The AAA Capital District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from the Greater Richmond Region

Richmond-Petersburg

The Greater Richmond Region is a region located in a central part of the state of Virginia in the United States. As of 2010, it had a population of 1,258,251, making it the 43rd largest MSA in the country...

, . AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.

The Capital District schools compete in the AAA Central Region

AAA Central Region

The Central Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AAA Capital District, the AAA Central District, the AAA Colonial District, and the AAA Dominion District...

 with schools from the AAA Colonial District

AAA Colonial District

The AAA Colonial District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools in the Greater Richmond Region. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.The Colonial...

, AAA Central District

AAA Central District

The AAA Central District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from the Greater Richmond Region, . AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.The Central...

, and the AAA Dominion District

AAA Dominion District

The [AAA Dominion District] http://www.dominiondistrict.com is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from the Greater Richmond Region...

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Facts about the District

The district contained seven schools until 2003, when new Hanover High School

Hanover High School (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

Hanover High School is a high school located in Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. The school opened during the 2003-04 academic year. The principal is George Sadler.This is an International Baccalaureate sponsored school...

 opened. The district went back to seven schools the next year when John F. Kennedy merged with Armstrong

Armstrong High School (Richmond, Virginia)

Armstrong High School, part of the Richmond Public Schools system, is a high school located in Richmond, Virginia, with grades 9-12.Known at first as the Richmond Colored Normal School, Armstrong was the first public school in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, for African American...

. In 2010, the district expanded back to eight schools when newly constructed Glen Allen High School was opened.

Atlee, Hanover, and Lee-Davis are located in Hanover County

Hanover County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...

. Highland Springs, Henrico, and Varina are located in Henrico County

Henrico County, Virginia

Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. Armstrong is located in Richmond City

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

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Member schools

• Armstrong High School
  Armstrong High School (Richmond, Virginia)
  Armstrong High School, part of the Richmond Public Schools system, is a high school located in Richmond, Virginia, with grades 9-12.Known at first as the Richmond Colored Normal School, Armstrong was the first public school in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, for African American...
  
   of Richmond, Virginia
• Atlee High School
  Atlee High School
  Atlee High School is a secondary school serving south-central Hanover County, receiving most students from Chickahominy Middle School. Atlee is a part of the Hanover County School District led by its Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Stewart D. Roberson...
  
   of Mechanicsville, Virginia
• Hanover High School
  Hanover High School (Mechanicsville, Virginia)
  Hanover High School is a high school located in Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, USA. The school opened during the 2003-04 academic year. The principal is George Sadler.This is an International Baccalaureate sponsored school...
  
   of Mechanicsville, Virginia
• Henrico High School
  Henrico High School
  Henrico High School is a high school located just outside the Richmond city line in Henrico County, Virginia and operated by the Henrico County Public Schools. It is unique among Henrico County High Schools in that it has two specialty centers—the International Baccalaureate Middle Years/Diploma...
  
   of Richmond, Virginia
• Highland Springs High School
  Highland Springs High School
  Highland Springs High School is a high school located at 15 South Oak Avenue in Highland Springs, Virginia. First opened in 1907, it is among the oldest schools in Henrico County/Richmond, Virginia...
  
   of Highland Springs, Virginia
• Lee-Davis High School
  Lee-Davis High School
  Lee-Davis High School is located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States, a suburb of Richmond. It currently has about 1700 students enrolled for the 2009-2010 school year. LDHS offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities for its students. It is the school that is fed by...
  
   of Mechanicsville, Virginia
• Varina High School
  Varina High School
  Varina High School is located in eastern Henrico County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. The current principal of the school is Tracie Omohoundro.-Programs:...
  
  of Richmond, Virginia
• Glen Allen High School of Glen Allen, Virginia