Petersburg High School is located in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It is the only high school in Petersburg City Public Schools.
Petersburg High School is located on Johnson Road. The new school combined the old Petersburg High School on Washington Street (currently the Appomattox Regional Governor's School) and the old Peabody High School (currently Peabody Middle School) on Wesley Street.
Petersburg High School opened the Johnson Road location on September 3, 1974. The campus style architecture of the facility was divided into four wings by architect Gordon B. Galusha. The William W. Lawson, Jr. Gymnasium, which extends east of the main building, was named after the title-winning basketball coach, the late William H. Lawson, Jr. It has one full-sized basketball court and seats approximately 3,000 fans. The auditorium is located in the main building and seats 924 with 532 plush red-cushioned seats located in the orchestra. Seating in the rear of the auditorium includes desk-top seats The band and choral rooms include built in risers and an individual sound studio for instrumental music students. The cafeteria, adjacent to the auditorium, is centrally located to provide easy access by all wings.
Notable alumni
Tyra Bolling – R&B artist
Mark Buckley – ATP tennis player
Ricky Hunley (1980) – retired NFL player
Kendall Langford (2004) – NFL player
Moses Malone (1974) – retired NBA player
Frank Mason (2012) – NBA player
Jerome Mathis (2001) – NFL/AFL player
Trey Songz (2002) – R&B artist
Quinton Spain (2010) – NFL player
Blair Underwood (1982) – actor
Mark West – retired NBA player
Avis Wyatt – professional Euro-League Basketball player