History

Cave Spring High School opened in 1956. In 1968, the high school was moved to its current site, while its original building became Cave Spring Junior High School. Cave Spring held grades 10-12 for a large number of years until 2002, when it fed over half of its 9-12 population into Hidden Valley High School.

Currently, renovations are being done to improve the track, football, and soccer practice fields in celebration of the school's 50th anniversary. These renovations are called Project 50 and were thought up by Coach Loesel, one of the cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track coaches.

The Roanoker Magazine recently named Cave Spring High the number one school in the valley for its strong performances in SAT scores, state rankings and graduation rates. [1]

Tiki Barber, alumni of CSH and current NBC News anchor, honored former coach and current principal Steve Spangler on the Today Show on November 14, 2007 as a part of a continuing Today Show segment about heroes in someone’s life. Barber said about Spangler, "At a time when I was impressionable and vulnerable to negative peer pressure, Coach Spangler was a father figure and a motivator who pushed me to be the best at anything I tried, whether on the field or in the classroom."[2]

The mascot is a knight and the sports teams currently play in the AA River Ridge District and Region IV. Before Hidden Valley opened, Cave Spring was an AAA school, playing in the AAA Western Valley District and before that in the AAA Roanoke Valley District until its dissolution.

 

The Knights have won 14 Virginia High School League state championships, seven in AA which are five girls volleyball titles won in the 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, and 2011-2012 seasons and the two AA Boys Basketball titles in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010; one unclassified title in boys golf in 1964; and six AAA titles, which are two girls' gymnastics titles in 1976 and 1981; two boys swimming titles in 2000 and 2001; one girls swimming title in 2001; and one boys basketball title in 2002

 

Notable Alumni:

 

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