Richmond High School was a former public secondary school in Richmond, Virginia. The school's alumni include prominent African Americans and champion runner Lon Myers, a Jew. An 1885 report on Virginia's schools showed dozens of teachers trained at Richmond High School and the teachers serving in various counties.
Alumni
Wendell Dabney, who led successful protests of African American students having a separate off campus graduation ceremony
Irving Comer, Arlington County's first African American policeman
Lawrence Myers, a champion short-distance runner was in the school's first graduating class
Lefty Bowers, baseball player