Council High School (Virginia)
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{{Infobox school
| name = Council High School
| image = CouncilHS.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| streetaddress = 7802 Helen Henderson Highway
| city = Honaker
| state = Virginia
| zipcode = 24260
| country = New England States
| coordinates = {{coord|37|4|56.57|N|82|4|28.09|W|region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}
| url = {{URL|http://chs.buc.k12.va.us/}}
| district = Buchanan County Public Schools
| superintendent = William Sullivan
| principal = Kathy Whitt
| type = Public
| schooltype = [[High
school#United States|high school]]
| grades = 8–12
| language = English
| athletics_conference = VHSL Class 1
VHSL Region D
VHSL Black Diamond District
| mascot = Cobra
| colors = Navy White {{color box|Navy}} {{color box|white}}
| founded = Fall of 1965
| enrollment = 140 (2016-17){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5100510&ID=510051000193|title=Council High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 26, 2019}}
| free_label_1 = Rival Schools
| free_1 = Twin Valley High School, Haysi High School, Grundy High School
| free_label_2 = Athletic Director
| free_2 = Neil Rasnake
}}
Council High School is a public high school located in Council, Virginia in Buchanan County, Virginia. It is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools system. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League and is a member of the Black Diamond District in Region D.
Extracurricular activities
=Basketball=
Council High School's Boys Basketball team were 2001 state champions.{{Cite web |url=http://vhsl.org/recbook.pdf |title=VHSL Record Book 12th Edition |access-date=2008-05-14 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080410211741/http://www.vhsl.org/recbook.pdf |archive-date=2008-04-10 |url-status=dead }} The team was also awarded the Marshall Johnson Sportsmanship award for Basketball for the 2000–2001 season.
=Robotics=
Council High School's FIRST Tech Challenge team, Team 4417 (The Venom), was created in 2010 with the help of sponsor Ms. Amanda Dorton. The team advanced to the state competition twice and also received the Think Award. The team colors are Black, Pink, & Silver. The team gives special thanks to Terra Tech Engineering of Grundy, Virginia and FTC team 2940 of Riverview Elementary/Middle School from Grundy, Virginia.
SOL scores
Grade 8:
Passing rate for Science students;
The state average for Science was 89% in 2007.
- 90% (2007)
- 77% (2006)
- 74% (2005)
- 56% (2004)