William Byrd High School

{{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = William Byrd High School | image = | image_size = | logo = | caption = | location = 2902 E. Washington Avenue | city = [[Vinton, Virginia|Vinton]] | state = [[Virginia]] | zipcode = 24179 | district = [[Roanoke County Public Schools]] | country = [[United States]] | coordinates = {{coord|37.284|N|79.858|W|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | principal = Evan Noell | faculty = 81.59 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/> | ratio = 13.57<ref name=NCES/> | enrollment = 1,107 (2022-23)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=5103330&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=510333001476|title=William Byrd High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 12, 2023}}</ref> | type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] | grades = [[High school#United States|9 to 12]] | rivals = [[Lord Botetourt High School]]<br>[[Staunton River High School]]<br>[[Northside High School (Roanoke, Virginia)|Northside High School]]<br>[[Hidden Valley High School (Roanoke, Virginia)|Hidden Valley High School]] | nickname = [[Staffordshire Bull Terrier|Terriers]] | colors = [[Maroon (color)|Maroon]] {{color box|#800000}} [[Orange (color)|Orange]] {{color box|#F66733}} [[White (color)|White]] {{color box|FFFFFF}} | established = 1933 | yearbook = The Black Swan | footnotes = <ref>[http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/wbhs William Byrd High School website]. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.rcps.us/WBHS}} }} '''William Byrd High School''' is a [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[secondary school]] located in [[Vinton, Virginia]] and is part of the [[Roanoke County Public Schools]] system. The school has many successful athletic programs as well as award-winning [[school band|band]], [[choir]], [[theater]], [[public speaking|forensics]], and [[scholastic bowl]] programs.

== Feeder Pattern == Elementary schools: * Bonsack Elementary * Herman L. Horn Elementary * Mount Pleasant Elementary * W. E. Cundiff Elementary

Middle school: * William Byrd Middle School

== Award Winning Marching Band ==

Directed by Dan Plybon is the award winning William Byrd Marching Band.

== Athletics == ===Teams===

* Baseball * Boys Basketball * Girls Basketball * Cheerleading (Competition & Sideline) * Boys Cross Country * Girls Cross Country * Football * Golf * Boys Indoor Track & Field * Girls Indoor Track & Field * Boys Lacrosse * Girls Lacrosse * Boys Outdoor Track & Field * Girls Outdoor Track & Field * Boys Soccer * Girls Soccer * Softball * Boys Swimming & Diving * Girls Swimming & Diving * Boys Tennis * Girls Tennis * Volleyball * Wrestling

===State Championships=== '''Baseball:''' 1997

'''Boys Cross Country:''' 1987

'''Boys Outdoor Track & Field:''' 1988

'''Competition Cheer:''' 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008

'''Girls Basketball:''' 1980, 1997

'''Golf:''' 1992, 1997

'''Softball:''' 2019

'''Volleyball:''' 2000

'''Wrestling:''' 1973, 1974, 1982

== References == {{reflist}} {{AA Region III}} {{authority control}}

[[Category:Public high schools in Virginia]] [[Category:Schools in Roanoke County, Virginia]]

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