High School in Roanoke County was split into two Group AA sized schools with the opening of Hidden Valley High School These two new schools gave the district eleven members that year except in football where Cave Spring remained in AAA and Hidden Valley did not play a full schedule The district was split for the 2003 2004 school year The name Blue Ridge District remained with this group of schools because Alleghany Lord Botetourt and William Byrd had the longest tenures in the district The other group of six schools formed the AA River Ridge District The Blue Ridge District only had four members starting in the 2007 2008 school year when William Fleming returned to Group AAA but it grew to five members starting in the 2009 2010 school year when former member Staunton River returned from the AA Seminole District and to six members in the 2010 2011 school year when former member Rockbridge County returned from the AA Southern Valley District The Blue Ridge District will be preserved in the 2013 2014 VSHL reclassification William Fleming will also return to the district from the AAA Western Valley District The district will include schools from classifications 3A and 4A Each school will compete only against members of the same classification in post season play 1 Geographic Makeup editThe district is composed of large and medium sized high schools primarily in the eastern and northern areas of the Roanoke Valley The district currently includes two schools located in Roanoke County and one each in Bedford County Botetourt County Franklin County and Roanoke City Regional and State Competition editWhile the VHSL uses District formatting for regular season contests and determining postseason eligibility the teams are divided into different classes and regions for Regional and State level competitions As such Blue Ridge District members compete in the following formats as of 2023 2 Class 5 Region C Franklin County William Fleming Class 3 Region D Lord Botetourt Northside Staunton River William Byrd Current member schools editFranklin County High School Eagles of Rocky Mount VA Lord Botetourt High School Cavaliers of Daleville VA Northside High School Vikings of Roanoke VA Staunton River High School Golden Eagles of Moneta VA William Byrd High School Terriers of Vinton VA William Fleming High School Colonels of Roanoke VAFormer member schools with current affiliations editAlleghany High School Covington Virginia Three Rivers District Blacksburg High School Blacksburg Virginia River Ridge District Cave Spring High School Roanoke Virginia River Ridge District Christiansburg High School Christiansburg Virginia River Ridge District Covington High School Covington Virginia Pioneer District Glenvar High School Salem Virginia Three Rivers District Hidden Valley High School Roanoke Virginia River Ridge District James River High School Buchanan Virginia Three Rivers District Liberty High School Bedford Virginia Seminole District Pulaski County High School Dublin Virginia River Ridge District Rockbridge County High School Lexington Virginia Valley District Salem High School Salem Virginia River Ridge DistrictReferences edit Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 02 10 Retrieved 2013 09 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Adopted Region Alignment Plan 2023 24 through 2026 27 PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blue Ridge District amp oldid 1187892612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
