Gate City High School is a public high school

High school

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 in Gate City, Virginia

Gate City, Virginia

Gate City is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Scott County....

. The school was built in 1956. The school employs 185 teachers and the student to teacher ratio is 21:1. The school recently received attention when David Taylor, a local resident, contacted the Virginia ACLU about a prayer that was broadcast over the PA system at a football game against Sullivan South High School. The ACLU stated that if this was to happen again a lawsuit would be filed.

Extracurricular activities

Gate City offers a variety of sports programs. The school colors are Blue and White and the mascot is the Blue Devil, which comes from a sheriff who left town claiming that it was filled with nothing but "Yankee Devils".Gate City also competes in Soccer, Track and Field, Crosscountry, Forensics

Forensics

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, Speech and Drama, and Academic competitions.

Basketball

The girl's basketball team won a state championship in 2006 and were also state runner-up in 2005. The boy's team was also state runner-up for the 1998-1999 AND2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons. The boy's team also won the Marshall Johnson Sportsmanship Award for the 2004-2005 season.

Football

Gate City won state championships in football in 1970, 1974, 1997, 2003, and 2010.
Gate City was also state runner-ups in 1978, 1994, and 2007.
Gate City is second only to Hampton High School for the most appearances in the VHSL State Playoffs. Gate City has appeared in the playoffs 30 times while Hampton High School has appeared 35 times.
Gate City currently has three VHSL Hall of Fame inductees: Coach Harry Fry in 1991, Coach Nick Colobro in 2005, and football player Jeff Baker in 1995.

2010 Football Schedule:

Date	Opponent	Score
08/27	Richlands	L 0-31
09/03	@ Tazewell Tazewell High School Tazewell High School is a public secondary school in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. It is part of Tazewell County Public Schools and is located on 627 Fincastle Road...	W 41-0
09/10	@ Sullivan South Sullivan South High School (Tennessee) Sullivan South High School is a public high school located in Kingsport, Tennessee in Sullivan County. The school has a student body of approximately 1,000 students.The principal is Greg Harvey....	W 31-28
09/17	Lebanon Lebanon High School (Virginia) Lebanon High School is a high school located in Lebanon, Virginia. The school offers Dual Enrollment courses and Career/Technical courses in addition to other academic courses.-Extracurricular activities:... *	W 44-0
09/24	Appalachia Appalachia High School Appalachia High School, located in Appalachia, Virginia is part of Wise County Public Schools. Appalachia High educates approximately 350 students ranging from 8th through 12th grades. Appalachia High School was awarded a Bronze Medal in US News & World Report's 2009 Best High Schools. Applachia...	W 45-8
10/01	@ Bluefield Bluefield High School Bluefied High School is a public secondary school in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States. It is part of Mercer County Public Schools and is located on 535 West Cumberland Road...	L 0-21
10/08	John S. Battle John S. Battle High School John S. Battle High School is a high school located in the Southwest portion of Virginia in Washington County. The school was named after the Governor John S. Battle. It was built in 1959. There have been many additions. The Mason building is in the Northwest quadrant of the school. In the 1970s,... *	W 48-7
10/15	@ Virginia High Virginia High School (Virginia) Virginia High School is a high school located in Bristol, Virginia. In 1999, Virginia High started offering the Tri-Cities area's first International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Classes from the Advanced Placement program are also offered to help students who are headed to college... *	W 42-13
10/22	Powell Valley	W 44-7
10/29	@ Lee Lee High School (Lee County, Virginia) Lee High School is a public school located in unincorporated Lee County, Virginia, near Jonesville. It is a part of the Lee County School District. It is one of two high schools in Lee County, Virginia.-History:... *	W 33-7

• Notifies District Game

Gate City was the 2010 Clinch Mountain District Champions, winning the district for the third straight year. The district championship automatically qualified the Blue Devils for the 2010 VHSL Playoffs. Gate City won the Region D championship easily by defeating Coeburn High School 56-0 and Honaker High School 53-6. They defeated Radford High School 27-17 to advance to their seventh state championship appearance. They faced the Gretna High School Hawks, who, in 2007, defeated Gate City in the state championship 52-0. Gate City defeated Gretna 27-17 to win their fifth state championship in school history.

2010 Postseason

Date	Opponent	Score
11/19	Coeburn*	W 56-0
11/27	Honaker Honaker High School Honaker High School is a public high school located in Honaker, Virginia in Russell County, Virginia. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in Region D.-Baseball:... **	W 53-6
12/04	@ Radford***	W 27-17
12/11	Gretna****	W 27-17

• Notifies Region D Semifinals
  • Notifies Region D Championship played at UVA Wise
    • Notifies VHSL State Semifinal played at Radford High School
      • Notifies VHSL State Championship played in Salem, Virginia

Tennis

The Girls' tennis team won the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010 state championships. The boys' tennis team won the 2008 and 2009 state championships.