Auburn High School
Address
1650 Auburn School Drive

,
24149

United States
Coordinates37°3′43.1″N 80°26′33.4″W / 37.061972°N 80.442611°W / 37.061972; -80.442611
Information
School typePublic, high school
School districtMontgomery County Public Schools
SuperintendentBernard Bragen
PrincipalMr. Chris Stewart
Grades912
Enrollment410[1] (2016–17)
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)    Blue and White
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
A Region C
Mountain Empire District
MascotEagle
WebsiteOfficial Site

Located on State Route 8 in Riner, Virginia, United States, Auburn High School serves the communities of Riner and Pilot as well as a large area of southern Montgomery County. [lower-alpha 1]

History of school buildings in Riner, Virginia

The first school building in Riner was probably a one-room log cabin purchased in 1873. In the 1880s a two-room school was built, with a third room added later. In 1917, the school received accreditation as a senior high school. A third school was built in 1921, this one with four rooms. Later a stage and two additional rooms were added.[2] In 1938, the cornerstone of a new $85,000 building, paid for by Work Progress Administration funds, was laid for the new Auburn High School building. The school was first occupied in the fall of 1939.[3]

Until the early 1970s, Auburn served all grade levels for students in the Riner community. Students from the Bethel community attended Bethel Elementary School and moved to Auburn in sixth grade. In 1972, the original Riner Elementary School was built adjacent to the high school and served kindergarten through fifth graders. In 1998 the Auburn Elementary School opened, serving all of the Bethel and Auburn communities. The middle school students moved to the old Riner Elementary building when it was vacated. [4] The current Auburn High School building was completed in September, 2013. The Riner Elementary School, opened 41 years earlier, was razed and the lot is now used for sports activities. The 1938 high school building was converted to a middle school.[5]

Extracurricular activities

VHSL State Team Championships[6]
YearClassEvent
20211Boys Baseball
20191Boys Baseball
20171ABoys Baseball
20221Boys Basketball
20201Boys Basketball [lower-alpha 2]
1967IIIBoys Basketball
20181Boys Cross Country
20171Boys Cross Country
20161ABoys Cross Country
20151ABoys Cross Country
20181Girls Cross Country
20171Girls Cross Country
20171Boys Golf
20191Girls Soccer
20231Girls Softball [lower-alpha 3]
20221Girls Softball
20211Girls Softball
20191Girls Softball
1974ABoys Tennis
1973ABoys Tennis
20221Girls Tennis [lower-alpha 4]
20211Girls Tennis
20191Girls Tennis
20181Girls Tennis
20171AGirls Tennis
20161AGirls Tennis
20172ABoys Indoor Track
20211Boys Outdoor Track
20181Boys Outdoor Track
20161ABoys Outdoor Track
20151ABoys Outdoor Track
20141ABoys Outdoor Track
20231Girls Outdoor Track
20221Girls Outdoor Track
20181Girls Outdoor Track
20171Girls Outdoor Track
20161Girls Outdoor Track
20231Girls Volleyball
20221Girls Volleyball
20211Girls Volleyball
20201Girls Volleyball
20191Girls Volleyball
20141AGirls Volleyball
20131AGirls Volleyball
20121AGirls Volleyball
2005ADebate

References

  1. "Auburn High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. Lawrence, Virginia Deal (1981). "Memories of Riner". Mountainside. 1 (4): 26.
  3. "Cornerstone is laid at Riner for new school". Roanoke Times. December 10, 1938. p. 2.
  4. Lu, Kathy (September 22, 1998). "Monumental clip file grows again". The Roanoke Times. p. 58. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. Gangloff, Mike (March 6, 2013). "Montgomery Co. schools set September opening: The late start is designed to accommodate construction schedules at some schools". Roanoke Times. p. 8. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  6. "VHSL-Record-Book.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

Notes

  1. The school was referred to as Riner High School consistently in newspaper articles prior to 1928
  2. Co-champion since season ended before finals could be played due to COVID-19
  3. 2023 was fourth straight title since 2020 season not held due to COVID-19
  4. 2022 was fourth straight title since 2020 season not held due to COVID-19


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