Hanover High School (Mechanicsville, Virginia)


Hanover High School is a high school located in the Mechanicsville census-designated place of unincorporated Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The school opened during the 2003–04 academic year with Carol Cash as principal. The second principal of the school was George Sadler, who took on the role when Cash retired in 2007. Sadler retired from the role at the end of the 2011–2012 school year. Dana Gresham joined the school as principal in July 2012 after serving as a principal at Rural Point Elementary School.
Kristina Reece became principal in the 2015–2016 school year.
It is an International Baccalaureate sponsored school. Hanover High is ranked as the 902nd public school in the United States by Newsweek.
The Hawk Eye is the school newspaper that was established when the school was opened. Eleven issues of the free newspaper are produced each year.

Athletics

Division 4A team in Region 4B.
HHS has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Sound FX and the womens-only Highlights. Along with Lee-Davis High School, Hanover hosts a competitive festival every year.

The Specialty Center at Hanover High School

STEM Electives

Demographic breakdown of the 1,323 enrolled students: