Albemarle High School is a public high school serving grades 9 through 12. It is a part of Albemarle County Public Schools and is located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. The principal is Darah Bonham, appointed in 2019.
The program Math, Engineering, and Science Academy (MESA) opened for the 2009–2010 school year, inviting approximately 50 freshmen and 25 juniors. MESA offers an accelerated science and math curriculum, in which math and science are taught with an engineering and application focus. Collaborative project based learning, robotics, research and competitions are all part of the MESA environment. Students solve problems analytically and verify their results empirically through experimentation using tools including MATLAB, Autodesk Inventor and Microsoft Excel. In 2013, MESA students won the International Robotic Sailing Regatta beating every college team in attendance and advanced two students to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
James McNew, bass player; member of the band Yo La Tengo
Nick Novak, scored 802 points in a 10-year NFL place-kicking career;[2] attended the University of Maryland; finished career as the ACC's all-time leading scorer and 5th all-time in NCAA with 393 points; 13 seasons of professional football; 6th leading scorer in Chargers history; AHS Hall of Fame.
Tommy Toms, former MLB relief pitcher; played for the San Francisco Giants
Walter White, former NFL tight end; played for the Kansas City Chiefs; recorded 808 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in 1976
Jason F. Wright, New York Times bestselling author, speaker and columnist.
