Patrick Henry High School (Ashland, Virginia)

Patrick Henry High School is a public high school in Ashland, Virginia in Hanover County. The name of the school, as well as the name of its literary publications, The Voice, The Spark, and The Orator, reference the history of American Founding Father Patrick Henry.

Patrick Henry High School
Location
12449 West Patrick Henry Road Ashland , Virginia 23005
Coordinates	37°47′7.8″N 77°32′2.7″W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1959
School district	Hanover County Public Schools
Principal	Chris Martinez[1]
Staff	91.27 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,388 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	15.21[2]
Language	English
Color(s)	Red,   White, and  Blue
Mascot	Patriot
Website	Official Site

Patrick Henry celebrated its 50th anniversary in September 2009. Patrick Henry High has an International Baccalaureate program,^[3] as well as a NJROTC program.^[4]

Extracurricular Activities

Athletics

• Cross Country^[5]
• Football - won the 1994 Virginia high school football state championship^[6]
• Golf
• Field Hockey
• Volleyball
  • The boys' volleyball program won 8 consecutive VHSL State titles (2016 Class 5 Championship and 2017-2023 Class 4 Championships). The 8 titles are the most volleyball championships in VHSL history^[7]
• Cheerleading
• Varsity Girls Competition Cheer
• Basketball
• Gymnastics
• Swimming
• Indoor Track
• Wrestling
• Baseball
• Softball
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Track
• Lacrosse

Performing Arts

• Theatre
• Mixed Choir
• Show Choirs
• Band
• Strings

Notable alumni

• Erron Kinney, NFL Tight End^[8]
• Damien Woody, Former NFL offensive lineman. Current ESPN Analyst ^[9]
• Mickie James, TNA/WWE professional wrestler, country music singer ^[10][11]
• Jeff Crowder, Randolph Macon College 1992 ODAC player of the year^[12]
• Lucas Hall, Actor, guitarist, arts advocate and administrator. Former Deputy Director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}
• Louise Keeton, actress, model and playwright ^[21][22]