James Wood High School - Winchester, Virginia/VA

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James Wood High School

161 Apple Pie Ridge Rd, Winchester, VA, 22603-4309 -

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Definition of Terms

James Wood High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Frederick County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1312 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

116 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 409 students

Grade 10 - 350 students

Grade 11 - 282 students

Grade 12 - 271 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:11

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	2%	5%
% Black	3%	27%
% White	94%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Frederick County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	18	8
Number of Students Managed	12,211 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$119,879,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$125,781,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,817	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$10,301	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	85%	88%

Colonels upset Raiders in regional quarters (The Northern Virginia Daily)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:25:40 am
WINCHESTER -- Those expecting James Wood High School to apologize for its Region II Division 4 football playoff appearance this season are in for a long wait.
News City of Winchester Frederick County School News (The Northern Virginia Daily)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 10:53:04 am
WINCHESTER -- Frederick County School Board members are getting their priorities straight before heading into budget negotiations for fiscal 2011. At a work session Wednesday night, the panel discussed and made amendments to their comprehensive plan and budget priorities for next year and beyond.
Classic ties: Russell Road has strong roots in Virginia (The Northern Virginia Daily)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:25:40 am
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Jim Casey once thought he would never leave the coaching ranks.
News City of Winchester Frederick County Comments policy (The Northern Virginia Daily)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 10:04:32 am
WINCHESTER -- A local couple are mourning the loss of their son, a U.S. Army soldier killed Saturday in Afghanistan.
114th YEAR (Winchester Star)
posted on September 28, 2009 at 05:07:24 am
The Quilts of White Hall annual quilt show will take place Saturday, October 3 from 11 am to 5 pm. View quilts of yesterday and today at historic White Hall United Methodist Church, 3265 Apple Pie Ridge Road, Winchester, 6 miles north of James Wood High School.

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James Wood High School is located at the northern tip of the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Virginia and is a part of the Frederick County Public School system. It is located at 161 Apple Pie Ridge Road.
James Wood High School was established in 1950 on Amherst Street as the high school for Frederick County, Virginia. It combined the students of five other high schools in the county: Gainesboro, Gore, Stonewall, Stephens City, and Middletown.
James Wood High School owes its name to a famous Revolutionary War colonel, James Wood, who was also governor of Virginia from 1796 to 1799. As Frederick County grew, the need for a larger school became evident. In 1981, the "Ridge Campus", on Apple Pie Ridge Road, was opened. Between 1981 and 1993, James Wood High School operated two campuses serving 9th and 10th grade students at the "Amherst Campus" and 11th and 12th grade students at the "Ridge Campus", offering busing for students between the two campuses for some classes (band, choir, upper level science classes, etc). In the fall of 1993, with the opening of a new Frederick County high school (Sherando High School), all grades of James Wood High School were consolidated to the Ridge Campus and the Amherst Campus became James Wood Middle School.
Today, James Wood High School offers a wide range of programs formulated on the concept of teaching the total individual. Academics, athletics and activities play integral parts in the development of skills and knowledge. The current principal is Joe Salyer. There are also three assistant principals who divide the student authority between them.
Athletics
James Wood plays in the AA Northwestern District. Its mascot is the Colonel, and traditional rivals are John Handley High School, Sherando High School and Millbrook High School. The first is the Winchester City High School, and the last two are Frederick County High Schools. The school colors are blue and gold. Since the opening of the school in 1955, the Colonels have earned two state championships to their name; football (1970), boys' cross country (2002), and girls double tennis with the team of Kari Pope and Headley Wilson (2008), as well as numerous regional championships in various sports. In the 2006 season, James Wood's football team completed its first winning season since 1981. The football team had suffered horribly since then, posting three wins in five years around the turn of the century, finishing with a record of 7-3. This year (07-08) the Colonels are currently 7-1 with huge victories over Millbrook and Sherando. This was the first time the Colonels have beat the Warriors since 1993 and it is the first time the Warriors have lost at home in four years. The Football team is undefeated and currently ranked first in the district and eleventh in the state. James Wood has produced a notable athlete, D.C. United defender Devon McTavish.
See also
James Wood
Frederick County, VA
External links
James Wood High School homepage
Frederick County Public Schools
Local newspaper story about the 2006 football season
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