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Smithfield High School

Coordinates: 36°56′44″N 76°35′59.7″W / 36.94556°N 76.599917°W / 36.94556; -76.599917
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36°56′44″N 76°35′59.7″W / 36.94556°N 76.599917°W / 36.94556; -76.599917

Smithfield High School
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14171 Turner Drive

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23430

Vereinigte Staaten
Information
School typePublic high school
Gegründet1906
School districtIsle of Wight County Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Michael W. McPherson
DirektorinMrs. Rebecca M. Mercer
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,243 (2008-09)
SpracheEnglisch
Color(s)Blue and Gold
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
Bay Rivers District
Region I
MascotPacker
RivalSurry County High School
WebsiteOfficial Site

Smithfield High School is a public high school located in Smithfield, Virginia in Isle of Wight County, south of Newport News and the James River. It is part of the Isle of Wight County Public Schools and graduated its first class in 1906. The school's current facility opened in 1980. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District in Region I. Smithfield High School is also fully accredited school by the Virginia Board of Education and is also part of the program 'No Child Left Behind.'

Original Campus

Most of the School's original facility was razed in the 1990s, however its gymnasium remains intact and was mildly remodeled to become part of the Luter Family YMCA in 1995 located on James Street in downtown Smithfield. The Smithfield Public Library now sits where the original high school's classrooms once stood.

Growth and Enrollment

Enrollment has grown substantially over the last 20 years. Graduating classes averaged around 100 students in the 1980's, and averaged 125 in the early 1990s. By 2007, the graduating classes had exceeded 250.

Faculty

The school is known for being home to long-tenured faculty members, some of whom have been teaching continuously at Smithfield High for over 30 years.

Feeder Patterns

The following schools feed students into Smithfield High School:

Carrollton Elementary, Grades PreK-3.

Hardy Elementary, Grades PreK-3.

Westside Elementary, Grades 4-6.

Smithfield Middle School, Grades 7-8.