Stonewall Jackson High School (Shenandoah County, Virginia)
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Stonewall Jackson High School is a public high school located in Quicksburg
, unincorporated Shenandoah County
, Virginia
, United States
. Stonewall Jackson High School is home to almost 625 students, in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Shenandoah County Public School System. Karen Whetzel is the former principal. Mike Dorman is the new principal of SJHS.
The school's colors are red, black, and white, and the school mascot is "the generals"
Renovations were done and new additions were built in 2004. Each existing classroom was renovated and air conditioning was installed. New construction consisted of a gymnasium, four locker rooms, weight room, wrestling room, indoor/outdoor concession stand, PE offices, training room, laundry room, band room, chorus room, library media center, office suite, guidance office suite, clinic, expanded cafeteria, seven new classrooms, and a teacher's workroom.
The school is named after Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a famous Civil War
general.
The name was suggested by D. Coiner Rosen
Quicksburg, Virginia
Quicksburg is an unincorporated community in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
, unincorporated Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,075 people, 14,296 households, and 10,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 16,709 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, United States
United States
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. Stonewall Jackson High School is home to almost 625 students, in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Shenandoah County Public School System. Karen Whetzel is the former principal. Mike Dorman is the new principal of SJHS.
The school's colors are red, black, and white, and the school mascot is "the generals"
History
Stonewall Jackson High School opened in September 1959, as one of the three newly consolidated schools in the county. The first year's enrollment in grades 8-12 was 501. There were originally nineteen classrooms. In 1964, four classrooms were added while one was lost in becoming the guidance office. Major construction was done in 1993, with six classrooms added which became known as the science wing.Renovations were done and new additions were built in 2004. Each existing classroom was renovated and air conditioning was installed. New construction consisted of a gymnasium, four locker rooms, weight room, wrestling room, indoor/outdoor concession stand, PE offices, training room, laundry room, band room, chorus room, library media center, office suite, guidance office suite, clinic, expanded cafeteria, seven new classrooms, and a teacher's workroom.
The school is named after Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a famous Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
general.
The name was suggested by D. Coiner Rosen