Fort Defiance High School
Encyclopedia
Fort Defiance High School is a public school located in Fort Defiance, Virginia
. It is often referred to by its initials, FDHS or Fort.
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State Tennis Championships. The Girls' tennis team won the 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995 Virginia High School League State Winter Tennis Championships. The Boys' Cross Country Team won the 2003 AA State Championships and were runner up in the 2004 AA State Championships. The school also has a strong wrestling program built, and formerly coached by Terry Waters. The school is well known for Dell Curry
, an NBA player, who attended Fort.
Fort Defiance, Virginia
Fort Defiance is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Augusta Stone Church was established in the area now known as Fort Defiance in 1740...
. It is often referred to by its initials, FDHS or Fort.
Academics
Fort Defiance was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education in the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. Students scored above state average on all 2006 Standards of LearningStandards of Learning
Standards of Learning ' is a public school standardized testing program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It sets forth learning and achievement expectations for core subjects for grades K-12 in Virginia's Public Schools...
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Athletics
Fort Defiance has won many district championships, and a few state championships. The Girls' Tennis team won the 1998, 1996, and 1989 AA Virginia High School LeagueVirginia High School League
The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unlike similar organizations in many other states, private or religious schools are prohibited from joining. Non-public schools belong to other organizations,...
State Tennis Championships. The Girls' tennis team won the 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995 Virginia High School League State Winter Tennis Championships. The Boys' Cross Country Team won the 2003 AA State Championships and were runner up in the 2004 AA State Championships. The school also has a strong wrestling program built, and formerly coached by Terry Waters. The school is well known for Dell Curry
Dell Curry
Wardell Stephen "Dell" Curry is a retired American professional basketball player at the shooting guard and the small forward positions who received his education from Fort Defiance High School in Virginia and Virginia Tech. He then played in the National Basketball Association from 1986 until 2002...
, an NBA player, who attended Fort.