Martinsville High School (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Martinsville High School is a public secondary school located in Martinsville, Virginia
, and is the only high school in the Martinsville public school system. As of 2007, its Boys Basketball Team has won 13 State Championships. It offers such programs as the International Baccalaureate, Piedmont Regional Governor’s School, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment classes. During the 2006-2007 school year a new joint program, with the assistance of Patrick Henry Community College, will allow a select group of juniors and seniors and opportunity to earn their Associate's Degree (64 college hours) before graduation. The arts are also alive and well at Martinsville High School. Along with our marching band recently performing in the Virginia Inauguration parade our school is currently hosting the Regional Choir Performance as well. Our Gospel Choir is well known state wide. Gospel Choir is also a class offered at Martinsville High School. The choir has also formed a new ensemble.
Martinsville offers the following sports: Girl's Varsity Basketball, Girls JV Basketball, Baseball, Girls Varsity Soccer, Girls JV Soccer, Girls' Varsity Tennis, Softball, Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, Swim Team, Boys & Girls Track and Field, Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Cross-Country, Football, Wrestling
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...
, and is the only high school in the Martinsville public school system. As of 2007, its Boys Basketball Team has won 13 State Championships. It offers such programs as the International Baccalaureate, Piedmont Regional Governor’s School, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment classes. During the 2006-2007 school year a new joint program, with the assistance of Patrick Henry Community College, will allow a select group of juniors and seniors and opportunity to earn their Associate's Degree (64 college hours) before graduation. The arts are also alive and well at Martinsville High School. Along with our marching band recently performing in the Virginia Inauguration parade our school is currently hosting the Regional Choir Performance as well. Our Gospel Choir is well known state wide. Gospel Choir is also a class offered at Martinsville High School. The choir has also formed a new ensemble.
Martinsville offers the following sports: Girl's Varsity Basketball, Girls JV Basketball, Baseball, Girls Varsity Soccer, Girls JV Soccer, Girls' Varsity Tennis, Softball, Boys Basketball, Cheerleading, Swim Team, Boys & Girls Track and Field, Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Cross-Country, Football, Wrestling
Notable alumni
- Shawn MooreShawn MooreShawn Levique Moore is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and coach. He attended college at the University of Virginia and has returned to Virginia as an assistant coach under Mike London....
- Former professional quarterbackQuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
, 1990 Heisman TrophyHeisman TrophyThe Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
finalist - Sonny WadeSonny WadeSonny Wade born April 1, 1947 in Martinsville, Virginia, a graduate of the "powerhouse" football program at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, and played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978....
- Three-time Grey Cup Most Valuable PlayerGrey Cup Most Valuable PlayerThe Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game.-Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners:...
. In 1994, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of FameVirginia Sports Hall of FameThe Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a sports hall of fame located in Portsmouth, Virginia. Founded in 1972, it moved to its current location in 2005...
. - Kristian AdamsKristian AdamsKristian Adams was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Cleethorpes....
- Takes the Baseball team to the championship game and wins