Fluvanna County High School

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In 1870, free public schools were established in Virginia. At first, Fluvanna had small academies throughout the county. Judge Shepherd got the General Assembly of Virginia to pass an act to make Central High School the first legally accredited high school in the county and the first accredited rural high school in Virginia. This meant that Fluvanna had a licensed preparatory school for the University of Virginia. Charles S. Venable, Chairman of the faculty of UVa, said that Central High School was a connecting link between primary and higher education in the state system of public schools.

Sometime prior to 1965, Joseph P. Snead, superintendent, consolidated the white high school students at Carysbrook. The African-American students were consolidated at the Abrams High School, named in honor of the man who worked hard for this consolidation.

In 1965, all students in the county were given the "choice" to go to school in either high school-Carysbrook or Abrams. Total integration took place in 1969 when all students attended Fluvanna High School at Carysbrook and the Abrams building became a junior high.

The present Fluvanna County High School opened in 1976. Since then, the Southwest Wing has been added and renovated. The Abrams building is still used for classroom space. In 2003, a new wing was completed, which houses a new office suite and 22 new classrooms.

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