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ABINGDON HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Abingdon High School is to prepare students to be productive, responsible citizens of the global community.
We believe:
1. Each student is a valued individual.
2. All students can learn.
3. Students learn best in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.
4. Everyone associated with Abingdon High School should be accountable.
5. Student attendance is crucial for learning.
6. Students' health and well-being affect learning.
7. Students deserve a safe and supportive environment.
8. Learning is a cooperative endeavor between the school and community.
9. Extracurricular activities enhance learning.
Revised - 2008
ABINGDON HIGH SCHOOL'S VISION
Abingdon High School's vision is to be a community in which all students are receptive to learning, all teachers are committed to the success of every student, and all parents are supportive of the educational process.
Mailing address:
705 Thompson Drive, Abingdon, Virginia 24210-2355
Phone numbers:
Main Office: 276-739-3200
Athletic Director: 276-739-3217
Field House: 276-623-4182
Attendance Office: 276-739-3202
Band: 276-739-3219
Chorus: 276-739-3224
Guidance Office: 276-739-3205
Library: 276-739-3218
School Board Office: 276-739-3000
AHS Anonymous Tip Line: 1-800-285-4282
School Resource Officer:- 276-739-3216
School Nurse: 287-739-3239School Email:
Principal - Mr. Chad Wallace cwallace@wcs.k12.va.us
Assistant Principal - Mr. Andrew Hockett hockett@wcs.k12.va.us
Faculty members can be e-mailed by clicking on their names found on the Faculty/Staff page.
Established in 1959, Abingdon High School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Virginia Department of Education. Its predecessor is William King High School. The school colors are navy blue and white. The school mascot is the Falcon. The school's motto is "Sapere Aude" or "Dare to think."
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Abingdon High School is a Group AA school and a member of the Southwest District and Region IV of the Virginia High School League. Other schools in the Southwest District are Carroll County High School, Graham High School, Grundy High Shcool, Marion Senior High School, Richlands High School, and Tazewell High School. State Champions in Group AA include girls' volleyball in 1983, girls' cross country in 1988, girls' track and field in 1994, and golf in 2000. State runner-up champions include volleyball, girls' tennis, girls' cross country, and baseball. In addition to many all-state athletes, Abingdon High School has had four winners of the prestigious Gene "Pappy" Thompson Award given by the Bristol Herald Courier since its inception in 1982. Only Abingdon has had a repeat winner of the award.
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Sportsmanship - Good sportsmanship is the primary purpose and goal of the Abingdon High School inter-scholastic athletic program. We feel very strongly about good sportsmanship at all times and strive to uphold school pride, ethics, and integrity in all events. Good sportsmanship is a team effort, and that team is comprised of administrators, coaches, players, cheerleaders, students, parents, and all spectators. Our motto is "YOU make the difference; win with class -- compete with pride."
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Academics - Students, in compliance with Virginia High School League eligibility requirement No. 28-4-1, must be currently enrolled in not fewer than five subjects offered for credit and which may be used for graduation and must have passed five subjects, or their equivalent, offered for credit and which may be used for graduation the immediately preceding semester. Certain exceptions apply. Questions should be directed to the principal. Abingdon High School recognizes academic accomplishments of its athletes through the following. A Scholar Athlete Award is given to the team with the highest grade point average during that team's season. Along with this award, a tee-shirt is awarded. The Academic Excellence Certificate, sponsored by the Virginia High School League, is presented at the end of the school year to all students who have earned a 3.0 on a 4-point scale during their sport's season. Also, an All-Academic Team is chosen at the end of the school year comprised of the twelve athletes who have the highest grade point average. The All-Academic Team receives a plaque at the annual All-Sports Banquet.
15-TIME WINNER OF GROUP AA ACADEMIC CUP
Abingdon High School is a fifteen-time winner of the Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup in Group AA Academics. This award is given based on Virginia High School League state-level academic competition throughout the year. The activities which garner points toward the Cup are as follows: Scholastic Bowl, debate, forensics, one-act play, creative writing, newspaper, yearbook, and literary magazine. Abingdon has won this award fifteen of nineteen years since its inception in 1989.SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
Abingdon High School receives strong support from its parent/community booster organizations. These include the Parent/Teacher/Student Association (PTSA), Athletic Boosters, Band Boosters, and Choral Boosters. Each group works directly with the school in organizing financial support for the groups they represent as well as volunteer efforts in various activities and school functions. Call the school for more information on becomming a member of one of these groups.
Interscholastic Athletics - Abingdon High School considers athletics to be a learning experience and a privilege. A beneficial athletic program is one that provides athletes the opportunity to experience personal grown and development, both physically and mentally. Athletic programs should allow athletes to learn to accept personal responsibility for success and failure in addition to recognizing the limitations and strengths of both. Interscholastic athletics are offered to both male and female students in keeping with the regulations set forth by the Virginia High School League. Abingdon High School athletics require special standards and expectations in the area of academics, citizenship, training, rules, and sportsmanship.
Approximately 40% of the students at Abingdon High School participate one or more of the athletic programs offered. The following programs are offered: Girls' sports include varsity and junior varsity basketball, cross country, varsity and junior varsity volleyball, varsity and junior varsity tennis, varsity and junior varsity track, varsity and junior varsity softball, varsity indoor track, varsity swimming, and varsity soccer. Boys' sports include cross country; varsity and junior varsity golf; varsity and junior varsity football; varsity, junior varsity, and 9th grade basketball; wrestling; varsity and junior varsity baseball; tennis; varsity and junior varsity track and field; varsity indoor track; varsity swimming, and varsity and junior varsity soccer.
ALMA MATER . . .
High above town we stand,
Best school in all the land;
We work with heart and hand
For the school we love --
To keep her beauty bright,
And her standards high --
We will pledge our hearts forever
To Abingdon High!
When from her halls we go
Out in the world, we'll show
Her influence still will glow
On us evermore --
Our aim, like hers, will be
'Reach up to the sky!'
So we'll pledge our hearts forever
To Abingdon High!
Mrs. C. L. RamseyA H S FIGHT SONG . . .
Let's win this game, Go onward, Falcons, go --
Never to yield -- a victory to a foe.
On to the goal, A gain on every play --
Let's fight, fight, win this game
The same ole' way.
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