Turner Ashby High School

Turner Ashby High School

Be Just and Fear Not
Address
800 North Main Street
Bridgewater, VA, 22812
 United States
Coordinates 38°23′33.4″N 75°57′57.4″W / 38.392611°N 75.965944°W / 38.392611; -75.965944Coordinates: 38°23′33.4″N 75°57′57.4″W / 38.392611°N 75.965944°W / 38.392611; -75.965944
Information
School type Public, high school
Established 1956
School district Rockingham County Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. Carol S. Fenn
Principal Phil Judd
Faculty 147
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1090 (2014-2015)
Student to teacher ratio 13:1
Campus Rural
Color(s)                Black, Silver, White
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
AA Region III
AA Valley District
Mascot Knights
Yearbook Crag
Website School Website

Turner Ashby High School is located in Bridgewater, Virginia in the Rockingham County Public School district.

History

Turner Ashby High School opened in the fall of 1956. It became the third consolidated high school in Rockingham County. Schools consolidated were Bridgewater, Dayton, and Mt. Clinton. The original Turner Ashby building was located on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) plot on the north side of Dayton, and now serves grades six through eight as Wilbur S. Pence Middle School.

The name Turner Ashby High School was selected by the Rockingham County School Board because of the school's location in the Ashby District of the county. The District was named for statesman and Brigadier General Turner Ashby who fought and died in a battle near Harrisonburg during the Civil War.

The original building was designed and constructed for 715 students in grades eight through twelve. The approximate cost of the school was $1,000,000. Classroom additions were added in 1960 and 1962. Mobile units were added for classroom use in 1973, 1975, and 1980. In 1966, the eighth grade was moved to the John Wayland Intermediate School, now John Wayland Elementary School.

Turner Ashby moved into its current facility on Route 42 north of Bridgewater, across from John Wayland Elementary School, in the summer of 1989. The new facility, including site development, furnishings, building, etc. was built for approximately $15.3 million.

This modern facility has more cafeteria, music, athletic, storage, and classroom areas designed to serve up to 1200 students. During the 2001-2002 school year and the following summer, a new wing was added to the 1989 building. This addition added more than 20 new classrooms including 4 new science rooms and another general purpose computer lab. Along with the addition of the new wing, the library was expanded and a womens' team room was added.[1]

A fairly recent addition to the facility is the memorial garden called the Garden of Angels, a memorial built in honor of students who "departed life while attending Turner Ashby High School".[2]

Turner Ashby is also the leader in baseball state championships with 6. In second is Virginia High school with 5.

Principals

Competitive Titles

Sports Titles

Marching Band Titles

Drama Titles

Student Organizations

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ History_Tahs.Html
  2. ↑ http://rcpsfc.rockingham.k12.va.us/%7Esweaver/GARDEN/GARDEN.htm

External links

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