Stonewall Jackson High School (Shenandoah County, Virginia)

Stonewall Jackson High School is a public high school located in Quicksburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. Stonewall Jackson High School is home to almost 625 students, in grades 8-12. The school is part of the Shenandoah County Public School System. Mike Dorman is the current principal of SJHS.

Stonewall Jackson High School
Address
150 Stonewall Ln

Quicksburg
,
Virginia
22847

United States
Coordinates38°42′13.4″N 78°39′48″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1959
School districtShenandoah County Public Schools
PrincipalMike Dorman
Grades8 to 12
Enrollment477 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)Red, Black, and White      
Athletics conferenceA Bull Run District
Region B
MascotGeneral
Websitehttp://sjhs.shenandoah.k12.va.us/

On July 9, 2020, the Shenandoah County School Board voted to change the school's name, although a new name has not yet been selected.[2]

The school's colors are red, black, and white, and the school mascot is "the generals."

History

Stonewall Jackson High School was dedicated on April 24, 1960, according to school board minutes. It was opened to students during the 1959-1960 school year, as one of the three newly consolidated schools in the county. Thomas L. Snyder was approved as the first principal of the high school. The first year's enrollment in grades 8-12 was 501. There were originally nineteen classrooms. In 1964, four classrooms were added while one was lost in becoming the guidance office. Major construction was done in 1993, with six classrooms added which became known as the science wing.

Renovations were done and new additions were built in 2004. Each existing classroom was renovated and air conditioning was installed. New construction consisted of a gymnasium, four locker rooms, weight room, wrestling room, indoor/outdoor concession stand, PE offices, training room, laundry room, band room, chorus room, library media center, office suite, guidance office suite, clinic, expanded cafeteria, seven new classrooms, and a teacher's workroom.

Starting in the 2018–2019 school year, 8th grade was returned to the high school to accommodate for overcrowding.

The school is named after Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a famous Civil War general.

Name Change

On July 9, 2020, the Shenandoah County School Board voted to change the school's name, as well as to change the name of Ashby-Lee Elementary School and to remove the "Rebel" mascot from North Fork Middle School. This was part of the Board's next steps for a resolution condemning racism and affirming the division's commitment to an inclusive school environment for all. Residents circulated petitions both for and against the name changes. One petition in support of the name changes garnered more than 2,000 signatures, while another petition against the name changes garnered more than 3,000 signatures.[2] As of October 2020, the School Board was moving forward with the name change and had assembled committees made up of parents, citizens, staff, and students. The committees presented recommendations for new names and mascots to the School Board in December 2020, with a School Board vote at the January 14, 2021 meeting, 6-0, in favor of changing the name of the school to Mountain View High School.[3]

Clubs
  • Art Guild/National Art Honor Society
  • Future Farmers of America (FFA)
  • Home Economics Club
  • Interact Club
  • National Honor Society (NHS)
  • Student Council Association (SCA)
  • World Languages Club[4]
  • Recycling Club
  • Knitting Club (founded by Autumn Smith)

Sports

[5]

  • Cross Country
    • Boys
      • Varsity Cross Country
      • JV Cross Country
    • Girls
      • Varsity Cross Country
      • JV Cross Country
  • Football
    • Varsity
    • JV
  • Baseball
  • Soccer
  • Cheerleading
  • Volleyball
  • Tennis
  • Golf
  • Debate

References
  1. "Stonewall Jackson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. Hood, John (2020-07-09). "Shenandoah County School Board votes to remove Confederate leader names from school buildings". WHSV. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. "Shenandoah Co. School Board approves committees for school renaming, mascot change". WHSV. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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