King George High School
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King George High School is a high school
in King George County, Virginia
. It is and has been the only high school in the county since 1968 when the county's schools were integrated and Ralph Bunche High School
was closed. In 2006 ground was broken on a new 215000 square feet (19,974.2 m²) high school building that opened in February 2009.
From the late 1990s until the early 2000s King George was dominant in track and field within the battlefield district winning 7 consecutive championships under the leadership of the legendary coach Jim Moyer.
King George High School has won six consecutive Men's district championships and 4 consecutive Women's district titles with the Men's team placing 3rd in the state of Virginia A/AA swimming and diving championships in 2005. The Women's swim team won the district title in 1997, 1998, 2005 and 2008-2011 while the Mens' team has won in 2005 and 2008-2011
The football team dominated the late 90s behind the rushing duo John and Johnathan Parker and the arm of Freddie Brooks. They eventually lost the state championship game to Graham High School in 1996.
The men's varsity baseball team had success in the late 1980s when the Smith brothers played. The team had not had another winning season until 2005 when the Joey Friedman, Battlefield district MVP led team coached by Ed McKinnon ended with a 12-10 record which included a district tournament victory over Caroline High School. The 2005 season was followed by a 9-12 season (2006) behind the arm of Donald Howell who came up a few strikeouts short of establishing a new state strikeout record. Howell finished with 145 strikeouts. Over the next few years, under a new coaching staff the team struggled. In 2010, new Head Coach, Thad Reviello established a new attitude and the team finished the season 12-7 falling one game short of advancing to the regional tournament.
Krystal Ball
Collette Wolfe
Grant Paulsen
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in King George County, Virginia
King George County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,584 people, 9,411 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county. The population density was 93 people per square mile . There were 6,820 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
. It is and has been the only high school in the county since 1968 when the county's schools were integrated and Ralph Bunche High School
Ralph Bunche High School
Ralph Bunche High School was a school constructed in 1949 as a result of Civil Action 631 to provide "separate but equal" education for African-American students in King George County, Virginia. The school operated until 1968 when King George High School was completed and the county's schools...
was closed. In 2006 ground was broken on a new 215000 square feet (19,974.2 m²) high school building that opened in February 2009.
Athletics
The Men's Basketball team won the 1969-1970 state championship, the only team state championship for the school.From the late 1990s until the early 2000s King George was dominant in track and field within the battlefield district winning 7 consecutive championships under the leadership of the legendary coach Jim Moyer.
King George High School has won six consecutive Men's district championships and 4 consecutive Women's district titles with the Men's team placing 3rd in the state of Virginia A/AA swimming and diving championships in 2005. The Women's swim team won the district title in 1997, 1998, 2005 and 2008-2011 while the Mens' team has won in 2005 and 2008-2011
The football team dominated the late 90s behind the rushing duo John and Johnathan Parker and the arm of Freddie Brooks. They eventually lost the state championship game to Graham High School in 1996.
The men's varsity baseball team had success in the late 1980s when the Smith brothers played. The team had not had another winning season until 2005 when the Joey Friedman, Battlefield district MVP led team coached by Ed McKinnon ended with a 12-10 record which included a district tournament victory over Caroline High School. The 2005 season was followed by a 9-12 season (2006) behind the arm of Donald Howell who came up a few strikeouts short of establishing a new state strikeout record. Howell finished with 145 strikeouts. Over the next few years, under a new coaching staff the team struggled. In 2010, new Head Coach, Thad Reviello established a new attitude and the team finished the season 12-7 falling one game short of advancing to the regional tournament.
Notable alumni
Jermon BushrodJermon Bushrod
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- Starting left tackle for the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
Krystal Ball
Krystal Ball
Krystal Marie Ball is a businesswoman, certified public accountant, and political commentator. She was the Democratic Party nominee for United States Congress in Virginia's 1st congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Republican Rob Wittman.- Personal life, education and career...
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ic Congressional candidate for Virginia.
Collette Wolfe
Collette Wolfe
Collette Wolfe is an American actress. She made her film debut with The Foot Fist Way in 2006, and later starred as Nell in Observe and Report . In September 2009, Wolfe was cast as series regular Jill in the NBC situation comedy 100 Questions. She currently has a recurring role as Kirsten in the...
- Actress
Grant Paulsen
- Host of MLB Network Radio's "Minors and Majors"