Coordinates: 36°52′24″N 76°1′43″W / 36.87333°N 76.02861°W / 36.87333; -76.02861

First Colonial High School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

First Colonial High School
Location
1272 Mill Dam Road

,
23454

CoordinatesLua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1966
School districtVirginia Beach City Public Schools
SuperintendentDonald E. Robertson
PrincipalDaniel Miani
Staff101.59 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,732 (2023-24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.05[1]
ColorsColumbia blue and gold
   
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
Beach District
Eastern Region
NicknamePatriots
RivalCox High School
Communities servedCroatan Beach, Kings Grant, Shadowlawn, Alanton, Baycliff
Websitefirstcolonialhs.vbschools.com
[2]

First Colonial High School is a high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is a part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, serving 1,732 students (2023–24).

Demographics

[edit | edit source]

The demographic breakdown of the 2,039 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

  • Male - 48.7%
  • Female - 51.3%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 2.5%
  • Black - 17.4%
  • Hispanic - 9.0%
  • White - 64.5%
  • Multiracial - 6.3%

26.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

[edit | edit source]

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is known for its academy system. First Colonial High School hosts the Legal Studies Academy, which provides students who have an interest in and curiosity about the law, law-related fields, and legal and ethical issues the opportunity to extend their knowledge beyond the typical high school program.[3]

Athletics

[edit | edit source]

First Colonial offers many sports, including:[4]

  • Baseball
    • State champs - 1993, 2024.[5]
  • Basketball
  • Competition Cheer
  • Sideline Cheer
  • Cross Country
  • Field hockey

•Lacrosse

    • State champs - 2011, 2012 & 2015.[5]
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Indoor Track
  • Soccer
    • Girls state champs - 2018, 2021
    • Boys state champs - 2021
  • Softball
  • Swimming
    • Girls state champs 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Tennis
    • Girls state champs - 1977, 1982, 2011[5]
  • Track
  • Volleyball
    • Boys state champs - 1997[5]
    • Girls state champs - 2000, 2002, 2014, 2023[5][6]
  • Wrestling

Notable alumni

[edit | edit source]

See also

[edit | edit source]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ First Colonial Legal Studies Academy
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').