The AA Highlands District was a high school conference of the
Virginia High School League
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that included schools from Southwest Virginia, mostly in the
Bristol
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and
Kingsport areas. The schools of the Highlands District competed in
AA Region IV
The Virginia High School League (VHSL) is the principal sanctioning organization for interscholastic athletic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The VHSL first sponsored debate and also continues to sponsor sta ...
with the schools in the
AA Piedmont District
The AA Piedmont District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League that includes schools from Southwest and Southside Virginia, mostly in the Martinsville and the Danville areas. The schools of the Piedmont District compete ...
and the
AA Southwest District
The Southwest District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League that includes schools from southwestern Virginia, United States. The Southwest District was established in the former AA Region IV.
The AA Highlands District d ...
. The district dissolved in 2007 after two of its members,
Lee High School and
Virginia High dropped to Group A with the formation of the
Clinch Mountain District, which prompted
Abingdon High School and
Marion High School to move to the
Southwest District.
Virginia High School League
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