Lee-Davis High School
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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 Stonewall Jackson Middle School. They participate in the International Baccalaureate program and host the NJROTC.
Team were the Virginia High School League
group AAA state champions in both 1997 and 2001. The Wrestling
Team has won numerous Central Region
championships over the past several years, and the Girls' Softball
Team won the 2005 Central Region championship as well as the 2011 State Title. Lee-Davis is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School. There has been recent controversy over the school's mascot. Originally called "The Confederates", a person dressed as a Confederate soldier would ride on horseback at sporting events. Many newcomers to the area found this offensive and called for a new mascot. There is not any real mascot at Lee-Davis except the two flag runners at the games. In 2009, the Boys Varsity soccer team won the Capital District, defeating Atlee, Hanover, and Henrico to secure the position. The Varsity Field Hockey team was established in 2006 and has gone on to win three district tournament championships since its installment. Out of its four years of existence, the Varsity Field Hockey team has made it to the Regional tournament every year; advancing as far as the semi-final round in both 2006 and 2008. The Girl's Track and Cross Country teams have won twelve district titles; three in Cross Country, four in Indoor Track, and five in Outdoor Track since 2006. They also won the school's first Track & Field Central Regional title during the Outdoor season in 2006, repeating in 2007, and adding an Indoor Central Region title in 2010. Notable individuals of those teams are Kathy Howard with five AAA State titles in the Shot Put, Rachel Butler with three AAA State titles in the Triple Jump along with placing third in the overall team scoring by herself at the 2007 VHSL AAA State Meet, and Montasia Golden most recently winning the 2010 Indoor State title in the triple Jump.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
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, United States
United States
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, a suburb of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
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. 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 Stonewall Jackson Middle School. They participate in the International Baccalaureate program and host the NJROTC.
Athletics
The Varsity Men's BaseballBaseball
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Team were the Virginia High School League
Virginia High School League
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group AAA state champions in both 1997 and 2001. The Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Team has won numerous 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...
championships over the past several years, and the Girls' Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
Team won the 2005 Central Region championship as well as the 2011 State Title. Lee-Davis is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School. There has been recent controversy over the school's mascot. Originally called "The Confederates", a person dressed as a Confederate soldier would ride on horseback at sporting events. Many newcomers to the area found this offensive and called for a new mascot. There is not any real mascot at Lee-Davis except the two flag runners at the games. In 2009, the Boys Varsity soccer team won the Capital District, defeating Atlee, Hanover, and Henrico to secure the position. The Varsity Field Hockey team was established in 2006 and has gone on to win three district tournament championships since its installment. Out of its four years of existence, the Varsity Field Hockey team has made it to the Regional tournament every year; advancing as far as the semi-final round in both 2006 and 2008. The Girl's Track and Cross Country teams have won twelve district titles; three in Cross Country, four in Indoor Track, and five in Outdoor Track since 2006. They also won the school's first Track & Field Central Regional title during the Outdoor season in 2006, repeating in 2007, and adding an Indoor Central Region title in 2010. Notable individuals of those teams are Kathy Howard with five AAA State titles in the Shot Put, Rachel Butler with three AAA State titles in the Triple Jump along with placing third in the overall team scoring by herself at the 2007 VHSL AAA State Meet, and Montasia Golden most recently winning the 2010 Indoor State title in the triple Jump.
Notable alumni
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- Virginia General Assembly Senator - Latrell ScottLatrell Scott-External links:*...
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, esteemed new media Journalist and opinion leader, being featured on Redstate.com, Big Government, as well as various online newspaper publications including The Washington Examiner.