Lexington High School, Lexington, VA

10/16/2024

🌀 Hey Scarlet Hurricane(s)!

We see that most of the posts we've made in the last year have been sad ones. 🙏🏼

Since this is Homecoming season, what are your LHS memories of the games 🏈, homecoming courts 👑, and dances 💃🏼 🕺🏼? Share in the comments below.

10/14/2024

We should have posted this sooner, apologies to those who haven't heard the sad news
RIP Tommy Gaines, LHS Class of '88.
A heck of a good guy and a talented drummer. Safe home, man.
The family requests donations made in Tommy's memory to the Rockbridge SPCA. 🙏🏼❤️🤲🏼🕯️

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03/15/2024

It's The Ides of March! 👑🗡️💀
Did you take Latin at LHS? If yes, what are your favorite moments from class? Have you found yourself thankful for Ms. Drake later in life? Be safe out there, beware men in sandals and/ or togas!

11/27/2020

Hey Scarlet Hurricanes: How you feeling today? 🤣🍗🍽💁‍♀️

09/14/2020

Sending our love to Mrs. Peggy Hays, Meredith Hays Benincasa and the Benincasa family, and all who knew and loved Keltie. Gone too soon. Godspeed, our beautiful friend. 🙏❤️🙌

Keltie Louise Hays Peay, 46, of Nashville, Tenn., passed away on Aug. 7, 2020. Keltie was born on Oct. 29, 1973, in Lexington and was the oldest daughter of Willard and Peggy Hays. She grew up on post at Virginia Military Institute.

08/04/2020

She wasn't affiliated with LHS, but if you were a "city kid", you knew Mrs. Walker at Lylburn Downing. She was a SAINT to put up with middle school kids as long as she did. Rest In Peace, beautiful Mrs. Margaret. ❤️

MARGARET WALKER Margaret Armitta Walker, 86, of Lexington passed away Saturday Aug. 1, 2020, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Margaret was born Feb. 20, 1934, in Lexington, a daughter of the late Lewis Greene Sr. and Angeline Haliburton Greene.

04/07/2020

Holding Ray, Amanda, and Mrs. Jeannie up in Love, Light, and Prayer. Class of 1988, we will not forget our friend Michael.

Michael Greenlee Van Ness, Esq., of Lexington was loved by an eclectic group of people because he listened to them — and because he himself loved so broadly, deeply, and enduringly. On March 29 at age 49, Michael passed away due to a stroke, heart disease and kidney failure in Lewis Gale Hospital.

03/30/2020

Hello friends, it is with a heavy heart this morning that I write this post, our dear friend and classmate Mike Van Ness (LHS '88) passed away suddenly this weekend. More information coming soon. Our love goes out to his brother Ray and all of the family.
*Edit: it was a stroke, he was having breathing treatment but the Corona virus test at Lewis Gale hospital was negative. Please be thinking of Mom Jeannie, Brother Ray and Sister Mandy (Amanda). ❤️

03/21/2020

Hey Lexington, you just got your first confirmed case of COVID-19 today. PLEASE stay safe, everyone, Wash your hands, Clean door k***s, Stay home if possible. ❤️

The Southside Health District also announced its first case Friday.

10/14/2019

Received this message yesterday (Saturday, 10/12/19). Thank you Class of '74, and our condolences.
"❤️The family of Charles Wilson, Sr. (C/O 1974) would like to thank the Class of 1974 for the beautiful flowers sent to Harrison's Funeral Home for his Home-Going Celebration. Thank you all! ❤️"

03/27/2019

Who is planning reunions this year? It's already March, ya better get on it!