ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Alleghany Highlands Public Schools will merge Covington High School and Alleghany High School in the fall of 2023. which is why Monday, the school got a new mascot, a cougar, which started the new chapter.
“Our cougar was born through a unifying spirit of purpose, focus and resolve that is present throughout the Alleghany Highlands,” said Jonathan Arritt, vice chairman of the school board.
In July 2022, Alleghany County Public Schools and Covington City Public Schools merged into Alleghany Highlands Public Schools.
“We’ve been so fortunate to come together as a family quickly. As you might understand, in this process, we’ve been working together a lot,” said Kim Halterman, superintendent of AHPS.
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