Monacan High School

Coordinates: 37°28′44.6″N 77°36′48″W / 37.479056°N 77.61333°W / 37.479056; -77.61333

Monacan High School
Address
11501 Smoketree Drive
Richmond, Virginia 23236
Information
School type Public high school
Founded 1979
School district Chesterfield County Public Schools
Superintendent Marcus Newsome
Principal William Broyles
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,650 (2010-2011)
Language English
Campus Suburban
Mascot Chief
Athletic Conference Virginia High School League
AAA Central Region
AAA Dominion District
Website monacan.mychesterfieldschools.com

Monacan High School is a public secondary school in unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States, near the city of Richmond.

The school is a part of Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school was founded in 1979, and its enrollment is roughly 1650 students.

Stan Murmur, of the Stan Murmur Controversy, taught at Monacan High School.

Sports

Sports include Field Hockey, Tennis, Football, Soccer, Track, Indoor Track, Cross Country, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Basketball, Cheering, Volleyball, Forensics, Debate and Golf.

Monacan High School is a member of the Dominion District in all sports. Notable moments in Monacan Sports include:

Academics

Monacan offers standard core classes along with honors classes, electives, and Advanced Placement Program classes.

Advanced Placement Program classes at Monacan currently include Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, Environmental Science, Physics, Psychology, Spanish, Statistics, U.S. History, and U.S. Government.

Advanced Placement classes such as Art History, European History, French, German, Latin, Vergil, Music Theory, and World History are offered on an enrollment basis, if there are enough interested students to create the class.

Monacan's World Language Department offers Latin, Spanish, and French. In the past, Japanese and Greek have been taught, but in the 2006-2007 school year, these subjects were not offered. German was taken out of the course offerings in the 2009-2010 school year.

In 2008, Monacan's music department earned the Virginia Music Educators Association Blue Ribbon Award. The Performing Arts at Monacan offer classes in choir, band, orchestra, guitar, and theatre. Monacan also earned the Blue Ribbon Award in 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014.

Center for the Humanities

The Center for the Humanities is a selective specialty center at Monacan High School. Eighth-grade students must apply and be reviewed, which includes an interview. The Center for the Humanities has a rigorous curriculum that requires all of its students to take certain courses and receive an Advanced Studies Diploma. The program enrolled its first students in the fall of 2000 and the first class graduated in 2004. The goal is an enriched, advanced liberal arts education. Requirements include:

One of the foundations of the Humanities Curriculum is the Perspectives on the Human Experience course. The course is unique to the Center for the Humanities, and integrates art, art history, history, and other disciplines.

Another foundation of the Humanities Curriculum is the Socratic Seminar, a student-led group discussion that focuses on one specific topic. Socratic Seminars aim to foster student leadership, communication skills, and discussion techniques.

Center for Health and Physical Therapy

The Health & Physical Therapy (HPT) Center is a selective specialty center that provides students with academic and practical field experiences in preventative medicine and therapeutic health careers. Students explore health care careers that focus on therapy and prevention such as: sports medicine; athletic training; physical and occupational therapy; physical education; and exercise science.

Students choosing this center:

Extracurriculars

Monacan offers a wide variety of after-school activities, both school sponsored and independent. These include:[2]

Curriculum Based French Club, French Honor Society, PEER Facilitators, Technical Student Association, Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Club, Science Club (temporarily disbanded), National Honor Society, Art National Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Latin Club, International Thespian Society, Forum Committee, Coordinator’s Council, FBLA, Act I/Drama Club, Art Club, Bodhisattra Committee, Graffiti Literary Society, Japanese Club, National Beta Club, Marching Band,

School Sponsored YADAPP, Student Leadership Council, Student Government, Senior Class, Sophomore Class, Red Cross Club, Key Club, Junior Class, IMANI, Freshmen Class, Monacan Greens, Ruriteen,

Student Interest Chess Club, Bible Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Monacan Maniacs, Gay Straight Alliance, Teenage Republicans, Rock Climbing, Step Team, Young Democrats, Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (AFJROTC) Color Guard and Drill Team

Monacan High School Marching Chiefs

The Monacan High School Marching Chiefs are a seven time Virginia Honor Band and a six time VMEA Blue Ribbon School for Music. The current band director of the Marching Chiefs is Jennifer Ryan. Joining Monacan in the spring of 2000, Ryan has directed over twenty one shows including Monacan's most recent 2015 field show "Music From The Lion King". The Lion King earned them an array of awards during their 2015 competition season including 1st Place Percussion, 2nd Place Overall in Class AA, Best Music, 1st Place Auxiliary, and scoring a state rating of Excellent at VBODA 2015. Their 2016 field show entitled "Motown", will consist of classic songs like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Get Ready". The Marching Chiefs will take "Motown" to several competitions and events throughout Virginia including, "Showcase of Bands", "James Madison University: Parade of Champions", and VBODA 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dominiondistrict.com/StateChampions/State%20Champions%20Chesterfield%20County.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.chesterfield.k12.va.us/CCPS/schools/files/Club_listSecondary.pdf.

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