History
Appalachia High School opened in the 1916-1917 school year. That year, Dr. J. J. Kelly, Wise County's new Superintendent of Schools, gave out diplomas at the first graduation in the spring of 1917. The original building was constructed in 1911, with an additional structure added in 1915. Both of these early buildings burned down in 1924 and were replaced. Contractors used local Wise County bricks to construct this structure, until the current school was built in 1960. During the summer of 2011, Appalachia High School closed and was consolidated with neighboring Powell Valley High School in Big Stone Gap due to low enrollment and operational costs. This consolidated school was named Union High School.
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