Robert E. Lee High School (Staunton, Virginia)
| Robert E. Lee High School | |
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 Robert E. Lee High School | |
| Address | |
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1200 North Coalter St. Staunton, Virginia 24401  United States | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 38°9′53.6″N 79°3′11.5″W / 38.164889°N 79.053194°W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public school |
| School board | Staunton City Public Schools |
| Principal | Mark Rowicki[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 943 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Baseball and football games are played at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton |
| Color(s) | Blue and silver |
| Athletics conference | AA Valley District |
| Mascot | The Fighting Leemen |
| Rivals | Waynesboro High School, Fort Defiance High School |
| Newspaper | The Traveler |
| Website | |
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Robert E. Lee High School | |
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Front of the complex | |
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| Location | 274 Churchville Ave., Staunton, Virginia |
| Area | 5.3 acres (2.1 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | T.J. Collins & Son |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000122[2] |
| VLR # | 132-0037 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 10, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | December 18, 2008[3] |
Robert E. Lee High School is a public high school in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
Former school building
Robert E. Lee High School was formerly housed in a building located at 274 Churchville Avenue. The original section of the school was built in 1926, with flanking wings added in 1954. The original Colonial Revival style two-story brick central block is topped by a slate hipped roof with a cupola in the center and strongly detailed pediments facing the street. In 1983-1984, a new Lee High School was built on North Coalter Street, so the original school closed at that time. It subsequently housed a summer school for school-aged Spanish nationals to learn English, a parochial school operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond, and has most recently been renovated into senior apartments.[4]
The original school was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2]
Notable alumni
- Francis Collins - geneticist with the Human Genome Project
- John C. Reed - cell biologist with Roche Pharmaceuticals
- Larry Sheets - former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners)
References
- ↑ http://staunton.k12.va.us/Domain/182
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Mark McConnel (August 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Robert E. Lee High School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
