St. Paul High School, located in

St. Paul, Virginia St. Paul is a town in Russell and Wise counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, which powers 150,000 homes, is located in St. Paul. History The St. Paul Historic D ...

was part of

Wise County Public Schools Wise County Public Schools is a school district based in Wise, Virginia in Wise County. It operates 5 elementary/primary schools, 1 combined school, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, an alternative school and a vocational-technical school A voca ...

. St. Paul High educated approximately 200 students ranging from 8th through 12th grades. The school recently submitted its application for President Obama's Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. After the 2010–2011 school year, St. Paul High School closed when

consolidated Coeburn High School and St. Paul to form Eastside High School in Coeburn, Virginia.

Extracurricular activities

St. Paul High School had many different organizations that met during club schedules. Many of these organizations went on special field trips to Dollywood and state conferences. St. Paul had very active Virginia FBLA and Virginia

FCCLA Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA, formerly known as Future Homemakers of America) is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public ...

organizations. St. Paul FBLA has had three national competitors in the past three years, two state officers, and a state president. FCCLA has had two state winners.

Academics

St. Paul High School was one of the first to gain full accreditation in Wise County. The 2007–2008 school year had nearly 50% having advanced on the Virginia SOL tests. The high school prided itself in being a small community school with high SOL scores. The school won the Wachovia Cup for the 1992–1993 season as well as the Creative Writing championship for 1993. The school also has many P.A.C.E. championships. In 1941, Saint Paul was awarded for a Trophy Class Yearbook.VHSL Record Book 12th Edition

Wetlands Project

The

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was a student initiated and run project focused on reclaiming a local wetlands and educating the community about its value. It has achieved national notoriety, including receiving a large federal grant to build the Vencil Learning Center. The student group received an award by former President

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External links

St. Paul High website
(no longer updated)

References

Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Wise County, Virginia {{Virginia-school-stub