Jonesville High School

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Jonesville High School
Location
Jonesville, Virginia, 24263 USA
Coordinates	36°41′03″N 83°07′25″W / 36.6842554, -83.1235053Coordinates: 36°41′03″N 83°07′25″W / 36.6842554, -83.1235053
Information
School district	Lee County Public Schools
Grades	7-12
Athletics	A Region D, Division I after 1986
Rival	Pennington High School
Mascot	Bulldog
School Colour(s)	Blue and Gold
Status	Converted to middle school
Closed	1989

Jonesville High School was a public high school located in Jonesville, Virginia.

[edit] History

Jonesville High School had an enrollment of around 450 student in grades 7-12. The school was closed in the summer of 1989 and converted to a middle school due to consolidation. Lee High School was formed from the consolidation.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Athletics

Jonesville High was a traditional football powerhouse in the Cumberland District along with Pennington High School. Jonesville (8-5) won the Class A Division 1 State Championship in 1988 defeating Strasburg High School (13-0) by a score of 21 to 20 in overtime [1].

Jonesville High's girls basketball team was the Class A State Runner-Up in 1982 and was coached by the legendary Pop Robinson who still holds the VHSL record for the most career wins (576) in girls basketball [2].