Powhatan High School
Powhatan High School is a public high school in Powhatan County, Virginia. It serves 1412 students and is the only high school in they Powhatan County Public Schools school system.
| Powhatan High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1800 Judes Ferry Road , 23139 | |
| Coordinates | 37°31′20.1″N 77°48′2.6″W / 37.522250°N 77.800722°WCoordinates: 37°31′20.1″N 77°48′2.6″W / 37.522250°N 77.800722°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School |
| Founded | 2003 |
| School district | Powhatan County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Beth Teigen |
| Principal | Christopher Sumner |
| Staff | 99.10[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1444 (2020–21) [1] |
| • Grade 9 | 373 |
| • Grade 10 | 379 |
| • Grade 11 | 337 |
| • Grade 12 | 355 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.57 [1] |
| Color(s) | Black, Orange |
| Athletics conference | Dominion District |
| Mascot | Indians |
| Communities served | Powhatan County, Virginia |
| Feeder schools | Powhatan Middle School |
| Website | Official website |
History
Powhatan High School was held in a number of different buildings in the 1900s; the building used from 1971 to 2003 was later used as Pocahontas Middle School from 2003 to 2016, now called Pocahontas Landmark Center and used as the school board office.[2][3] The school was racially integrated in 1969.[4] The current facility opened in 2003.[4]
Academics
PHS ranks among the top 6,600 high schools in America, top 145 in Virginia, and 18th in the Richmond Metro Area.[5] The graduation rate is 95%.[5]
Advanced Placement (AP) classes are offered at Powhatan High School, with 41% of students taking AP classes.[6] PHS also offers Dual enrollment classes in collaboration with J. Sargeant Reynold's Community College. Powhatan High School also has an Advanced College Academy program with this school. Students in this program can earn an associate's degree in social sciences and an advanced studies high school diploma when they graduate.[7]
AP Classes include: AP English 11 (Language & Composition), AP English 12 (Literature & Composition), AP Calculus A/B, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science, AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics I, AP Human Geography, AP Modern World History, AP US History, AP US Government & Politics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Music Theory, and AP Economics.
PHS offers Career and technical education classes that provide students with experience in various job fields including: Veterinary Science, Business Marketing, Information Technology, Carpentry, Electricity, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Engineering, JROTC, Firefighting, Education, and Medical Sciences. Along with these CTE classes, Powhatan High School offers Cooperative Education Programs which let students work at an approved job and earn high school credit for that work.[8]
Performing Arts
Powhatan High School operates multiple curricular ensembles including Show choir, Symphonic band, Wind symphony, Jazz band, and Chamber Orchestra.
Co-Curricular ensembles include marching band, and indoor drumline.
In 2022, the school district was awarded with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM foundation.[9]
Athletics
Powhatan Highschool's athletic teams are named the "Indians" and they compete in the Virginia High School League's Dominion District. The teams competed in the Jefferson District until 2019.[10] The Indians football team won state championships in 1996 and 2003.[11] The softball team has six state championships, and the baseball team won its first state championship in 2007.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Powhatan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ McFarland, Laura (June 22, 2016). "Doors closing on Powhatan school filled with memories for former students, faculty". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ McFarland, Laura (February 28, 2018). "Across the generations, honoring school's history". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Through the Years: Powhatan County Schools". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Powhatan High School - Overview". usnews.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Powhatan High - Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Advanced College Academy - Instruction - Powhatan County Public Schools". www.powhatan.k12.va.us. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Career & Technical Education - Instruction - Powhatan County Public Schools". www.powhatan.k12.va.us. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ "Performing Arts - Instruction - Powhatan County Public Schools". powhatan-county-public-schools.echalksites.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Fellin, Billy (July 11, 2018). "Powhatan will move to Dominion District in 2019". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Schoeffel, Mike (August 29, 2014). "From the archives: state championship glory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
External links
- Powhatan High School
- Powhatan High School on Twitter