Henrico High School

Henrico High School
Address
302 Azalea Avenue
Henrico, Virginia 23227
Information
School type Public, high school
Motto Building the Dream-One Brick at a Time!
Founded 1962
School district Henrico County Public Schools
Superintendent Pat Kinlaw
Principal Karin G. Castillo-Rose
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,678 (2012-13)
Language English Spanish French
Color(s)               green, gold, and white
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
AAA Central Region
AAA Capital District
Mascot Warriors
Rivals Highland Springs High School
Armstrong High School (Richmond, Virginia)
Website Official site

Henrico High School is a public high school located just outside the Richmond city line in Henrico County, Virginia and operated by the Henrico County Public Schools. It is unique among Henrico County High Schools in that it has two specialty centers—the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years/Diploma Program and the Center for the Arts Program (CFA).[1] It is one of the oldest schools in Henrico County, and it has a highly diverse student population.

In a June 8, 2009 online exclusive, Newsweek Magazine ranked Henrico High School number 928 in its 1500 top US high schools. Henrico High was the only Henrico County School to make the list in 2009.[2] On October 10, 2007, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine spoke at the Senior Convocation.

Facilities

The high school features an outdoor campus, built in the same style as Varina High School and J. R. Tucker High School. In 2014, the school added a new classroom building, a cafeteria, and remodeled the athletic "field house" building. The school is currently in stage 2 of major renovation that will update the school's facilities and, most notably, add a brand new building that will house the Center for the Arts' Dance, Theatre, and Musical Theatre programs, IB Theatre, choir, and band. This building was expected to be open in September 2014 was not prepared for that time.

International Baccalaureate

Henrico High is a member of the International Baccalaureate Program. This program encompasses the Middle Years Program for 9th and 10th grade students (freshmen and sophomores) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program for the 11th and 12th graders (juniors and seniors).

Center for the Arts

The CFA Speciality Center includes music theater (MT), dance, visual arts, and theatre programs. All areas cover topics that are relevant to their discipline with a variety of instructors, including guest artists.

MT students are trained in music, acting, dance, ensemble, and performance. Dance students are taught ballet, modern, jazz, variety dance, composition, and performance. Visual artists cover topics such as art history, artist vocabulary, while developing artistic skills. Theater involves becoming versed in tech, acting, movement, improvisation, creative writing, dramatic literature, and performance.

Every year the center puts on several showcases: One fall showcase where each CFA dance, theatre, and musical theatre level perform in one big show and the visual art students have a gallery; four spring showcases where each disciple has their own show; and four senior showcases, one for each discipline, where seniors get to show off their work throughout high school by picking, directing, staging, choreographing, rehearsing, and performing material of their choice with very little input from their teachers.

Guest artists are often brought into class to enhance the learning experience of the center students. Through the center, students are presented with many scholarship opportunities like working in the local area's arts fields and participating in internships.

Sports

The school colors are green and gold, and the mascot is the Warrior.

Henrico has one main rival: Highland Springs High School. In the past, John Marshall High School was considered a big rival, but despite being less than two miles apart, the two schools are in different sports districts and thus don't compete often. A rivalry with Deep Run High School has also developed in recent years.

Henrico won the VHSL Group AAA Boys' Basketball state championship in 2013. The Warriors defeated rival John Marshall in the title game. The championship was the first state title in the history of the school. On March 14, 2015, Henrico won its second state title in boys' basketball, defeating Norview in the championship.

Henrico High School has the following VHSL teams:

Clubs

Notable alumni

Alumni include:

References

  1. ↑ "Specialty Centers & Programs". Henrico County Public Schools. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Top of the Class The complete list of the 1,500 top U.S. high schools." Newsweek. 9 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Tupponce, Joan. "Profits from best sellers allow novelist to promote literacy." Virginia Business. June 2005. 17 February 2007.
  4. ↑ "Allan Bristow." Basketball-Reference.com. 17 February 2007
  5. ↑ "Player Bio: Billy McMullen." Official Site of University of Virginia Athletics. University of Virginia. 16 February 2007
  6. ↑ Cox, Clara B. "Our Alumnus President Charles Steger." Virginia Tech Magazine. Vol. 22, No. 3. Spring 2000. 17 February 2007.

Coordinates: 37°36′14.5″N 77°25′57.7″W / 37.604028°N 77.432694°W / 37.604028; -77.432694

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