Cosby High School is a public high school in Midlothian, Virginia, United States. Cosby opened in 2006 and is the newest of eleven high schools administered by Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school serves over 2,500 students.
History Cosby High School was named for its proximity to Cosby Road. Once a major road through the county, it is now only about a mile long, running parallel to the more heavily trafficked Hull Street Road (US 360). The road's namesake, Wilson Dance Cosby, was a local resident who worked thirty-five years as a county school bus driver. In 2015, Cosby was named a National Blue Ribbon School.
Academics Cosby's Health Science Specialty Center opened in September 2007.
According to U.S. News & World Report, Cosby ranks #2,134th in America, 46th in Virginia, 8th in the Richmond Metro Area, and 2nd of the 11 high schools in Chesterfield County Public Schools. 47% of students participated in an AP course, and the graduation rate is 99%.
Athletics Cosby High School is a member of group AAA in the Virginia High School League. They are a part of the AAA Central Region and AAA Dominion District. In 2012, 2018, & 2019, they won the Wells Fargo Cup, which honors the VHSL high school with the most prominent athletic department on the state level.
+State ChampionshipsSportYear(s)Basketball (girls)2014, 2015, 2016, 2018Cheer2010, 2011Soccer (boys)2018, 2024Soccer (girls)2012Softball2012, 2021Sportsmanship (girls)2013–14Track and field (girls, indoor)2012Volleyball (boys)2017Wells Fargo Cup2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19
Performing arts The CHS Titan Marching Band has been named a Commonwealth of Virginia Honor Band in the past and is a 16-time consecutive holder of this title.
The school also has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Spotlight" and the all-female "Rhapsody".
Notable people Alumni Jake Lowery (2008), baseball player Terry Williams (2010), Canadian football player Luis Rendon (2012), soccer player Troy Caupain (2013), basketball player
Faculty Bryan Still, football player
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