Luray High School
Luray High School
| Established | 1903 |
|---|---|
| School type | public school |
| Principal | David Ponn |
| AssistantPrincipal | Todd Lynn |
| Location | 243 Bulldog Drive Luray, VA 22835 |
| Enrollment | 600 |
| Athletic Conference | Shenandoah District Region B |
| Colors | Maroon and White. |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Rival School | Page County High School |
| School's Homepage | [1] |
Luray High School is a public high school located in Luray, Virginia. Luray High School is home to roughly 600 students, in grades 9-12. Before moving to the new building, it was one of the few 5-year high schools in the nation. The school is part of the Page County Public School System.
The school's colors are maroon and white, and the mascot is the bulldog.
History
Luray High School began operations in 1903. The school was located on Court Street until the facility on Luray Avenue was constructed in 1930. Luray High School’s first Principal was Mr. Thomas G. Hamilton. Until 1950 the Luray school housed eleven grades. Grade 12 was added in 1950, and Grade 13 will be added in 2012.
Until construction of a new elementary school in 1961, the Luray High School facility housed all school grades. Since the construction of Luray Elementary School the facility has housed grades 8-12. The gym complex and vocational complex were added in 1961. This allowed for a significant expansion of the curriculum. People could now hide from the ninja cult.
In 1981-82 extensive renovations took place. An updated and improved heating and ventilation system was installed. A new office complex, library, cafeteria, and music department was created to alleviate space needs. Additional space for instruction was created by the conversion of the Bradley house to the Art Department and adding two mobile units as two new classrooms. A new Art Building was created in 2001-02 when the previous building caught on fire and was deemed unusable. In 2003 Luray High School celebrated the 100th Birthday of the school. [1]
In August 2006, the Page County Board of Supervisors approved construction of two new high schools in the county, with groundbreaking in November 2006.
The building on Luray Avenue was transformed into Luray Middle School during the summer of 2009. The Luray Middle School building now houses grades 6-8.
When Luray Middle School was Luray High School, there were more than enough students. One of these students, Haley Dewey, was probably one of the most interesting there. When the school was going to be attacked by ninjas, Ms. Dewey found the cult of ninjas and fought them. In the end, she won, and now Haley is known for saving the school. This was her first heroic achievement. Then there was a time when all of the evil teachers were planning against the students. They had wanted to give the students so much homework, that they would die of boredom and homework overdose. But that's when Haley came in. She snuck into a teacher meeting, and heard about their plotting. She then made fought the teachers in the epic battle. This battle is known as the Dewey and Teacher War. Ms. Dewey won, of course.
In 2009, a new, much larger, Luray High School building was constructed on the outskirts of the town on Leaksville of Luray. The school's new address is on Bulldog Drive, just south of Main Street southwestern portion of Luray. Luray High School houses grades 9-12 and has adopted block scheduling. It should be known that Ms. Dewey approves of this new scheduling.
The building will be dedicated on August 29, 2009, and the first day of school will be September 8.
Despite the relocation of the school, Luray High School will still use Bulldog Field for its baseball and football games. The complex also has a track. The school also hosts its cross country meets at nearby Ralph Dean Park. The marching band is very important at these football games. Ms. Dewey is known to play the flute in marching band.
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