The A Dogwood District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League

Virginia High School League

The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unlike similar organizations in many other states, private or religious schools are prohibited from joining. Non-public schools belong to other organizations,...

 which draws most of its members from Lynchburg

Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...

 and Danville, Virginia

Danville, Virginia

Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...

 areas. The schools in the Dogwood District compete in A Region B

A Region B

A Region B is one of the four regions in Group A of the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the A Bull Run District, the A Dogwood District, the A James River District and the A Shenandoah District...

 with the schools of the A Bull Run District, the A James River District

A James River District

The A James River District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws most of its members from Southside Virginia...

 and the A Shenandoah District

A Shenandoah District

The A Shenandoah District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the central part of the Shenandoah Valley, as the district name suggests...

. For several years, the district was a "combination district" with some teams in Group A and others in Group AA Region III

AA Region III

Region III is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of three districts: the AA Blue Ridge District, the AA Seminole District, and the AA Valley District...

, with often-complicated procedures for advancement to Region playoffs.

Member schools

• Altavista High School of Altavista, Virginia
  Altavista, Virginia
  Altavista is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,450 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-A new town on a new railroad:...
  
  
• Appomattox High School of Appomattox, Virginia
  Appomattox, Virginia
  Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,761 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Appomattox County.Appomattox is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Chatham High School
  Chatham High School (Virginia)
  Chatham High School is a public high school in Chatham, Virginia. Average attendance for the school is 650 students per year. Between 2008 and 2010, the schools was renovated along with other Pittsylvania County Schools Tunstall Sr. High School, Dan River High School, and Gretna High School...
  
   of Chatham, Virginia
  Chatham, Virginia
  Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Chatham's population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chatham is home to Chatham High School and Hargrave Military Academy. It is also home to Chatham Hall , an...
  
  
• Dan River High School of Ringgold, Virginia
  Ringgold, Virginia
  Ringgold is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County in the U.S. state of Virginia with a postal zip code 24586.The community was named after Maj. Samuel Ringgold, a hero of the Battle of Palo Alto in the U.S.-Mexican War....
  
  
• Gretna High School of Gretna, Virginia
  Gretna, Virginia
  Gretna is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,257 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Gretna is located at ....
  
  
• Nelson County High School of Lovingston, Virginia
  Lovingston, Virginia
  Lovingston is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Nelson County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 520. Its ZIP Code is 22949...
  
  
• William Campbell High School of Naruna, Virginia