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Amelia County lies in the Piedmont region of Virginia, known for rolling hills and small ridges that lie between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Coastal Plain of Virginia. The county is bordered by the Appomattox River to the north and west, and Namozine Creek to the east. Amelia County is drained by tributaries of the Appomattox.
Amelia County Public Schools is a school district that serves Amelia County, Virginia in primary and secondary education. The district is headquartered in Amelia Courthouse. The district is led by superintendent is Dr. Lori Harper. The school district became desegregated in the 1960s after the Brown v. Board of Education supreme court case.
Prior to the integration of public schools in 1969, education for black students was sparse in rural Virginia. In 1865, widowed by her fallen husband, who had been a Union army officer, Samantha Jane Neil began educating freed slaves in Amelia County. [1]
Pages in category "Schools in Amelia County, Virginia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
With an enrollment of roughly 578 as of 2016–2017, Amelia County High School plays in Group A of the Virginia High School League. The mascot for this high school is a raider and the school colors are green and gold. The raider is a medieval soldier, wearing armor and carrying a shield and javelin while riding a horse. [3]
Jetersville is a mostly rural unincorporated community in southwestern Amelia County in the U.S. state of Virginia, just off US 360 (Patrick Henry Highway). The town is centered around the intersection of SR 671 (Jetersville Road, a short loop segment of old US 360) and SR 640 (Perkinson Road).
Buildings and structures in Amelia County, Virginia (4 C, 1 P) E. Education in Amelia County, Virginia (1 C, 1 P) G. Geography of Amelia County, Virginia (3 C) N.
During the early 20th century, the Rosenwald School project was a collaborative effort that built thousands of facilities across the South primarily for the education of African American children. As late as 1967, after desegregation, a campus named Mannboro School, alternatively called Amelia Academy, [6] continued to operate on Route 612. [7]