Glenvar High School
Glenvar High School | |
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Address | |
4549 Malus Drive A Region C Virginia High School League | |
Nickname | Highlanders |
Publication | The Bagpipe |
Newspaper | Thistle |
Yearbook | Crusader |
Website | www |
Glenvar High School is a
History
Glenvar High School was opened in 1966 by Roanoke County public schools. Most, if not all, of the student body would previously have attended
Beginning with the 1982–1983 school year, the city of Salem established an independent school district and enrollment in Salem High School was limited to students from the city. Glenvar High School was reopened to serve western Roanoke County. The school housed grades 7 through 12 until a new building was constructed for Glenvar Middle School in 1996.
Academics
Glenvar High School is a comprehensive high school which includes grades 9–12 with a student enrollment of 650. The school offers courses in multiple academic disciplines including Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses. Specialized vocational education is available at the Arnold R. Burton Technology Center in Salem. Pass rates for Virginia's Standards of Learning tests average over 90%, which makes the school fully accredited.
The earth science and ecology students of Glenvar High School raise some of the brook trout hatchlings from Paint Bank, Virginia, which survive at a rate of 10 per cent, rather than the 1 to 3 percent that survive in the wild. They are released in the Roaring Run creek in Botetourt County, Virginia.[2]
Athletics and extracurriculars
Glenvar High School is a member of the
Coach Richard "Dickie" Myers spent over forty years coaching wrestling, cross country, and track. He was the wrestling head coach for the 1971 and 1972 state championship teams and coached many individual state champions in wrestling and track. Jamie Soltis, principal of Glenvar High School for the 2017-2018 school year, was one of Myers' products in wrestling and track. Soltis won two state titles in wrestling at 103 and 112 pounds.[citation needed] Soltis also won state championships in track and cross country under the coaching of Myers.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
- Ross Copperman, Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer (Class of 2001)[3]
- Biden-Harris White House (Class of 1998)[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Glenvar High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ Gregory, Sarah. 2017.Tiny trout make a giant leap from classroom tank to Roaring Run, with a little help. Roanoke Times. April 13, 2017. Page 1.
- ^ Jadhon, Jean (January 8, 2019). "Grammy nominated songwriter gives back to his hometown high school". WDBJ7.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Roanoke Bar Review 2012 Young Lawyer of the Year" (PDF). Roanoke Bar Association. p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2021.