Lee High School (Lee County, Virginia)
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| Lee High School | |
| Address | |
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| Rt. 2 Box 3145 Jonesville, Virginia, 24263 USA |
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| Information | |
| School district | Lee County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Mr. Fred Marion |
| Principal | Mr. Ron Earley |
| Assistant principals | Mrs. Lisa Brewer and Mr. Allen Kinser |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Athletics | Golf, Volleyball, Football, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Tennis, Track, Softball |
| Athletics conference | Clinch Mountain District Region D |
| Rival | Powell Valley High School, Gate City High School, Abingdon High School |
| Mascot | Generals |
| Color(s) | Red and Gold |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Homepage | Official Site |
Lee High School is a public high school located in Jonesville, Virginia. It is one of two high schools in Lee County, Virginia.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1989, Lee High School was formed by consolidating Jonesville High School, Dryden High School, Keokee High School, Flatwoods High School and Pennington High School. Some of the schools had enrollments dropping under 200, leading the district to duplicate services between small schools (and making advanced classes with smaller enrollment difficult to offer). Athletic opportunities were strained at the very small schools.
Thomas Walker High School was not included in the consolidation because of its position at the western end of the county.
[edit] Athletics
Lee High was initially a football powerhouse, making the state championship already in 1990. However, in recent years the Generals have won only a handful of games, having not made playoffs since the turn of the century. The unexpected decline in football has been due in large part to the highly politicized revolving door that the head coaching position became following the retirement of head coaches Don Williams (1989-1992, 1997-1998) and Allen Kinser (1993-1996), themselves former Pennington High School coaches. Also, Lee County Public Schools have been rocked by administrative corruption, including a Title 9 and several additional legal suits in the 2005-2006 school year.
Despite the decline in football, several other sports have continued to improve. Coach Gary "Dog Face" Wolfe's track girls have achieved some success annually for the better part of a decade. Both the boys and girls track programs have racked up numerous team district and region titles, and have brought home individual state titles. Similarly, the boys basketball, girls basketball, volleyball, and baseball programs have seen recent success. Also continuously successful is the Lee High Generals Marching Band, under the direction of Mr. Michael Twigg. The marching band is the 2007 Grand Champion of the McChesney Band Festival. The band receives high ratings in marching and concert band annually. The Marching band ranges in participation from 100-140 members, making the band the largest student participation group from a school of around 850 students. The band is widely recognized as one of the top marching band programs in southwestern Virginia area, contending with other strong programs from the likes of Graham, J. I. Burton, Marion, and Richlands. The wrestling team has made some progress too, and after just recently being "revived". A few of the wrestlers made it to state in the 2006 year. The male tennis team also have started to come back alive. Each of the top 6 seeds has at least one year of experience. In year 2008 Lee tennis was tied with Virginia High at number two getting beat by number one, Gate City.
Lee High will be dropping from Group AA to Group A status starting the 2007-2008 year (granted due to "travel hardship"). Lee's former district, the AA Highlands District, will be dissolved with two members moving to the AA Southwest District and another school moving down with Lee and joining a new district. Lee will also join this newly formed district, which will be a part of A Region D, named the A Clinch Mountain District.
State Championships: Golf 1990
[edit] General Information
Mascot: General Light Horse Harry Lee (Who personally financed the expeditions of Daniel Boone and Thomas Walker into the region.)
Nickname: The Generals
Stadium & Track: Five-Star Stadium
Colors: Red and Gold (originally maroon and old gold)
District: Clinch Mountain District
Class: A, Region D, Division 2
Location: Jonesville, Virginia
Rivals: Powell Valley High School, Gate City High School, Abingdon High School
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