Atlee High School
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| Atlee High School | |
| Established | 1991 |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Principal | Vincent D'Agostino |
| Enrollment | 1,495 |
| Location | Mechanicsville, United States |
| Color(s) | Black, Silver, Blue, White |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Homepage | Atlee High School |
Atlee High School is a secondary school serving south-central Hanover County, receiving most students from Chickahominy Middle School. Atlee is a part of the Hanover County School District supervised by Stewart D. Roberson. Vincent D'Agostino has held the position of principal since the 2002-2003 school year. Nearly 1,500 students are currently enrolled.
Atlee is an International Baccalaureate world school, certified for the Diploma Programme as school 1191 in January, 2000 [1]. Atlee also hosts a FIRST robotics team as a combined part of its Technology Student Association branch, and has competed for their third year as team 1599 [2]. At the 2007 NASA/VCU Regional competition, Atlee placed 11th out of 66 teams [3].
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kevin Grubb, NASCAR driver
- Wayne Grubb, NASCAR crew chief and former driver
- Matt Taylor, bassist in the band Motion City Soundtrack
- Tony Thaxton, drummer in the band Motion City Soundtrack
- Tobias Whitaker, trombonist with nationally recognized, Richmond-based salsa group Bio Ritmo
