Courtland High School Explained
Courtland High School |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA |
Streetaddress: | 6701 Smith Station Road |
Zipcode: | 22553 |
Url: | Official Site |
Superintendent: | Scott Baker |
Principal: | Cliff Conway[1] |
Type: | Public |
Grades: | 9 - 12 |
Communities: | Fredericksburg |
Feeders: | Spotsylvania Middle School Battlefield Middle School Freedom Middle School |
Teamname: | Cougars |
Newspaper: | The Courtland Chronicle |
Colors: | Royal Blue and Silver |
Founded: | 1980 |
Ratio: | 19.19 |
Staff: | 70.52 (FTE) |
Enrollment: | 1,555 (2019-2020)[2] |
Courtland High School is a public high school located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Founded in 1980,[3] Courtland currently has 1,174 students (2021-2022 school year).[4]
History
Courtland High School was founded in 1980 as Spotsylvania County's second public high school, after Spotsylvania High School. Courtland High school got a new renovation in 2019, this renovation included renewing the office to look more modern and replacing the football field to a new blue field. The renovation also updated the stairwells to improve the look.[5]
Academics
The school has good academics in terms of preparing students for advanced education. They have a 96% graduation rate and 39% of students participate in AP courses. As for students who go onto have higher education 63% of graduates pursue college or a technical degree. [6]
Students by ethnicity
The diversity of the student population is 59% White, 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian.[7]
Athletics
Courtland has won the following state championships:
- AA Football in 1982, 1983, and 1985.
- AAA Football in 1987.
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- AA field hockey in 2004 and 2005.
- AA Div 4 Men's Basketball in 2009.
- AA Men's Baseball 1995 and 2000.
- Girls' Gymnastics in 1986.
- Girls' Track AA State Champions in 2004 and 2006[10] [11]
- 4A Boys' Track & Field Individual State Champions[12]
Notable alumni
MLB player[14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Administration. Courtland High School. November 27, 2009. March 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328051033/http://scps.schoolwires.net/domain/603. dead.
- Web site: Courtland High. National Center for Education Statistics. December 1, 2019.
- Web site: Administration. Courtland High School. November 27, 2009. March 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328051033/http://scps.schoolwires.net/domain/603. dead.
- Web site: Virginia Department of Education - Courtland High School.
- Web site: Courtland High School renovation receives award from Virginia School Board Association. LANCE–STAR. ADELE UPHAUS-CONNER THE FREE. Fredericksburg.com. en. February 7, 2020.
- Web site: Explore Courtland High School in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA. February 26, 2021. GreatSchools.org.
- Web site: Public School Review - CHS. Public School Review.
- Web site: CHS Football Traditions. January 2, 2016. February 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160228030003/http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/Page/1184. dead.
- Web site: Archived copy . January 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201836/http://www.vhsl.org/doc/upload/pub-vhsl-recordbook-19th-edition-dec-20156.pdf . March 4, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: VHSL Group AA State Meet 2004 - Team Scores (Raw) .
- Web site: VHSL Group AA State Meet 2006 - Girls Results (Raw) .
- Web site: 2016 Virginia VHSL Outdoor State Championships - info/results - 06/03/16. www.runnerspace.com. July 25, 2019.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19950525&id=hP4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5707,4877942 The Free Lance-Star
- Web site: McBroom makes debut for Royals, singles in first at-bat. The Free Lance-Star. The Roanoke Times. September 5, 2019. September 6, 2019.