Albemarle High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12. It is a part of

Albemarle County Public Schools Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) is a school district serving Albemarle County, Virginia. Its headquarters are in the City of Charlottesville. ACPS serves approximately 14,000 students in preschool through grade 12 in Albemarle County, Vi ...

and is located just outside

Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Ch ...

, United States. The principal is Darah Bonham, appointed in 2019. Albemarle High School offers

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and dual enrollment classes through nearby

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. High school students can also study at CATEC, a joint program with

and

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where classes are focused on technical education, as well as MESA, or the Math, Engineering, and Science Academy, where students take accelerated math and science courses along with their regular classes. Adult Education and LED programs are offered in the evening.

Extracurriculars

Examples include: * Student Council * Academic Team * Black Student Union *

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* Math Honor Society (

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) *

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* National English Honor Society *

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* French National Honor Society * German National Honor Society-Delta Epsilon Phi *

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* Gender-Sexuality Alliance * Math Club * Young Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders of Charlottesville * Young Progressives

MESA

With a recent addition to the school in 2009 came the addition of a new program for students interested in engineering-related careers. The program, called th
Math, Engineering, and Science Academy
(MESA), opened for the 2009–2010 school year, inviting approximately 50 rising freshmen and 25 rising juniors. These students were selected by an application which included essays, transcripts, and teacher recommendations. MESA offers an accelerated curriculum which allows students to earn 3 science credits and 3 math credits in 2 years. The junior and senior part of the program earns 4 dual enrollment credits and 4 high school credits in 2 years. The curriculum blends math and science against an engineering and application focus. Collaborative project based learning, robotics, research and competitions are all part of the MESA environment. Students use calculus, physics and chemistry to solve problems analytically and verify their results empirically through experimentation using engineering modeling and analysis tools including

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and

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at an expert level. In 2013, MESA students won the International Robotic Sailing Regatta beating every college team in attendance and advanced two students to the

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. Many MESA students have won the Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair in past years.

Notable alumni

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* Drew Atchison, former NFL tight end; was cut from the Dallas Cowboys; is now a teacher in

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* Steve Carter, Former MLB outfielder; played for the Pittsburgh Pirates * Edward H. Deets, Rear Admiral in the

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* David Dillehunt, film director, television producer, and composer *

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, singer, songwriter, and musician; leader of the band Sparklehorse *

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wide receiver; signed by

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; former NFL wide receiver; attended Albemarle before transferring to

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, bass player; member of the band Yo La Tengo *

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, scored 802 points in a 10-year NFL place-kicking career; attended the University of Maryland; finished career as the ACC's all-time leading scorer and 5th all-time in NCAA with 393 points; 13 seasons of professional football; 6th leading scorer in Chargers history; AHS Hall of Fame. *

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, former MLB relief pitcher; played for the San Francisco Giants *

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, former NFL tight end; played for the Kansas City Chiefs; recorded 808 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in 1976 *

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, New York Times bestselling author, speaker and columnist.

Notable faculty

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, current Maryland-Eastern Shore head basketball coach; former Varsity Basketball coach *

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, former University of Virginia head football coach; began coaching career as an assistant at Albemarle * Susan Paxman, editor of progressive magazine

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1984–1997, winner of constitutional action over maternity rights in the 1970s * Steve Robinson, former Florida State head basketball coach; coached at Albemarle during the 1982–1983 season * Eric Wilson, former NFL linebacker; head coach of the JV Boys' Basketball team

References

External links

Albemarle High School
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1953 Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Albemarle County, Virginia 1953 establishments in Virginia