William Fleming High School

Infobox School
name=William Fleming High School
location=Roanoke, Virginia
principal=Susan Lawyer Willis
type=public
enrolment=1664
conference=AAA Northwest Region, AAA Western Valley District, Virginia High School League
rival=Patrick Henry High School
mascot=Colonel
school_colors=royal blue, gold
yearbook=
publication=(literary magazine)
newspaper=
established=1933
homepage= William Fleming High School is a public high school in the Miller Court/Arrowood neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A.. It is one of the two general enrollment high schools for the Roanoke City Public Schools.

History

The school is named for William Fleming, a member of the General Assembly, a state senator, and who briefly acted as governor of Virginia in 1781. A national historical marker on the Monterey Golf Course denotes the site of Colonel Fleming’s plantation.

In September 1933, 152 students began the school year in a newly constructed building on a convert|7.5|acre|m2|sing=on tract which is the present site of Breckinridge Middle School in Roanoke County. The original William Fleming High School consisted of five high school classrooms, one elementary classroom, a library, a reception room, a chemistry laboratory, two locker rooms, an auditorium, and an office. In 1949, William Fleming became part of the Roanoke City School System through the annexation of part of Roanoke County by the city. William Fleming was moved to its present location in 1961 near Hershberger Road NW. In 1989, eight auxiliary classrooms were added to accommodate the arrival of ninth graders on campus as middle schools were established in the city.

Academics

William Fleming High School is a comprehensive high school which includes grades 9-12 with a student enrollment of 1,664.

Athletics and extracurriculars

William Fleming High School is a member of the Virginia High School League and competes in the AAA Western Valley District and the Northwest Region. Fleming formerly competed in the now defunct Group AAA Roanoke Valley District and the AA Blue Ridge District. William Fleming won the Group AA state title in men's basketball in 2007 and also captured two titles in the 1950s. Fleming has also in 1985 won the Group AAA state championship in Men's Outdoor Track. The Colonels have two state runner up finishes in men's AAA basketball and AAA & AA football over the past 15 years.

Notable alumni

*Ashlee Holland - Winner of I Wanna Be a Soap Star 4. [http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/xp-136255 She's a Soap Star] ]

References

External links

* [https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=124&schoolName=167 Virginia Department of Education Report Card]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/va/1514 Great Schools site]