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Staunton High School
Staunton High School
Address
Map
1200 North Coalter St.

Staunton
,
Virginia
24401

United States
Coordinates38°9′53.6″N79°3′11.5″W/ 38.164889°N 79.053194°W/38.164889; -79.053194
Information
Funding typePublic school
School boardStaunton City Public Schools
PrincipalNate Collins[1]
Teaching staff64.36 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment755 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.73[2]
LanguageEnglish (Language Classes include Spanish, French, Latin, and American Sign Language)
Color(s)Blue and silver
Athletics conferenceAA Valley District
MascotStorm
RivalsWaynesboro High School,Fort Defiance High School
NewspaperThe Traveler
WebsiteStaunton High School
Staunton High School
Original Complex
Staunton High School is located in Virginia
Staunton High School
Staunton High School is located in the United States
Staunton High School
Location274 Churchville Ave.,Staunton,Virginia
Coordinates38°9′53.6″N79°3′11.5″W/ 38.164889°N 79.053194°W/38.164889; -79.053194
Area5.3 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1926(1926)
ArchitectT.J. Collins & Son
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP referenceNo.09000122[3]
VLRNo.132-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 2009
Designated VLRDecember 18, 2008[4]

Staunton High Schoolis a publichigh schoolinStaunton,Virginia,United States.It is a part ofStaunton City Schools,a publicschool districtthat also includes threeelementary schools,amiddle school,and analternative educationprogram.

History

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Staunton High School was originally opened in the early 1900s and renamedRobert E. LeeHigh School in 1914 during the monthly school board meeting held on April 30, 1914 at the urging of theUnited Daughters of the Confederacy.[5]The school was named afterRobert E. Lee,commander of theConfederate States Army,who also led theArmy of Northern Virginiaduring the Civil War. The original building, at 274 Churchville Avenue, is inColonial Revivalstyle. The two-story brick central block is topped by a slate hipped roof with acupolain the center and strongly detailed pediments facing the street. Flanking wings were added in 1954.

In 1983, the school moved to what had been John Lewis Junior High School, on North Coalter Street. The original building subsequently housed a summerESLschool and aparochial schooloperated by theRoman Catholic Diocese of Richmond,and was later renovated into senior apartments.[6]It was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2009.[3]

In July 2014The News Leaderreceived a letter to the editor that suggested renaming Robert E. Lee High School;[7]The majority of the newspaper's editorial board and key employees agreed and suggested possible names.[8]In August 2017, in the wake of theUnite the Right rallyinCharlottesville, Virginia,the editorial board stated that it may be "tougher" to keep the school named after Lee.[9]In October 2018, after months of debate, as well as "focus groups and community listening sessions" conducted by theVirginia Center For Inclusive Communities,the Staunton School Board voted 4–2 in favor of renaming the school.[10]The next month, following a public survey with over 4,000 submissions, it was decided the school would return to its original name, Staunton High School. The change took effect on July 1, 2019.[11]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^"Administration / Administrative Team".Archivedfrom the original on 2018-07-11.Retrieved2018-07-11.
  2. ^abc"Robert E. Lee High".National Center for Education Statistics.Archivedfrom the original on April 2, 2019.RetrievedMarch 27,2020.
  3. ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
  4. ^"Virginia Landmarks Register".Virginia Department of Historic Resources.Archivedfrom the original on 21 September 2013.Retrieved19 March2013.
  5. ^"Our high school's name is rooted in the Lost Cause".The News Leader.Retrieved2019-12-05.
  6. ^Mark McConnel (August 2008)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Robert E. Lee High School"(PDF).Virginia Department of Historic Resources.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2012-09-27.Retrieved2014-01-25.andAccompanying four photosArchived2012-09-27 at theWayback Machine
  7. ^Driver, David (Staunton, Virginia) (2014-07-29)."Let's rename Lee High".The News Leader(letter to the editor).{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^"Time for a renamed high school?".The News Leader.2014-07-29.Retrieved2017-08-21.– Statement by the majority opinion of the newspaper editorial board as well as three key employees: the publisher and president, the executive editor, and the editor of community conversations; the latter three were, respectively, Roger Watson, David Fritz, and Deona Landes Huff.
  9. ^Editorial Board (2017-08-19)."Keeping R.E. Lee school name gets tougher with each racist clash".The News Leader.Retrieved2017-08-21.– Statement by the majority opinion of the newspaper editorial board as well as three key employees: the president, the executive editor, and the news director; the latter three were, respectively, Roger Watson, David Fritz, and William Ramsey.
  10. ^"STAUNTON CITY SCHOOLS FINAL REPORT"(PDF).September 2018.RetrievedDecember 5,2019.
  11. ^Stewart, Caleb."Staunton School Board votes on new name for R.E. Lee High School".Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-13.Retrieved2018-11-13.
  12. ^Collins, Francis (1 July 2020)."Congratulations Class of 2020".NIH Director's Blog.National Institutes of Health.Archivedfrom the original on 8 July 2020.Retrieved8 July2020.Congratulations to the 200 members of the Staunton (VA) High School Class of 2020. As a proud Staunton High alumnus, class of 1966, it was my honor to offer a video commencement statement for this year's graduates.
  13. ^abReed, John C. (February 15, 2012)."Francis Collins: 3 Scientific Breakthroughs Changing Medicine".MedScape.Archivedfrom the original on July 8, 2020.RetrievedJuly 8,2020.My interest in science, which started with the usual chemistry set and asking myself "What can I blow up?" really was sparked as a 10th-grader by a chemistry class taught by a very gifted teacher, Mr. John House. I later discovered that was also the way your interest in science was triggered – by that same teacher in that little public school.
  14. ^Wolff, Alexander (June 15, 1981)."He's safe at home".Sports Illustrated.Archivedfrom the original on July 8, 2020.RetrievedJuly 8,2020.
  15. ^Egler, Steven (November 3, 2014)."A conversation with Frederick Swann | The Diapason".The Diapason.Archivedfrom the original on July 8, 2020.RetrievedJuly 8,2020.
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