Amherst County High School is a public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia, United States. As the only high school in the county, it offers a comprehensive program from Advanced Placement (AP) classes to classes offered through a reciprocity program with local colleges that allow students to earn both high school and college credit at the same time. In addition to the academic program, the school has a comprehensive vocational-technical department that includes welding (offering certification), auto mechanics, LPN nursing (certification offered), EMT-B (certification offered), masonry, carpentry and agriculture.-
Notable alumni Buddy Bailey, minor league baseball manager Jesse Best (2013), artist, writer, and actor - best known for script supervision work for on The Road (2009 film) Ken Dixon (1978), professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles Will Rucker (2010), theatrical production artist, who studied at Yale. Jesse Stinnett (2013), minor league baseball player (RHP) for the Colorado Rockies organization. Pierre Thomas (1980), journalistamherstcountyhighschool.org/class-of-1980.html Randy Tomlin (1985), professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates Nathan Trevillian (2015), professional baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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