Appomattox County High School is a public high school located in Appomattox, Virginia, United States. Its teams are known as the Raiders and its colors are blue, grey, and white. The school was built in 1973.
| Appomattox County High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°20′48″N 78°49′41″W / 37.3466°N 78.828°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Appomattox County Public Schools |
| Principal | Luke C. Cunningham [1] |
| Faculty | 54.33 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 700 (2017-18)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.88[2] |
| Color(s) | Blue, Gray, and White |
| Athletics conference | Class 2 |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Nickname | Appo |
| Yearbook | The Traveler |
| Website | achs |
Logo dispute with University of Arizona
editIn 2013, The University of Arizona contacted then principal, Martha Eagle, with a cease and desist order for use of the iconic, block 'A' logo.[4] The school district had been using the block 'A' similar to University of Arizona's ever since the mid 1980s. The school board held a public contest for the design of the new logo. An eight grader won the contest and that design is now used as the official administrative and athletic 'A'.[5]
Notable alumni
edit- Sylvia Trent-Adams, retired U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral, who last served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for health[6]
References
edit- ^ ACHS Staffacpsweb.com Archived February 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Appomattox County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
Students: 700 (2017-18)
- ^ "Appomattox County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Koerting, Katrina (December 14, 2013). "Appomattox to change 'A' logo after Arizona school complains". Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Pounds, Jessie (June 26, 2014). "New logo picked for Appomattox County High School". Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Sylvia Trent-Adams gets big promotion in D.C. healthcare field". February 5, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2018.