Fort Defiance High School is a public school located in

Fort Defiance, Virginia Fort Defiance is an unincorporated community in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Staunton– Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Augusta Stone Church was established in the area now known as Fort Def ...

. It is often referred to by its initials, FDHS or Fort.

Academics

Fort Defiance was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education in the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years. Students scored above state average on all 2006

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tests."Fort Defiance SOL Scores"
Retrieved March 26, 2006. In 2006, students from Fort Defiance won the International Canon Envirothon."Commending the Fort Defiance High School Envirothon team"Fort team wins Envirothon title
Retrieved December 2, 2012. Fort Defiance offers two AP courses to students:

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and

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. Dual Enrollment courses are also offered through Blue Ridge Community College in nearby Weyers Cave, VA. These courses allow students to earn college credit while still attending high school. The foreign languages offered at Fort Defiance are Spanish, Latin, and French. Students must take at least two years of two languages or three years of one.

Athletics

Fort Defiance has won many district championships, and 13 state championships. The Girls' Tennis team won the 1998, 1996, and 1989 AA

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State Tennis Championships."Virginia High School League Book of Records Eleventh Edition - 2006-2007"
Retrieved March 26, 2006. The Girls' tennis team won the 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1995 Virginia High School League State Winter Tennis Championships. The Boys' Cross Country Team won the 2003 AA State Championships and were runner up in the 2004 AA State Championships.

Notable alumni

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References

{{authority control Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Augusta County, Virginia