John S. Battle High School - Bristol, Virginia/VA

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John S. Battle High School

21264 Battle Hill Dr, Bristol, VA, 24202-4340 -

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Definition of Terms

John S. Battle High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Washington County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

638 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

44 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 183 students

Grade 10 - 167 students

Grade 11 - 148 students

Grade 12 - 140 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%
% Hispanic	n/a	5%
% Black	n/a	27%
% White	99%	63%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

21%

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

Washington County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	17	8
Number of Students Managed	7,454 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$61,190,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$59,725,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,209	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$8,012	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	90%	88%

Family is in shock after Saturday murder-suicide in Bristol, Va. (Bristol Herald Courier)
posted on November 22, 2009 at 05:06:15 am
Alcohol may have been contributing factor in domestic shooting incident
Man Arrested After Police Chase, Accused Of Stealing Deputy’s Car (Bristol Herald Courier)
posted on September 17, 2009 at 04:36:27 am
A city man was arrested on a slew of charges Wednesday, a day after police say he led them on a cat-and-mouse police chase in which he managed to commandeer a deputy’s cruiser.
‘He Just Jumped In That Cop Car And Floored It’ (Bristol Herald Courier)
posted on September 16, 2009 at 05:06:26 am
Among the vehicles leading police on chases through Bristol, Va., and Washington County was a deputy’s stolen car.
The Elizabethton Star Online Edition (Elizabethton Star)
posted on August 10, 2009 at 01:10:31 pm
BRISTOL, Va. - Building a winning football program is always a tough task. Being a first year, first time head coach it can seem almost overwhelming, especially at a school where winning seasons have been few and far between.
There Just ‘Ain’t No’ Wrong Or Right Way To Talk (Bristol Herald Courier)
posted on June 11, 2009 at 04:36:46 am
One of my neighbors says she is amazed I can write as well as I do given how sloppy I sometimes talk, saying, “Ain’t got no,” “them dogs” or using verbs like “fixing” and “holler.”

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John S. Battle High School is a high school located in the Southwest portion of Virginia in Washington County. The school was named after the Governor John S. Battle. It was built in 1959. There have been many additions. The Mason building is in the Northwest quadrant of the school. In the 1970s, it was added to accommodate more than 1000 students. For the 2006-2007 academic school year, the school accommodates over 650 students. The principal is Jeff Hawkins, the vice principal is Randy Poole, and the Director of Athletics is Larry Cannon. The department chairs, and therefore the curriculum coordinators for their area, are Dr. William Phelps for English, Neal Mullins for Social Studies, John Peltier for Math, Jane Fleenor for Science, and Brent Fiedler for Foreign Languages.
Extracurricular Activities
Baseball
The school holds state championships in 2000 and 2001.
Volleyball
John Battle won the state championships for volleyball in 1989 and 1991.
Tennis
The John Battle Girls' Tennis team won the 2008 state championship.
Notable alumni
Jimmy Gobble, Kansas City Royals Pitcher
Mike Helton, NASCAR
External links
John S. Battle High School Website

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