Lebanon High School (Virginia)

Lebanon High School is a public high school located in the town of Lebanon, Virginia which is also the county seat of Russell County, Virginia. They are a part of the Russell County Public Schools system and have been accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2023–2024 school year. Mr. Ryan Potts is the current principal and Mrs. Whitney Sizemore is the vice principal. Prior to the opening of present-day Lebanon High School on September 3, 1985, the school was located at what is now Lebanon Middle School. The newly built school provided modern facilities and enhanced resources and capacity for students and faculty.

WWW lhs.russell.k12.va.us

Academics

Lebanon High offers students the opportunity to enroll in dual enrollment courses from Southwest Virginia Community College. These courses are not online and are taught by the teacher in the student's classroom. If students prefer online learning, they have the ability to enroll in online courses through Virtual Virginia and A. Linwood Holton Governor's School. In addition to those options, honors and career/technical courses are also available to students wanting to learn in person.
During the 2022-2023 school year, 23.1% of students were classified as having chronic absenteeism, meaning they had missed 10% or more of the school year. In the same school year, 74.8% of students met one criterion of being College, Career, and Civically Ready. Additionally, the Virginia Department of Education awarded the school Level One, the highest level, of academic achievement for all three measurable subjects: English, Math, and Science. Over the course of their education, 7.87% of the students in the Class of 2023 dropped out of school before graduating.

Athletics

Lebanon High School is currently a member of the Virginia High School League and participates in the Southwest District as well as the Region 2D conference. They offer students the opportunity to participate in 17 different VHSL sports in the fall, winter, and spring. The school mascot is the Pioneer with red, white, and black being the school's team colors. The "Pioneers" have won several team and individual state championships, with the boys' varsity cross country team being the most recent champions in 2022 and 2023.

Athletic/Academic Activity	School Year	Team	VHSL Class	Coach	Ref.
Basketball	1963-1964	Boys Varsity	Group II	Jamie Farley
Basketball	1990-1991	Boys Varsity	Group A	Rick Thompson
Outdoor Track	2007-2008	Boys Varsity	Group A	Bob Weatherly
Softball	2015-2016	Girls Varsity	Group 2A	Shelia Adams
Baseball	2020-2021	Boys Varsity	Class 2	Doc Adams
Cross Country	2022-2023	Boys Varsity	Class 1	Travis Hooker
Baseball	2022-2023	Boys Varsity	Class 1	Cody Compton
Cross Country	2023-2024	Boys Varsity	Class 2	Travis Hooker

Sport	Season	Home Location	Home Address
Baseball*	Spring	"Doc Adams Baseball Field"	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Basketball*	Winter	"Charles C. Long Gymnasium"	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Cross-Country*	Fall	"Through the Pines" Cross Country Course	919 Main St, Lebanon, VA 24266
Football*	Fall	"Tommy Bryant Stadium"	53 George Ben Whited Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Forensics	Winter	"Little Theatre"	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Golf	Fall	N/A	N/A
Indoor Track	Winter	N/A	N/A
Marching Band	Fall	"Tommy Bryant Stadium"	53 George Ben Whited Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Outdoor Track and Field*	Spring	Lebanon High School	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Scholastic Bowl	Winter	Lebanon High School	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Sideline Cheer*	Fall	"Tommy Bryant Stadium"	53 George Ben Whited Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Soccer**	Spring	"Tommy Bryant Stadium"	53 George Ben Whited Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Softball*	Spring	"Shelia Adams Softball Field"	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Tennis	Spring	J.S. Easterly Park	458 Haber Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Theatre	Fall	"Little Theatre"	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Volleyball*	Fall	"Charles C. Long Gymnasium"	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266
Wrestling	Winter	"Charles C. Long Gymnasium"	105 Charles C Long Dr, Lebanon, VA 24266

Separate 8th Grade, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Team, **Separate Junior Varsity and Varsity Team

Barack Obama visit

On September 9, 2008, then presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a speech from the Lebanon High School gymnasium in an attempt to connect with voters of rural Southwest Virginia. He elaborated and explained his plan to address economic issues, energy solutions, job losses, as well as universal healthcare if he was to become president. During his speech, he made it clear that he was not against gun rights and believed in the Second Amendment. In addition, he reiterated that he was "a friend of coal," a stable of Southwest Virginia's economy. During his event, he took several questions from both the youth and adults of the crowd. Before he took the stage, he was introduced by Virginia's former 9th district congressman, Rick Boucher (D-VA).