Amherst County High School

Amherst County High School
Address
139 Lancer Lane Amherst, Virginia 24521
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1955
School district	Amherst County Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Steven Nicholas
Principal	William Wells
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,289 (2015)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Maroon and Gray
Athletics conference	Seminole District 4 Region III
Mascot	Lancer
Rival	Heritage High School George Washington High School-Danville, VA E.C. Glass High School
Website	Official Site

Amherst County High School is a suburban public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia. As the only high school in the county, ACHS offers a comprehensive roster of classes, from advanced (AP) classes to classes offered through a program of reciprocity with local colleges that allows students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. In addition to the academic program, Amherst County High School also contains a comprehensive vocational-technical department which includes Welding (offering certification), Auto Mechanics, LPN Nursing (certification offered), EMT-B (certification offered) Masonry, Carpentry, and Agriculture.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Athletics

A full roster of sports are offered, including football (Region III Dist 4 State Champions 1995, 2006, 2007, Reg III Dist.4 State runner-up 2008 and 2009), Basketball, Baseball (VA Reg III, Div 4 State Champs 2003), Softball, Golfing, Swimming, Track, Tennis, Wrestling, Track and Field, Soccer, and Volleyball. The football program has achieved state and national success. ACHS football was ranked #1 in the state and high in the national rankings during its two state champion seasons (2006 and 2007 coached by Scott Abell). The football team has since made it to the state championships in 2008 and 2009 where they were ultimately defeated by Heritage High School. Although, the team performance has dramatically fallen in the past five years with back to back three-win seasons.

References

↑ "Amherst High School". amherst.k12.va.us. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
↑ "Amherst County High School". education.com/. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
↑ "Amherst County High School". trulia.com. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

AA Region III

Blue Ridge District	Alleghany High School William Byrd High School Lord Botetourt High School Northside High School Rockbridge County High School Staunton River High School

Valley District	Broadway High School Fort Defiance High School Harrisonburg High School Robert E. Lee High School Spotswood High School Turner Ashby High School Waynesboro High School

Seminole District	Amherst County High School Brookville High School E. C. Glass High School Heritage High School Jefferson Forest High School Liberty High School Rustburg High School

Coordinates: 37°34′11.5″N 79°3′31.2″W / 37.569861°N 79.058667°W / 37.569861; -79.058667

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