Washington and Lee High School, a fully accredited high school

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 in Montross, Virginia

Montross, Virginia

Montross is a town in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States. The population was 315 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Westmoreland County. Located in the historic Northern Neck of Virginia, Montross is near the George Washington Birthplace National Monument and Stratford Hall...

 in the United States

United States

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, is a member school of the Northern Neck District

A Northern Neck District

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 in Region A

A Region A

A Region A is one of the four regions in Group A of the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the A/AA Eastern Shore District, the A Northern Neck District, the A Tidewater District and the A Tri-Rivers District...

 of the single A division of the Virginia High School League

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. Fed by Washington District Elementary, Cople Elementary School, and Montross Middle School, W&L is the larger of two high schools in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Westmoreland County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,846 households, and 4,689 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,286 housing units at an average density of...

 (tiny Colonial Beach High School

Colonial Beach High School

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 being the only other public high school in the county). 495 students are enrolled as of June, 2011.

State Championships won

• 1980 Boys Track (Coach Gill Williams)
• 1998 Boys Basketball (Coach Mark Comer)
• 2001 Football (Division 2) (Coach Malcolm Lewis)

Staff and Faculty

• Principal: Mr. David White
• Assistant Principal: Mr. Michael Hurdle
• Athletic Director: Mr. Malcolm Lewis
• Guidance Counselors: Mrs. Crisco and Mr. Wilkerson
• Foreign Language Teachers: Mrs. Leitem and Mrs. Wilkerson (Spanish), Mrs. Smith (French)
• English Teachers: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Casebeer, Mrs. Ondovcik, Mr. Spears, Ms. Wagstaff
• Science Teachers: Mrs. Blankenship, Mr. Blankenship, Mr. Moreno, Mr. James
• Math Teachers: Ms. Houck, Ms. Eddings, Mr. Clark, Ms. McEntire
• History Teachers: Mr. Armbruster, Mrs. Austin, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Bowen, Mr. Sterzinger
• Special Education Teachers: Ms. Lambrecht, Mr. Breunig, Ms. Morris, Ms. Rynard, Ms. Sluder, Mr. Christopher
• Technology and Business Teachers: Mr. Evans, Ms. White, Mr. Langmack
• Related Arts Teachers: Ms. Ransone, Ms. Ficklin, Ms. Wright
• Health, Drivers Ed. and PE Teachers: Ms. Thompson, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Vanover

Notable alumni

• Walter Balderson
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  , television editor and video engineer
• Tyheim Wilson, College Basketball(Kentucky Wildcats)