Castlewood High School

Castlewood High School is a high school located in Castlewood, Virginia. The school offers Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, and Career/Technical courses in addition to other academic courses. The school also offers classes with Virtual Virginia Schools.[2] Castlewood High School was integrated in 1965 with students from Arty Lee High School in Dante, Virginia.[3]

Castlewood High School
Address
304 Blue Devil Circle

Castlewood
,
Virginia
24224

United States
Coordinates26°52′17.8″N 82°17′45.3″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
School districtRussell County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Gregory Brown
PrincipalMr. Mike Roberson (K)
Grades8-12
Enrollment382 (2016-17)[1]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)  Blue and   White   Black
AthleticsWrestling, Academic, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball.
Athletics conferenceCumberland District
Region 1A West
MascotBlue Devil
WebsiteOfficial Site

Athletics

Baseball

Castlewood High School has won two VHSL state championships in baseball in 1971 and 1986 with second-place finishes in 1972, 1973, and 1974.[4]

Baseball State Championship
Year Winning Team Losing Team Class
1986 Castlewood 15 Amelia County 2 A
1974 Madison County 2 Castlewood 0 A
1973 Goochland 6 Castlewood 1 A
1972 Goochland 15 Castlewood 3 A
1971 Castlewood 3 Goochland 2 A

Softball

Castlewood won a state championship in softball in 1987 and finished second in 1995.[4]

Softball State Championship Games
Year Winning Team Losing Team Class
1995 Madison County 9 Castlewood 4 A
1987 Castlewood 9 Central Senior 7 A

Other sports

Castlewood finished second in the state championships in boys' golf in 2007.[4] The boys' golf team took second place in state championships in 1971, 1987, and 1988. The girls' volleyball team won the state championship in 1987. The wrestling team won state championship in 1989, placed second in 1986 and fourth in 2009.

References
  1. "Castlewood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. "Castlewood High School Guidance Department". Archived from the original on 2008-10-23.
  3. Crow, Peter (2007). Do, Die, or Get Along. University of Georgia Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8203-2871-3. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  4. "Virginia High School League Record Book June 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-08-03.


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