John I. Burton High School

John Ira Burton High School is a high school located in the City of Norton, Virginia, United States. A part of Norton City Schools, it has an enrollment of approximately 320 students.[3]

John I. Burton High School
Address
109 11th St

Norton
,
Virginia
24273

United States
Coordinates36°55′47.4″N 82°38′2.7″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1953
School districtNorton City Schools
SuperintendentGina Wohlford
PrincipalBrad Hart[1]
Grades8-12
Enrollment320[2] (2020)
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)   Orange and black
AthleticsBasketball, football, baseball, wrestling, volleyball, tennis, cross country, softball, track, cheerleading, golf, marching band
Athletics conferenceCumberland District
(Region 1D)
MascotRaiders
RivalCentral High School (Wise, Virginia), Union High School and Ridgeview High School
WebsiteOfficial site

Building

The school was built in 1953 and named in honor of John Ira Burton, who served as principal of the local schools for 38 years. It has a classroom capacity of 615 students.[4]

In 2008, major structural enhancements were made on the Lawson-Fitchko Stadium. They were completed on August 22 for the Raiders' first home football game of the season, against Rye Cove High School.

On September 18, 2008, the school dedicated the Rickie M. Harris Athletic Complex. The facility was named in honor of Rickie M.Harris, a former student and school athlete who died five years prior as a result of an auto accident.[5]

Athletics

The Raider football team competed in the Virginia state finals three times between 2003–2006 and won the state title in 1972.[6] In the 2006 state finals the Raiders came close to a second state title, finishing with a score of 21-20 against the Riverheads Gladiators from Staunton, Virginia.[7]

The school's marching band competes in several regional competitions and the band performed at the halftime performance for the 2017 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana.[8]

In March 2011, the school's Lady Raider Basketball team won its first state championship, defeating Sussex Central 65-54 in the VHSL Group A, Division 1 final.[9]

John I. Burton wrestler Colby Dean became a four-time VHSL A State Champion from 2010-2013, becoming at the time just the third wrestler in Group A history to win four state championships.[10]

Academics

In 2018, the school had a dropout percentage of 0.81%.[11] In that same year, 70% of the school's graduating class enrolled in a postsecondary Institution of Higher Education (IHE) within sixteen months of graduating.[12] In the 2010–2011 school year, John I. Burton was in one of only four school divisions in the state that made AYP (average yearly progress) as set by guidelines in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, a former national education mandate.[13]

References
  1. https://www.nortoncityschools.org/1/staff/49/
  2. https://www.nortoncityschools.org/1/Content2/158. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "About Us - John I Burton High School". www.nortoncityschools.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. "About Us - John I Burton High School". www.nortoncityschools.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. "Harris' Seeks to Keep Son's Memory Alive". HeraldCourier.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  6. "VHSL-REFERENCE | J.I. Burton High School Football All-Time Records". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  7. "VHSL-REFERENCE | J.I. Burton High School Football". www.vhsl-reference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  8. "John I Burton High School band set to perform in Sugar Bowl halftime show Monday". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  9. Hayes, Tim. "FINALLY: Burton girls bring school 1st basketball title". HeraldCourier.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  10. Correspondent, Lloyd Combs | Sports. "Colby Dean adds another state wrestling title". HeraldCourier.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  11. "VDOE :: School Dropout Statistics". www.doe.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  12. "Postsecondary Education Reports". p1pe.doe.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  13. "VDOE :: News - Aug. 11, 2011 – State Superintendent Says 2011 Virginia AYP Results Emphasize Need for New Federal Accountability Model". www.doe.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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