Cave Spring High School (Roanoke, Virginia)
Cave Spring High School is a public secondary school in Roanoke, Virginia. It is under the jurisdiction of Roanoke County Public Schools. Cave Spring is one of two high schools that serve southwest Roanoke County and one of five high schools that serve the Roanoke County school district.
| Cave Spring High School | |
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| Address | |
3712 Chaparral Drive , 24018 | |
| Coordinates | 37°12′48″N 80°0′3″W |
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| School type | Public school |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Roanoke County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Ken Nicely |
| Principal | Steven Spangler |
| Teaching staff | 71.62 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,023 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.28[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League AA Region IV River Ridge District |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Website | www |
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History
Cave Spring High School opened in 1956. In 1968, the high school was moved to its current site, while its original building became Cave Spring Junior High School, which would later become Cave Spring Middle School in 2002. Cave Spring held grades 10-12 for a large number of years until 2002, when it fed approximately half of its 10-12 population into Hidden Valley High School after it was completed and first opened.
Athletics
The mascot is a knight and the sports teams currently play in the AA River Ridge District and Region IV. Before Hidden Valley opened, Cave Spring was an AAA school, playing in the AAA Western Valley District and before that in the AAA Roanoke Valley District until its dissolution.
Notable alumni
- Gregg Marshall ('81), Wichita State head basketball coach
- George Canale ('83), Milwaukee Brewers 1st baseman
- Lapthe Flora ('83), United States Army promotable to the rank of Brigadier General
- Tiki Barber ('93), a former New York Giants running back and former NBC News anchor
- Ronde Barber ('93), a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback
- Tyler Lumsden ('01), a pitcher for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
- Kevin Munson, professional baseball player[3]
- J.J. Redick ('02), a guard with the New Orleans Pelicans
- Jen Lilley ('03), an actress in The Artist, ABC's General Hospital, and MTV's Disaster Date
- Danny Aiken ('06), a retired longsnapper who played in the National Football League and former University of Virginia football standout
- Josh Woodrum ('11), a quarterback with the Washington Redskins and former Liberty University standout
References
- "Cave Spring High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- Cave Spring High School
- Mark Berman (August 24, 2013). "Cave Spring grad sets sites on major league baseball". roanoke.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.