John Handley High School
Address
425 Handley Boulevard Winchester, Virginia, 22604 United States
Information
School type	Endowed Public high school
Founded	1924
School district	Winchester Public Schools
Superintendent	Mr. Rick Leonard
Principal	Mr. V. Douglas Joyner
Assistant Principals	Mr. Michael Madden Ms. Ellen Wheeler Ms. Karen McCoy
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1200 (2009-10 [1])
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon, White
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League Northwestern District Region II
Mascot	Judges
Rival	James Wood High School Sherando High School Millbrook High School
Yearbook	The Handlian
Website	http://www.wps.k12.va.us/jhhs/jhhshome.html

John Handley High School is an endowed public high school located in the city of Winchester, Virginia. It was founded by a grant from Judge John Handley, hence the school mascot, the Judges. Construction on Handley High School started in 1922, and continues to the present day. Today, the school is currently under a multi-million dollar renovation. In 1998, Handley was placed on the list of the National Register of Historic Places.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Athletics 3 Famous Alumni 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Academics

Handley has many AP classes: AP US History, taught by George Glossner, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP French Language, AP German, AP Spanish, AP Latin, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB and BC.

[edit] Athletics

Handley supports a winning athletics department. The Girls Tennis Team are three-peat champions, winning first in the state in 2007, 2008, and now 2009.[1] In 2009, the Boys Basketball team finished as Regional II Champions. The football team beat Kettle Run 31-0 in their homecoming game in October 2009.

[edit] Famous Alumni

• Lang Campbell - NFL Europe and Arena Football League quarterback
• Patsy Cline - country music singer
• John Gilkerson - Carolina RailHawks FC defender, former New York Red Bull
• Jon Huertas - actor on Castle (TV series)
• Gibb Droll - guitarist with Keller Williams and the WMD's among other bands

Handley graduates are very successful in college admissions. The Class of 2009 has students at University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, William & Mary, New York University, Wake Forest, Macalester College, Wellesley College, James Madison University, University of Mary Washington, Virginia Commonwealth University, West Virginia University, University of Georgia and many more.

[edit] References

1. ^ "School Report Card" (PDF). Virginia Department of Education. https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=132&schoolName=44. Retrieved 2009-05-20. 

[edit] See also

• Winchester, VA
• Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival

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