Halifax County High School

36°43′52″N 78°54′32″W﻿ / ﻿36.731°N 78.9088°W﻿ / 36.731; -78.9088

Public high school in the United States

Halifax County High School

Location

High School Circle
South Boston, VA 24592

United States

Information
Type| Public high school
Motto| "Where Comets Take Flight"[1]
Established| 1979
School district| Halifax County Public Schools
Faculty| 130.50 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 1,487 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 11.39[2]
Color(s)|

Light Blue and White
Athletics conference| VSHL
AAA Northwest Region
Piedmont District
Team name| Comets
Rival| Person County High School George Washington High School
Website| www.halifax.k12.va.us/school_hchs.php

Halifax County High School is a public high school located in South Boston, Virginia, United States. It is located less than 2 mi (3.2 km) from Halifax County Middle School. Having 2,319 students currently enrolled in the 2017–18 school year, there are 118 faculty members with a 15.1 student/teacher ratio. At Halifax County High, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement course work and testing. Halifax County High School is equipped with two football fields, one soccer field, one field for baseball, and a basketball arena. Halifax County high school currently runs on the semester system. The student body makeup is 49 percent male and 51 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 51 percent. Halifax County High is the only high school in the Halifax County Public Schools.[3] Halifax County High School has an 82.2 percent on-time graduation rate and a 2.1 percent drop out rate.

The school is a part of Halifax County Public Schools and, in athletics, the AAA Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League.[3]

## Academics

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Halifax County High School is a comprehensive high school for grades 9–12, and the only high school in Halifax County Public Schools. Of the 1,827 students in the school, 51% are African American (937), 47% are White (861), and 1% are Hispanic (25).[4]

## Athletics

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Halifax High competes in the Virginia High School League's 4a Region, and are in the Piedmont District. The school fields 16 different sports in baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, cross country, football, boys' and girls' golf, boys' and girls' soccer, softball, boys' and girls' tennis, track and field, girls' volleyball, wrestling, and swimming diving & JV/ Varsity cheerleading

## Clubs and organizations

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DECA, HOSA, JROTC, FFA, FBLA, FCCLA, FEA, YOVASO, Teens 4 Christ, Voices, Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Latin Club, and Peer Mediation, and the Comet Crazies.

## YOVASO

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After a car accident claimed the lives of 2 Comets, the YOVASO club was founded in memory of those that have died from car accidents in the past. The club's goal is to educate the students and the teachers about the dangers of distracted driving. The student-driven club has chapters throughout the state of Virginia. Since the club chapter was founded, the high school has not had another death by car wreck as of May 5, 2020.

## DECA

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The DECA club prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

## Notable alumni

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* Robert "Bootie" Barker, NASCAR PIT Crew Chief
* Jeb Burton, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver
* Alonzo Coleman, former NFL player
* Terry Davis, Former NBA center
* Tyrone Davis, former NFL player
* Earl Ferrell, former NFL player
* Adam Page, current professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling[5]
* Jeremy Jeffress, Former MLB player (Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals)
* Don Testerman, former NFL player
* Tisha Waller is an American athlete who participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics
* Barry Word, former NFL player
* Andrew Abbott, current MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds

## See also

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* List of school divisions in Virginia

## References

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1. ^ [1] Archived October 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c "Halifax County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
3. ^ a b Halifax County High
4. ^ "School Information & Ratings on SchoolFinder". www.education.com.
5. ^ @theAdamPage (July 21, 2021). "https://t.co/R3AUow5apa" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 21, 2021 - via Twitter.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

Geographic|

* NCES