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Sherando High School
Address
185 South Warrior Drive Stephens City, Virginia 22655
Information
School type	Public, High School
Opened	1993
School district	Frederick County Public Schools
Principal	John Nelson
Vice principal	Kathleen B. Konopa Gary V. Tisinger
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,558
Slogan	"Where One Person Can Make a Difference"
Team name	Warriors
Website	Official Website

Sherando High School is a public secondary school within Frederick County, Virginia, and is part of Frederick County Public Schools. The school is located east of the town of Stephens City.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Accreditation 2 Students 3 Extracurricular activities 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Sherando High School was opened in August 1993 as the second high school in Frederick County. It was built to help alleviate crowding at James Wood High School, which was the sole high school in the county at the time. The first principal was Dr. John W. Frossard, assisted by Assistant Principals Gary V. Tisinger and Joseph J. Swack. The latter succeeded Frossard as principal.

The current principal is John Nelson. Assistant Principals include Kathleen B. Konopa, Gary V. Tisinger. Eli Jordan is the Director of Guidance. Jason Barbe is the Coordinator of Student Activities, with Wiliam Andrews being the Assistant Coordinator of Student Activities. Eric Varnua is the School Resource Officer.

[edit] Accreditation

Sherando High School is a fully accredited high school based on its performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia..^[1]

[edit] Students

As of 30 September 2006, using the terms from the reporting instrument, the student body was 84.8% White, 5.2% Black, 5.9% Hispanic, 1.4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.0% unspecified, and less than 1.0% Indian/Alaskan. English is the predominantly-spoken first language of the population, followed by Spanish.

2007-2008 school year statistics are forthcoming.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

As of June 2007, the roster of clubs and activities at Sherando High School included the following:

Astronomy Club Athletic Trainner Band Baseball Basketball (Boys, Girls) Cheer Chorus Creative Writing Cross Country (Boys, Girls) Dance Debate D.E.C.A. (Distributive Education Club of America) F.B.L.A. (Future Business Leaders of America) FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) [National FFA Organization|[FFA]] (Future Farmers of America, National FFA Organization) led by James Rockwell

Flag and Rifle Football Forensics French Club Freshman Class Future Educators of America Golf Hip-Hop Club Indoor Track (Boys, Girls) Interact Club Junior Class Key Club Latin Club Leo Club Lighting and Sound Magazine Math Team National Honor Society National Art Honor Society

Newspaper The Warrior Legend led by Mr. P Outdoor Track (Boys, Girls) S.G.A. (Student Government Association) Scholastic Bowl Senior Class Soccer (Boys, Girls) Softball Sophomore Class Spanish Club Students as Readers Swimming (Boys, Girls) Tennis (Boys, Girls) Theatre T.S.A. (Technology Student Association) Varsity Club Volleyball (Girls) Wrestling Yearbook

The school mascot is a warrior and the sports teams currently play in the AA Northwestern District and Region II.

They have had numerous athletes and teams reach the state level. In the 2005 fall season the highest finishing team was Volleyball as the State Runner-ups, but Boys Cross Country and Football were close behind as both teams finished 3rd in the state. In the winter several indoor track athletes, swimmers, and wrestlers made it to the state level but no teams won a title. In the spring several outdoor track members, which accounted for both of the schools state champions that year, Ryan Witt in the 1600 m run and Latasha Watson in the 400 m dash. In the 2006 fall season the highest finishing sport at the state level was the cross country team.

In 2006, the football team finished 10-0 for only the 2nd time in school history. A week after the season ended, Sherando lost to the Harrisonburg Blue Streaks 27-23 in the 1st round of regionals. The first perfect season was in 1997-98, under the leadership of Head Coach Walter Barr, Wide Receiver Bo Arthur, and a talented trio of runningbacks that all rushed for 1,000 yards in that season, this team rushed for more than 5,000 yards in 97-98.

In 2007, The Sherando High School varsity football finished as the state Runner-Up. They went 10-0 during the regular season en route to the state final in Lynchburg. Sherando ended up losing to Amherst County 56-10. During the game star QB Ross Metheny was injured early in the game.

[edit] See also

• Frederick County, Virginia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Sherando High School
• Frederick County Public Schools

Coordinates: 39°4′30.8″N 78°11′37.4″W / 39.075222°N 78.193722°W / 39.075222; -78.193722