Amherst County High School
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Amherst County High School is a public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia, United States. As the only high school in the county, it offers a comprehensive program from Advanced Placement (AP) classes to classes offered through a reciprocity program with local colleges that allow students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. In addition to the academic program, the school has a comprehensive vocational-technical department that includes welding (offering certification), auto mechanics, LPN nursing (certification offered), EMT-B (certification offered), masonry, carpentry and agriculture.
Notable alumni
- Buddy Bailey, minor league baseball manager
- Jesse Best (2013), artist, writer, and actor - best known for script supervision work for on The Road (2009 film)
- Ken Dixon (1978), professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles
- Will Rucker (2010), theatrical production artist, who studied at Yale.
- Jesse Stinnett (2013), minor league baseball player (RHP) for the Colorado Rockies organization.
- Pierre Thomas (1980), journalist
- Randy Tomlin (1985), professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Nathan Trevillian (2015), professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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