Galileo Magnet High School

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Galileo Magnet High School

Address

230 South Ridge St Danville , Virginia 24540 United States
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	2002
School district	Danville Public Schools
Principal	Angela Ramsey
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	286 (2016–17)^[1]
Language	English
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Red, Blue, Gray
Athletics	Soccer, Cross-Country
Mascot	Falcon
Newspaper	The Falcon's View
Feeder schools	O.T. Bonner Middle School, Westwood Middle School
Website	Galileo Magnet High School Website

Galileo Magnet High School, opened in September 2002, is a public high school located in Danville, Virginia. The school was originally funded by an 8 million dollar grant to the Danville Public School System.^{[from whom?]} By working directly with organizations such as the Langley Research Center and Virginia Tech,^[2]^[3] Galileo offers a technology-based curriculum, with three strands of study for students to choose from. A thematic-based curriculum is provided in Advanced Communications and Networking Technology, Air and Space Technology, and Biotechnology. U.S. News & World Report ranked the school the 45th best in the state in 2020.^[4]

Galileo is an International Baccalaureate world school.^[5]

Athletics

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Galileo features seven offerings from the VHSL including varsity soccer, cross country, scholastic bowl, indoor, outdoor track, swim and dive, and theatre in the Dogwood District.^[6] Galileo has won three overall team state championships in VHSL Class 1 with scholastic bowl in 2018,^[7] boys cross country in 2021,^[8] and girls cross country in 2023.^[9] In addition, Galileo athletes in track have won eight relays and thirteen individual events at the state championships along with an individual state championship in girls cross country.^[10]

References

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^ "Galileo Magnet High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^ "Galileo Magnet High School students learn about cyberinfrastructure at VBI".
^ "Innovations in Education: Successful Magnet High Schools".
^ "Virginia High Schools".
^ "Galileo Magnet High School".
^ "Galileo Magnet".
^ "NAQT | Galileo Magnet High School | Results".
^ "VHSL Class 1 State XC Meet 2021 - Boys Results".
^ "VHSL Class 1 State XC Meet 2023 - Class 1 Girls".
^ "Senior completes perfect season, Galileo wins state championship". 13 November 2023.

External links

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v t e International Baccalaureate schools in Virginia
High Schools	Annandale High School Atlee High School Brooke Point High School Clarke County High School William Fleming High School Galileo Magnet High School Gar-Field Senior High School George C. Marshall High School George Mason High School Granby High School Hampton High School Hanover High School Henrico High School Heritage High School James Monroe High School John R. Lewis High School Justice High School King's Fork High School Loudoun Valley High School Martinsville High School Meadowbrook High School Mechanicsville High School Meridian High School Midlothian High School Mount Vernon High School Mountain View High School Oscar F. Smith High School Patrick Henry High School (Ashland) Princess Anne High School Robinson Secondary School Salem High School South Lakes High School Spotsylvania High School Thomas A. Edison High School Thomas Jefferson High School (Richmond) Tucker High School Unity Reed High School Virginia High School Warwick High School Washington-Liberty High School York High School
Middle Schools	Academy for Discovery at Lakewood Edgar Allan Poe Middle School Ellen Glasgow Middle School Fairfield Middle School Fred Lynn Middle School George H. Moody Middle School Hampton Middle School Jefferson-Houston K-8 School Key Middle School Langston Hughes Middle School Lucille Brown Middle School Mark Twain Middle School Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School Plaza Middle School Stuart M. Beville Middle School Thomas Jefferson Middle School Tuckahoe Middle School Unity Braxton Middle School Walker-Grant Middle School Walt Whitman Middle School
Elementary Schools	Antietam Elementary School Bevedere Elementary School Buckland Mills Elementary School Chimborazo Elementary School Dogwood Elementary School Ellis Elementary School James River Elementary School Jefferson-Houston K-8 School Mount Daniel Elementary School Mullen Elementary School Oak Street Elementary School Randolph Elementary School Rosa Parks Elementary School
Private Schools	Carlisle School The Hague School King Abdullah Academy Saint Mary's Catholic School Strelitz International Academy Trinity Episcopal School Williamsburg Christian Academy

36°35′5.6″N 79°23′36.4″W / 36.584889°N 79.393444°W / 36.584889; -79.393444

v t e Virginia High School League Region 1B Schools
Bull Run District	Rappahannock County Click here for a list of all the schools in district
Dogwood District	Altavista Galileo Magnet William Campbell Click here for a list of all the schools in district
James River District	Cumberland Click here for a list of all the schools in district
Shenandoah District	Buffalo Gap Click here for a list of all schools in the district
Tidewater District	Carver College & Career Click here for a list of all schools in the district
Tri-Rivers District	Appomattox Regional Brunswick Franklin Surry County Sussex Central Click here for a list of all schools in the district

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International	VIAF
National	United States
Geographic	NCES