Cosby High School is a

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, United States. Cosby opened in 2006 and is one of the newest of eleven high schools administered by

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History

Cosby High School was named for its proximity to Cosby Road. Once a major road through the county, it is now only about a mile long, running parallel to the more heavily-trafficked Hull Street Road (

US 360 U.S. Route 360 (US 360) is a spur route of US 60. The U.S. Highway runs entirely within the state of Virginia from US 58 Business, Virginia State Route 293 (SR 293), and SR 360 in Danville east to SR 644 in Reedville. US 360 connects Danvill ...

). The road's namesake, Wilson Dance Cosby, was a local resident who worked thirty-five years as a county

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driver. The school includes a health sciences center. In 2015, Cosby was named a National Blue Ribbon School.

Athletics

Cosby High School is a member of group AAA in the

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. They are a part of the AAA Central Region and

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. In 2012, they won the Wells Fargo Cup, which honors the VHSL high school with the most prominent athletic department on the state level.

Performing arts

The CHS Titan Marching Band has been named a Commonwealth of Virginia Honor Band in the past and is a 13 time consecutive holder of this title. The school also has two competitive

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, the mixed-gender "Spotlight" and the all-female "Rhapsody".

Notable people

;Alumni * Jake Lowery (2008), baseball player * Terry Williams (2010), Canadian football player *

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(2012), soccer player *

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(2013), basketball player ;Faculty * Bryan Still, football player

References

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