Clover Hill High School
Clover Hill High School | |
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Address | |
13301 Kelly Green Lane Midlothian, Virginia 23112 | |
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School type | Public high school |
Founded | 1972 |
School district | Chesterfield County Public Schools |
Superintendent | Dr. James F. Lane |
Principal | Dr. Deborah Marks |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,896 (2014-2015) |
Language | English |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Green, Gold, White |
Athletics conference |
Virginia High School League AAA Central Region AAA Dominion District |
Mascot | Cavaliers |
Rival | Cosby High School |
Website | Official Site |
Clover Hill High School is a public secondary school located in Midlothian, an unincorporated community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools and is located at 13301 Kelly Green Lane. The school opened in 1972 and moved to its present location in 2010.[1]
Academics
Newsweek magazine named Clover Hill one of the United States' top high schools in 2007, ranking it #729 in the nation. This is the third year in a row that Newsweek magazine recognized Clover Hill High School with that honor.[2] In 2011, the Washington Post ranked Clover Hill the #1224 high school in the nation.[3]
Clover Hill also houses the Chesterfield County Mathematics and Science High School, which opened in 1994.[4]
Clover Hill's World Language department offers five different languages: French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Latin.
Athletics
The school's sports teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AAA Dominion District. The school colors are green and gold, and the school's mascot is the Cavalier. In 2009, Clover Hill became the first high school to win three Virginia state championships in boys' volleyball. They also won championships in 2001 and 2005. In 2013 & 2014, the competition cheerleading team took home the conference 12 championships. They also competed at the regional level in 2013 & 2014.
Overcrowding
Due to overcrowding at Clover Hill, a new high school, Cosby High School, opened in 2006[5] in the western part of the county. A new Clover Hill High School, located a bit farther east, opened in 2010 and has replaced the old CHHS.
Notable alumni
- Brittany Lang – Professional golfer
- Bryan Tucker – Saturday Night Live writer
- Chantel Jones – Professional soccer player
- Doc Ish (real name: Sean McHugh) – Grammy winner, music producer
- Kellee Santiago – Video game designer
- Randall Munroe – Webcomic artist (xkcd)
- Ranjini – (real name: Ranjini Ettigi) - Singer-songwriter, dancer, pianist, model, philanthropist
References
- ↑ New Clover Hill High School will be state-of-the-art
- ↑ Clover Hill, James River and Midlothian among nation's top high schools Archived 2008-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ National Schools
- ↑ The Math and Science High School at Clover Hill Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Cosby High School Background Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Clover Hill High School
- Chesterfield County Mathematics and Science High School at Clover Hill
- Clover Hill Show Choir
- Show Choir.com
Coordinates: 37°24′25.3″N 77°39′40.4″W / 37.407028°N 77.661222°W