Clintwood High School

Clintwood High School
Address
141 Greenwave Circle Clintwood, Virginia 24228 USA
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1918
School district	Dickenson County Schools
Superintendent	Ms. Haydee Robinson
Principal	Mr. Rodney Compton
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	320 (2012)
Language	English
Color(s)	Green, White, and Gold
Athletics conference	A Cumberland District Region D
Mascot	Greenwave
Rival	Haysi High School
Newspaper	The Rolling Wave Newsletter
Website	CHS Official Website

Clintwood High School (CHS) is one of two high schools in Dickenson County, Virginia. It is located in Clintwood, the county seat of Dickenson County. It will combine with Haysi High School in the 2015-2016 school year to form Ridgeview High School.

Athletics

Football

Clintwood has won four state championships in football, 3 under legendary former Head Coach Ralph Cummins (1974, 1975, 1978) . Clintwood plays at Ralph Cummins Stadium, which is one of the premier facilities in Southwest Virginia and is commonly referred to as "Ralph's House". Coach Cummins was the Head Coach of the Clintwood Football team for 35 years; his teams won 271 games, going undefeated in the regular season 10 times. Coach Cummins is a member of the VHSL Hall of Fame.

Basketball

The Clintwood boy's team won two state championships in 1950 and 1951.

Notable alumni

• Justin Hamilton - Former professional football player, NFL, Cleveland Browns & Washington Redskins

• Kevin Triplett - Vice President of Public Affairs for Bristol Motor Speedway and former candidate for U.S. Congressman from Virginia's 9th Congressional District.

• Shane Hensley - Novelist and owner of Pinnacle Entertainment Group.
• Loston Wallace - Professional comic book illustrator

External links

• Clintwood High School website