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Region D is one of the four A regions 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,...

. It is made up of three districts: the A Black Diamond District
A Black Diamond District
The A Black Diamond District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia. The schools in the Black Diamond District compete in A Region D with the schools of the A Cumberland District, and the A Lonesome Pine...

, the A Cumberland District
A Cumberland District
The A Cumberland District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia...

, and the A Lonesome Pine District
A Lonesome Pine District
The A Lonesome Pine District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia. The district's name comes from The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. The schools in the Lonesome Pine District compete in A Region D with the...

. The region is located in the far western part of Southwest Virginia, west of Region C's
A Region C
Region C is one of the four A regions of the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the A Hogoheegee District, the A Mountain Empire District, the A Pioneer District, and the A Three Rivers District. The region stretches from the Alleghany Highlands to most of Southwest...

 location.

As was the case with Region IV
AA Region IV
AA Region IV is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of three districts: the AA Piedmont District, the AA River Ridge District, and the AA Southwest District....

, the region was the smallest in Group A, due to high schools consolidating. Several schools were transferred from the southern part of the Region C
A Region C
Region C is one of the four A regions of the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the A Hogoheegee District, the A Mountain Empire District, the A Pioneer District, and the A Three Rivers District. The region stretches from the Alleghany Highlands to most of Southwest...

 to help balance the numbers. In addition, to make advancing to regional playoffs fairer, an additional district was created, the Clinch Mountain District
A Clinch Mountain District
The A Clinch Mountain District is a member of the Virginia High School League, Group A, Region D. The league's mission is to establish and maintain "standards for student activities and competitions that promote education, personal growth, sportsmanship, leadership and citizenship." The secondary...

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Member schools

A Black Diamond District
A Black Diamond District
The A Black Diamond District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia. The schools in the Black Diamond District compete in A Region D with the schools of the A Cumberland District, and the A Lonesome Pine...

  • Council High School
    Council High School (Virginia)
    Council High School is a public high school located in Council, Virginia in Buchanan County, Virginia. It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools system. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in Region D....

     of Council, Virginia
  • Haysi High School
    Haysi High School
    Haysi High School is a public high school located in Haysi, Virginia in Dickenson County, Virginia. It is part of the Dickenson County School Division. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in Region D....

     of Haysi, Virginia
  • Honaker High School
    Honaker High School
    Honaker High School is a public high school located in Honaker, Virginia in Russell County, Virginia. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in Region D.-Baseball:...

     of Honaker, Virginia
  • Hurley High School
    Hurley High School
    Hurley High School is a public high school located in Hurley, Virginia in Buchanan County, Virginia. It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools system. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's A Black Diamond District in Region D....

     of Hurley, Virginia
  • Twin Valley High School of Pilgrims Knob, Virginia


A Cumberland District
A Cumberland District
The A Cumberland District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia...

  • Castlewood High School
    Castlewood High School
    Castlewood High School is a high school located in Castlewood, Virginia. The school offers Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, and Career/Technical courses in addition to other academic courses. The school also offers classes with Virtual Virginia Schools...

     of Castlewood, Virginia
  • Eastside High School
    Eastside High School
    Eastside High School or East Side High School can refer to:*East Side High School *Eastside High School *Eastside High School *Eastside High School...

     of Coeburn, Virginia
  • Ervinton High School of Nora, Virginia
  • Rye Cove High School of Duffield, Virginia
  • Saint Paul High School
    St. Paul High School (Virginia)
    St. Paul High School, located in St. Paul, Virginia is part of Wise County Public Schools. St. Paul High educates approximately 200 students ranging from 8th through 12th grades. The school recently submitted its application for President Obama's Race to the Top High School Commencement...

     of Saint Paul, Virginia
  • Thomas Walker High School of Ewing, Virginia
  • Twin Springs High School
    Twin Springs High School
    Twin Springs High School is a public high school located in rural Nickelsville, Virginia.-Basketball:In 1993, the Twin Springs boys' basketball team won the Virginia state championship. This is also the time the" Red Army" was first phrased in the Kingsport Times News....

     of Nickelsville, Virginia


A Lonesome Pine District
A Lonesome Pine District
The A Lonesome Pine District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws its members from the western part of Southwest Virginia. The district's name comes from The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. The schools in the Lonesome Pine District compete in A Region D with the...

  • Appalachia High School
    Appalachia High School
    Appalachia High School, located in Appalachia, Virginia is part of Wise County Public Schools. Appalachia High educates approximately 350 students ranging from 8th through 12th grades. Appalachia High School was awarded a Bronze Medal in US News & World Report's 2009 Best High Schools. Applachia...

     of Appalachia, Virginia
  • John I. Burton High School
    John I. Burton High School
    John Ira Burton High School is a small high school located in the City of Norton, Virginia which has an enrollment of approximately 330 students.- School Building :...

     of Norton, Virginia
  • Clintwood High School
    Clintwood High School
    Clintwood High School is one of the three high schools in Dickenson County, Virginia. It is located in Clintwood, the county seat of Dickenson County.-Football:...

     of Clintwood, Virginia
  • J. J. Kelly High School
    J. J. Kelly High School
    J. J. Kelly High School is a former public high school in Wise, Virginia. The school was opened in 1953. It was part of the Wise County Public Schools system. It was named after a former county school board superintendent, Dr. J. J. Kelly, Jr. The enrollment in 2005 was 504 students and employed...

     of Wise, Virginia
  • Pound High School
    Pound High School
    Pound High School was a public high school located in Pound, Virginia. In 2011, Pound High School was closed and consolidated with J. J. Kelly High School to form Central High School in Wise, Virginia....

     of Pound, Virginia
  • Powell Valley High School of Big Stone Gap, Virginia


A Clinch Mountain District
A Clinch Mountain District
The A Clinch Mountain District is a member of the Virginia High School League, Group A, Region D. The league's mission is to establish and maintain "standards for student activities and competitions that promote education, personal growth, sportsmanship, leadership and citizenship." The secondary...

  • Gate City High School
    Gate City High School
    Gate City High School is a public high school in Gate City, Virginia. The school was built in 1956. The school employs 185 teachers and the student to teacher ratio is 21:1. The school recently received attention when David Taylor, a local resident, contacted the Virginia ACLU about a prayer that...

     of Gate City, Virginia
  • John S. Battle High School
    John S. Battle High School
    John S. Battle High School is a high school located in the Southwest portion of Virginia in Washington County. The school was named after the Governor John S. Battle. It was built in 1959. There have been many additions. The Mason building is in the Northwest quadrant of the school. In the 1970s,...

     of Bristol, Virginia
  • Lebanon High School
    Lebanon High School (Virginia)
    Lebanon High School is a high school located in Lebanon, Virginia. The school offers Dual Enrollment courses and Career/Technical courses in addition to other academic courses.-Extracurricular activities:...

     of Lebanon, Virginia
  • Lee High School
    Lee High School (Lee County, Virginia)
    Lee High School is a public school located in unincorporated Lee County, Virginia, near Jonesville. It is a part of the Lee County School District. It is one of two high schools in Lee County, Virginia.-History:...

     of Jonesville, Virginia
  • Virginia High School
    Virginia High School (Virginia)
    Virginia High School is a high school located in Bristol, Virginia. In 1999, Virginia High started offering the Tri-Cities area's first International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Classes from the Advanced Placement program are also offered to help students who are headed to college...

    of Bristol, Virginia
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