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Indoor Track Pole Vault State Champion

Megyn Tweedy won the indoor track pole vaulting competition at the recent state championship meet.

A collage of photos showing high school students participating in our annual Day of Giving.

Day of Giving 2026

High school students participated in various community service projects and volunteered at local schools in the division for our annual Day of Giving Event held on April 3.

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Student Volunteers

Students volunteered at the career fair to assist with vendors arriving for the career fair.

A group of students and teacher pose together while on a recent fieldtrip to the Pedlar River.

Trout Release Fieldtrip

A group of high school students partnered with students from Amherst Elementary to assist with their trout release field trip on the Pedlar River.

A group of students and teachers pose together, holding certificates from a recent DARS graduation ceremony.

DARS Graduation Ceremony

Senior students in DARS participated in a graduation ceremony.

A collage of photos showing students participating in Virginia College Week festivities.

Virginia College Week

Multiple students participated in Virginia College Week, which included visits from several local colleges and universities and waived college application fees.

Two men welding students pose for picture in welding shop.

Smiles from two Welding Students

Students posed for a picture during a recent walk-through of the welding shop.

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At Amherst County High School, our mission is to focus on more than academics, by creating engaged citizens, promoting community pride, and developing essential workforce skills.

 

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