Honaker High School is a public high school located in Honaker, Virginia

Honaker, Virginia

Honaker is a town in Russell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,449 at the 2010 census.-History:Honaker was settled as early as 1772 when William Ferrill established a homesite in the area...

 in Russell County, Virginia

Russell County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 30,308 people, 11,789 households, and 8,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile . There were 13,191 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in Region D.

Baseball

The Honaker Tigers hosted the Virginia State quarterfinals baseball game for 2008. With a win over J.J. Kelly High School in the Region D Championship, the Tigers brought Coach Tom Harding his first Region D title in his 38 year/466 win coaching career.

Basketball

In 1924, Honaker won the state championship for boys basketball.

Theater

For the 1951-1952 school year, Honaker's theater program was awarded a superior rating by the VHSL

Quizbowl

Honaker High's VHSL Academic Team has won the Black Diamond District regular season and/or district tournament a record fourteen consecutive times. The team has also qualified for the state tournament 9 times, finishing 4th in 2009 and as state runner-up in 2010, the highest finish for a Region D team in the 14 years that VHSL Scholastic Bowl has been in existence.

Notable alumni

• Heath Miller
  Heath Miller
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  , American football tight end for the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers
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• Emerald Robinson, actress, "A Dance for Bethany"