Louisa County Public Schools

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Louisa County High School is a secondary school for students of Louisa County, Virginia in the United States. It serves as the school for students in the county in grades 9-12.HistoryLouisa County High School was created by the consolidation of Louisa, Mineral, and Apple Grove high schools, opening for classes in 1940. The high school was integrated in the fall of 1969.The largest class in LCHS history was the Class of 2009, which graduated 358 students.The 2011 Virginia earthquake caused significant damage to the school. Following an investigation, the building was condemned. As a temporary measure, the high school students shared the middle school for the next several months. High school students attended on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, while middle school students attended Tuesday, Thursday, and every other Saturday. As this was going on, a system of modular buildings were set up in the high school parking lot. Starting the first of February, the high school students began attending class in the modular buildings. The new Louisa County High School is scheduled to open next August in time for the start of the 2015 school year.CurriculumThe high school offers courses in a wide variety of departments, including Alternative Education, Career & Technical Education, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Guidance, Mathematics, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Special Education.The school also offers several Advanced Placement Program (AP) classes and dual-enrollment courses with both J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and Piedmont Virginia Community College.