Floyd County High School

Floyd County High School is a public school located in Floyd, Virginia. It serves all children, grades 8-12 in Floyd County, Virginia with an approximate enrollment of 800. The current school was established in 1962. The schools mascot is the Buffalo and the school colors are Black and Gold.HistoryFloyd County High School was built in 1962, a product of a county-wide movement to consolidate the three high schools in Floyd County using funding from both the Federal government and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Originally, there were separate high schools in Willis, Floyd, and Check. Floyd County High School was previously located on the current site of Floyd Elementary School. Before that time, it was located in the building which now houses Schoolhouse Fabrics. The first class of FCHS graduated in 1963. The school celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the graduation of the Class of 2012.Vocational SchoolIn the 1970s, funds from the Appalachian Regional Development Act were used to construct a separate vocational school on the Floyd County High School campus. This school currently houses auto-mechanics, welding, computer technology and home economics classes.AcademicsFloyd County has no middle school. The elementary school grades range from K-7, while the high school encompasses grades 8-12.Extracurricular activitiesFloyd County won the VHSL group A boys outdoor track state championship in 2000. Floyd County won the group A state championship for boys golf in 1985, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007. Floyd County won the group A state championship for girls cross-country in 2003. Floyd County won the group A state championship for girls basketball in 1993, 1994, 2008, 2013 and boys basketball group A state championship in 1997.