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Fort Defiance High School

Public school in Virginia, United States

Summary

Public school in Virginia, United States

Field	Value
name	Fort Defiance High School
imagesize	350x300px
type	Public school
district	Augusta County
grades	9-12
principal	Alan Shull
staff	58.06 (FTE)
ratio	13.55
enrollment	787 (2017-18)
athletics	Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Marching band, Indoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling
conference	VHSL Group 3A West Region
Shenandoah District
colors	Royal Blue, White
mascot	Native American
address	195 Fort Defiance Rd
location	Fort Defiance, Virginia 24437
website	http://www.augusta.k12.va.us/fortdefiancehs

Shenandoah District Fort Defiance High School is a public school located in Fort Defiance, Virginia. It is often referred to by its initials, FDHS or Fort.

Academics

Fort Defiance was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education in the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. Students scored above state average on all 2006 Standards of Learning tests. In 2006, students from Fort Defiance won the International Canon Envirothon. Fort Defiance offers two AP courses to students: AP United States History and AP United States Government and Politics. Dual Enrollment courses are also offered through Blue Ridge Community College in nearby Weyers Cave, VA. These courses allow students to earn college credit while still attending high school. The foreign languages offered at Fort Defiance are Spanish, Latin, and French. Students must take at least two years of two languages or three years of one.

Athletics

Fort Defiance has won many district championships, and 13 state championships. The Girls' Tennis team won the 1998, 1996, and 1989 AA Virginia High School League State Tennis Championships. The Girls' tennis team won the 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995 Virginia High School League State Winter Tennis Championships. The Boys' Cross Country Team won the 2003 AA State Championships and were runner up in the 2004 AA State Championships.

Notable alumni

Dell Curry, basketball player
Quin Houff, racing driver

References

"FT DEFIANCE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics.
[http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/achievement/va/144#toc "Fort Defiance SOL Scores"] Retrieved March 26, 2006.
[http://www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2006/hj16/fulltext/" "Commending the Fort Defiance High School Envirothon team"]. [http://archive.newsleader.com/article/20060730/NEWS01/607300346/Fort-team-wins-Envirothon-title Fort team wins Envirothon title] Retrieved December 2, 2012.
[http://www.vhsl.org/recbook.pdf "Virginia High School League Book of Records Eleventh Edition - 2006-2007"] {{webarchive. link. (September 28, 2007 Retrieved March 26, 2006.)
(February 28, 2013). "Memories of Fort, Curry resonate in SWVA".
(May 3, 2014). "Fort sophomore builds car racing experience". Gannett.

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