Hurley High School is a public high school located in Hurley, Virginia in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1969 to replace the earlier high school, which became D.A. Justus Elementary.[citation needed] It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools system.

Hurley High School (Virginia)
Address
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6339 Hurley Rd

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24620

United States
Coordinates37°22′48.2″N 82°00′01.7″W / 37.380056°N 82.000472°W / 37.380056; -82.000472
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded1969
School districtBuchanan County Public Schools
PrincipalGreg Tester
Grades8–12
Enrollment234 (2016-17)[1]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)      Red, Blue, and Grey
Athletics conferenceVHSL Class 1
VHSL Region D
VHSL Black Diamond District
MascotRebels
Communities servedHurley, Virginia
Feeder schoolsHurley Elementary/ Middle School
WebsiteOfficial Site

Extracurricular activities

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Hurley was awarded with the 2011 championship for Creative Writing. Clubs and organizations at the school include: Future Business Leaders of America, Student Council Association, National Beta Club, Scholastic Bowl, FCCLA, Forensics

Sports

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Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's Black Diamond District in Region D. Its mascot is a Rebel soldier.[2] The school's boys basketball team was given the Marshall Johnson Sportsmanship Award for Basketball for the 2010–2011 season.[citation needed]

Relocation

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In January 2020, the Huntington District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the allocation of $235.6 million to Buchanan County for flood relief protection.[3] The funding was made available through the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, a bipartisan bill which was signed into law on June 6, 2019, to help communities construct flood and storm damage reduction projects. Under USACE's plan, the project's primary components included a voluntary floodproofing and floodplain evacuation program, in which the Buchanan County Career, Technology & Higher Learning Center (BCCTHLC) would get a ring wall to protect it from flooding, while Hurley High School qualified for relocation. Although USACE had primary responsibility for selecting a new site in Hurley, the Buchanan County School Board was allowed to choose an alternative site, which it did in February 2020 by selecting Southern Gap for the high school's relocation.

References

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  1. ^ "Hurley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Why a Virginia principal refuses to take down her school's Confederate flags". Washington Post. August 22, 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jordan, Greg (February 15, 2020). "Buchanan County School Board to relocate Hurley High". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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