Glenvar High School is a public high school in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. It is one of the five high schools for the Roanoke County public school system Archived 2006-06-11 at the Wayback Machine. Glenvar High School serves the western end of Roanoke County and is located in the community of Glenvar, which is immediately west of Salem, Virginia.
| Glenvar High School | |
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| Address | |
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4549 Malus Drive , 24153 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°16′47.97″N 80°8′18″W / 37.2799917°N 80.13833°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Established | 1966 |
| School district | Roanoke County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Ken Nicely |
| Principal | Corie Franklin |
| Staff | 49.13 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 585 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.91[1] |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Three Rivers District A Region C Virginia High School League |
| Nickname | Highlanders |
| Publication | The Bagpipe |
| Newspaper | Thistle |
| Yearbook | Crusader |
| Website | www |
History
editGlenvar High School was opened in 1966 by Roanoke County public schools. Most, if not all, of the student body would previously have attended Andrew Lewis High School in Salem. However, the student bodies of Glenvar and Andrew Lewis were consolidated into the new Salem High School for the 1977–1978 school year. The former high schools became junior high schools.
Beginning with the 1982–1983 school year, the city of Salem established an independent school district and enrollment in Salem High School was limited to students from the city. Glenvar High School was reopened to serve western Roanoke County. The school housed grades 7 through 12 until a new building was constructed for Glenvar Middle School in 1996.
Academics
editGlenvar High School is a comprehensive high school which includes grades 9–12 with a student enrollment of 650. The school offers courses in multiple academic disciplines including Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses. Specialized vocational education is available at the Arnold R. Burton Technology Center in Salem. Pass rates for Virginia's Standards of Learning tests average over 90%, which makes the school fully accredited.
The earth science and ecology students of Glenvar High School raise some of the brook trout hatchlings from Paint Bank, Virginia, which survive at a rate of 10 per cent, rather than the 1 to 3 percent that survive in the wild. They are released in the Roaring Run creek in Botetourt County, Virginia.[2]
Athletics and extracurriculars
editGlenvar High School is a member of the Virginia High School League and competes in the A Three Rivers District. Glenvar competed in Group AA (called Group IB before 1971) when it was opened but dropped down to Group A shortly after it reopened. Glenvar has enjoyed success in athletics through its history.[citation needed] Glenvar captured Group AA state championships in football, men's basketball, men's outdoor track, and wrestling.[3] Glenvar has won Group A state championships in women's soccer, baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, golf, women's softball, wrestling, volleyball, and men's tennis.[3] Glenvar won the Wachovia Cup, the VHSL's award for overall athletic excellence, in Group A for the 1993–1994 school year.[4]
Coach Richard "Dickie" Myers spent over forty years coaching wrestling, cross country, and track. He was the wrestling head coach for the 1971 and 1972 state championship teams and coached many individual state champions in wrestling and track. Jamie Soltis, principal of Glenvar High School for the 2017-2018 school year, was one of Myers' products in wrestling and track. Soltis won two state titles in wrestling at 103 and 112 pounds.[3] Soltis also won state championships in track and cross country under the coaching of Myers.[3][5]
Notable alumni
edit- Ross Copperman, Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer (Class of 2001)[6]
- Andrew Strelka, American attorney who has served in both the Obama-Biden White House and the Biden-Harris White House (Class of 1998)[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Glenvar High". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Gregory, Sarah. 2017.Tiny trout make a giant leap from classroom tank to Roaring Run, with a little help Archived 2017-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Roanoke Times. April 13, 2017. Page 1.
- ^ a b c d "VHSL Record Book" (PDF). ballcharts.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "WACHOVIA CUP FOR ATHLETICS WINNERS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). www.bhsbees.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ TEITLEBAUM, BOB (27 May 1990). "SOLTIS, BAKER WIN GROUP A TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Jadhon, Jean (January 8, 2019). "Grammy nominated songwriter gives back to his hometown high school". WDBJ7.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Roanoke Bar Review 2012 Young Lawyer of the Year" (PDF). Roanoke Bar Association. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- Great Schools site Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- GTV Archived 2022-08-03 at the Wayback Machine