Abingdon High School is a public high school located in Abingdon, Virginia, United States. The school focuses on academics while supporting extracurricular activities such as athletics, the arts, clubs and community involvement.
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Academics
Abingdon offers college and career preparation courses. The school offers many Advanced Placement courses including Biology, Chemistry, United States History, Government, English 11, English 12, and Calculus. Dual enrollment classes are offered through the nearby Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC). These courses include VHCC Calculus, VHCC Geology, and VHCC Computer Software. A. Linwood Holton's Governor's school offers classes in western civilization, statistics, anatomy, world civilizations and astronomy.
Extracurricular activities
The school newspaper is the Talon, the yearbook is The Beacon and the literary magazine is Wings.
Wachovia Cup
Abingdon High School has won the Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup in Group AA Academics 15 times, setting the state record for most championships. Abingdon won 9 consecutive championships from 1990 to 1998. The Central Fidelity/Wachovia Cup, which was started in 1989, is awarded by the Virginia High School League.
Athletics
Abingdon competes in the Mountain 7 District and AAA Region 3D of the Virginia High School League. Abingdon is the 2nd Smallest AAA school. Abingdon is competitive in golf, baseball, girls basketball and girls tennis.
State championships
Volleyball: 1983
Girls Cross Country: 1988
Girls Outdoor Track & Field: 1994
Golf: 2000 2015 2017
Girls Tennis: 2017
Notable alumni
Scott Cooper (1988) – director and actor
Doug Blevins (1981) – NFL kicking coach: Jets, Patriots, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings
Rick Boucher (1964) – Representative to Congress for Virginia's 9th district
Gail Harris – Former MLB player (New York Giants, Detroit Tigers)