Stonewall Jackson High School (Shenandoah County, Virginia)

Stonewall Jackson High School is a public high school located in Quicksburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. Stonewall Jackson High School is home to almost 625 students, in grades 8-12. The school is part of the Shenandoah County Public School System. Mike Dorman is the current principal of SJHS.

Stonewall Jackson High School
Address
150 Stonewall Ln

Quicksburg
,
Virginia
22847

United States
Coordinates38°42′13.4″N 78°39′48″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1959
School districtShenandoah County Public Schools
PrincipalMike Dorman
Grades8 to 12
Enrollment477 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)Red, Black, and White               
Athletics conferenceA Bull Run District
Region B
MascotGeneral
Websitehttp://sjhs.shenandoah.k12.va.us/

On July 10, 2020 the school board voted to remove the name Stonewall Jackson and the name of the mascot.

The school's colors are red, black, and white, and the school mascot is "the generals"

History

Stonewall Jackson High School opened in September 1959, as one of the three newly consolidated schools in the county. The first year's enrollment in grades 8-12 was 501. There were originally nineteen classrooms. In 1964, four classrooms were added while one was lost in becoming the guidance office. Major construction was done in 1993, with six classrooms added which became known as the science wing.

Renovations were done and new additions were built in 2004. Each existing classroom was renovated and air conditioning was installed. New construction consisted of a gymnasium, four locker rooms, weight room, wrestling room, indoor/outdoor concession stand, PE offices, training room, laundry room, band room, chorus room, library media center, office suite, guidance office suite, clinic, expanded cafeteria, seven new classrooms, and a teacher's workroom.

Starting in the 2018–2019 school year, 8th grade was returned to the high school to accommodate for overcrowding.

The school is named after Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a famous Civil War general.

Name Change

Due to the George Floyd Protests, On July 10, 2020, the school board voted to remove the name Stonewall Jackson and the name of the mascot. The new name of the school is still unknown but is causing a lot of controversy with Shenandoah County residents.

Clubs
  • Art Guild/National Art Honor Society
  • Future Farmers of America (FFA)
  • Home Economics Club
  • Interact Club
  • National Honor Society (NHS)
  • Student Council Association (SCA)
  • World Languages Club[2]
  • Recycling Club
  • Knitting Club (founded by Autumn Smith)

Sports

[3]

  • Cross Country
    • Boys
      • Varsity Cross Country
      • JV Cross Country
    • Girls
      • Varsity Cross Country
      • JV Cross Country
  • Football
    • Varsity
    • JV
  • Baseball
  • Soccer
  • Cheerleading
  • Volleyball
  • Tennis
  • Golf
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References
  1. "Stonewall Jackson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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