Robert E. Lee High School is a public high school in Staunton, Virginia, United States. It is named after Robert E. Lee. It is a part of Staunton City Schools.
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History
Robert E. Lee High School opened in 1926. The original building, at 274 Churchville Avenue, is in Colonial Revival style. The two-story brick central block is topped by a slate hipped roof with a cupola in the center and strongly detailed pediments facing the street. Flanking wings were added in 1954. The school is named after Robert Edward Lee, who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. Lee utilized tactics, while defending Virginia from invading Federal forces, that are still studied at the United States Military Academy.
In 1983, the school moved to what had been John Lewis Junior High School, on North Coalter Street. The original building subsequently housed a summer ESL school and a parochial school operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond, and was later renovated into senior apartments. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
In July 2014 The News Leader received a letter to the editor suggesting renaming Lee High School; the majority of the editorial board and key employees agreed and suggested possibilities for renaming. In August 2017, in the wake of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the editorial board stated that it may be "tougher" to keep the school named after Lee.
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Notable alumni
- Francis Collins - geneticist with the Human Genome Project
- John C. Reed - cell biologist with Roche Pharmaceuticals
- Larry Sheets - former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners)
References
External links
- Robert E. Lee High School
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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