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The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unlike many similar organizations in other states, it does not count private or religious schools among its membership; non-public schools belong to other organizations, the largest of which is the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association. It is among the organizations that elect to sponsor championships in academic activities. High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,793 sq. ...
History
The VHSL was started in 1913 by members of the Washington and Jefferson Literary Societies of the University of Virginia. Its original intent was to serve as a debating league for the state's high schools. Over the course of the 1910s, it expanded to over 250 schools and added championships in oral reading, baseball, basketball and track and renamed itself the Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League. 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
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After World War II, it adopted other sports and began standardizing officiating practices for high school sports. In 1969, it merged with the Virginia Interscholastic Association, which was a similar organization that served black schools around the Commonwealth. Girls' sports were added around this time.
Organization It is headquartered in Charlottesville. Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1762 Incorporated Independent City Mayor David Brown Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 177. ...
The VHSL has over 300 member schools and conducts championships in 25 different sports. 150,000 students participate in its activities.
It is directed by an Executive Committee elected from the principals and superintendents of the various Virginia school districts. Day to day affairs are handled by the Executive Directors and Assistant Directors.
Its 300 members are organized into three groups based on enrollment: A, AA and AAA. Each of the three groups are split into four regions, which are each split into three or four districts, which have four to eleven teams. The largest third of schools are in Group AAA, the next largest third in Group AA, and the smallest third in Group A.
Redistricting and regrouping occurs every two years. AAA schools are typically above 1,500 students, AA schools are typically from 700 to about 1,500 students, and A schools are below 700 students. Schools can however choose to play up a group if they wish. Several schools in the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas elect to play in Group AAA instead of Group AA due to a reluctance to travel long distances.
In football, each region is further split into two divisions based on school size, so statewide champions are determined in Divisions 1 through 6 (Divisions 1 and 2 are the Group A schools, 3 and 4 the AA schools and 5 and 6 the AAA schools.)
Championships Offered for boys and girls: Basketball, Cross country, Lacrosse, Indoor track, Outdoor track, Soccer, Swimming/diving, Tennis, Volleyball
Offered for boys: Baseball, Football, Golf, Wrestling
Offered for girls: Cheerleading, Field hockey, Gymnastics, Softball
(Boys' and girls' sports will allow members of the opposite gender to participate in some circumstances.)
Academic activities: Creative Writing, Debate, Drama (one-act plays), Forensics (a variety of individual events), Magazines, Newspapers, Scholastic Bowl (a variety of quizbowl), Yearbooks Individual events is a type of speech competition characterized by individuals competing in a variety of different events. ...
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Academic activities are coed and not considered varsity athletics by most schools. Academic activities are usually awarded different letters and merits from athletics.
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Creative Writing, Magazines, Newspapers and Yearbooks are judged after samples are sent in; the other activities involve one-day competitions of some sort at the District, Regional and State levels. Many Debate and Scholastic Bowl teams will participate in either VHSL District-sponsored regular seasons and/or independent, outside tournaments.
List of Regions and Districts Group AAA *AAA Capital District *AAA Central District *AAA Colonial District *AAA Dominion District *AAA Beach District *AAA Eastern District *AAA Peninsula District *AAA Southeastern District *AAA Concorde District *AAA Liberty District *AAA National District *AAA Patriot District *AAA Cardinal District *AAA Cedar Run District *AAA Commonwealth District *AAA Western Valley District Group AA The Central Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. ...
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The AAA Colonial District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from Hanover and Henrico counties as well as the city of Richmond. ...
The Eastern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. ...
The AAA Beach District is one of the four districts of the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. ...
The AAA Eastern District is one of the four districts of the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. ...
The Peninsula District is one of the four districts in the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. ...
The AAA Southeastern District is one of the four districts of the AAA Eastern Region of the Virginia High School League. ...
The Northern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. ...
The AAA Concorde District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools exclusively from Fairfax County. ...
The AAA Liberty District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that typically includes schools exclusively from Fairfax County. ...
The AAA National District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from eastern Fairfax County and all of the public high schools in Arlington County. ...
The AAA Patriot District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from eastern Fairfax County and Alexandria City. ...
The Northwestern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. ...
The AAA Cardinal District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools exclusively from Prince William county. ...
The AAA Cedar Run District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Manassas to Culpeper. ...
The AAA Commonwealth District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Stafford to Charlottesville. ...
The AAA Western Valley District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools in Southwest Virginia. ...
*AA Battlefield District *AA Bay Rivers District *A/AA Eastern Shore District *AA Southside District *AA Dulles District *AA Jefferson District *AA Northwestern District *AA Valley District *AA Blue Ridge District *AA River Ridge District *AA Seminole District *AA Highlands District *AA Piedmont District *AA Southwest District Group A Region I is one of the four AA regions of the Virginia High School League. ...
The AA Bay Rivers District is one of the four districts of AA Region I of the Virginia High School League which typically holds schools in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. ...
Region II is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. ...
The AA Dulles District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools exclusively from Loudoun County. ...
The AA Jefferson District is a district in the Region II of the Virginia High School League. ...
The AA Northwestern District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that currently stretches from Frederick County to Prince William County. ...
The AA Valley District is a district in Region II of the Virginia High School League. ...
Region III is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. ...
The AA Blue Ridge District is a district in the Region III of the Virginia High School League. ...
The AA River Ridge District is a district in Region III of the Virginia High School League which was formed for the 2003-2004 school year out of the AA Blue Ridge District. ...
The AA Seminole District is a district in Region III of the Virginia High School League. ...
*A/AA Eastern Shore District *A Northern Neck District *A Tidewater District *A Tri-Rivers District *A Bull Run District *A Dogwood District *A James River District *A Shenandoah District *A Hogoheegee District *A Mountain Empire District *A Pioneer District *A Three Rivers District *A Black Diamond District *A Cumberland District *A Lonesome Pine District A Region A is one of the four regions in Group A of the Virginia High School League. ...
A Region B is one of the four regions in Group A of the Virginia High School League. ...
The A Bull Run District is a high school conference of the Virginia High School League which draws most of its members from Northern Virginia and in the northern part of the Shenandoah Valley. ...
The A Pioneer District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that is comprised of high schools located west of the southern Shenandoah Valley. ...
External links - Virginia High School League
- VHSL Record Book, includes list of past champions
- Virginia Preps, a discussion site of VHSL activities. It is not sponsored by the VHSL.
- Members of VHSL Group A
- Members of VHSL Group AA
- Members of VHSL Group AAA
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