Charlottesville High School
School in Charlottesville, VA, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charlottesville High School is a public high school in the independent city of Charlottesville, Virginia, serving students from 9th to 12th grade. It is a part of Charlottesville City Schools.
Charlottesville High School | |
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Address | |
1400 Melbourne Road , 22901 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°3′8″N 78°28′34″W |
Information | |
Motto | Embrace Diversity and Inspire Dreams[citation needed] |
Opened | 1974 |
School district | Charlottesville City Schools |
Superintendent | Royal A. Gurley |
CEEB code | 470423 |
Teaching staff | 92.62 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrolment | 1,212[1] (2021–2022) |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.09[1] |
Color(s) | Orange and black |
Slogan | "I love it I love it I love it" |
Athletics conference | Jefferson District AA Region II Virginia High School League |
Sports | Baseball, basketball (boys and girls), competition cheerleading, cross country (boys and girls), field hockey, football, golf (boys and girls), indoor track (boys and girls), lacrosse (boys and girls), outdoor track and field (boys and girls), sideline cheerleading, soccer (boys and girls), softball, swimming and diving (boys and girls), tennis (boys and girls), volleyball (girls), wrestling[2] |
Mascot | Black Knight |
Newspaper | The Knight Time Review |
Yearbook | CHS Chain |
Website | https://chs.charlottesvilleschools.org |
It is the second-largest high school in the region with a student population of approximately 1,200. The school grounds include a memorial garden, a running track, ballfields, landscaped courtyards and the Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center (or "MLK PAC"). Across Melbourne Road lies Theodose Stadium, which doubles as the field hockey stadium during the fall, and soccer and lacrosse stadium during the Spring season.
University Gardens, a University of Virginia family housing unit, is zoned to Charlottesville High School.[3][4][5]