About Us
Mission
The mission of Huguenot High School is to provide a high-quality education that prepares, ensures, and empowers all students to achieve their full intellectual and social potential to become lifelong learners and productive members within a global society.
Vision
At Huguenot, all students are groomed, through an environment of reinforcement and tenacity within a culture of autonomy, to successfully complete college or excel in a trade to ultimately flourish in a 21st-century society.
History Overview
Huguenot High School was built during the 1959-60 school year and opened on September 6, 1960. It was named for several hundred French
Protestants who fled to Virginia from France. They settled about twenty miles above the falls of the James River, and with the growth in Virginia became absorbed into the Virginia way of life. Included in the several monuments and memorials in the area attributed to the Huguenots is the Huguenot Memorial Bridge built in 1949.Huguenot, originally a Chesterfield County school, became a part of Richmond Public Schools in 1970.
In 1979, Huguenot High School became the Huguenot building within the Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe High School. Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe was created by Richmond Public Schools because of declining enrollment and the continued loss of revenue for education. It resulted in combining Thomas Jefferson, Huguenot, and George Wythe into one unique school. This change was implemented to reduce expenses and to create a learning environment which would meet the needs of all students.
In August, 1986, the Huguenot building was returned to the status of Huguenot High School and operated as a separate school. Huguenot is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Virginia State Department of Education. It is also a member of the Virginia High School League.
Established
Huguenot High School was established in 1959.
Theme
Huguenot has S.W.A.G.G.E.R
(Students With Academic Grit, Gain, Education & Resilience)
Mascot
Falcon
Colors
Green & Gold