WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL

'William Fleming High School'

Established	1933
School type	Public school
Enrollment	1664
Principal	Susan Lawyer Willis
Location	Roanoke, VA
Publications	(yearbook), (newspaper), (literary magazine)
Athletic Conference	Western Valley District, Northwest Region, Virginia High School League
Colors	Royal Blue and Gold
Mascot	Colonel
Rival Schools	Patrick Henry High School
Homepage	Official Site

'William Fleming High School' is a public high school in Roanoke, Virginia. It is one of the two general enrollment high schools for the Roanoke City Public Schools.

Contents

History

Academics

Athletics and Extracurriculars

Notable alumni

External links

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 7.5-acre 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

★ John St.Clair - NFL player

★ Jermaine Hardy - NFL player

★ Lee Suggs - NFL player

★ Monica Cabbler - Olympic Athlete track athlete

★ Khadijah Whittington - North Carolina State basketball player

★ Henry Lee - one of the victims who died in the Virginia Tech massacre

★ Calvin Bannister - NFL player

External links

★ Virginia Department of Education Report Card

★ Great Schools site