Landstown High School
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| The mission of Landstown High School, in partnership with family and community, is to provide a balanced and diverse educational experience, through the integration of academics, electives, and technology to allow students to discover and develop their full potential for performance and success. | |
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| Established | 2001 |
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| School type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Brian Baxter |
| Faculty | appx. 175 |
| Students | 2,600 |
| Colors Mascot |
Black, Royal Blue, Silver, White Eagles |
| Location | 2001 Concert Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23456 |
| Information | (757) 468-3800 |
| Website | Official Landstown website |
Landstown High School and Technology Academy is a public secondary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia which first opened in 2001.[1]
The school's most unique feature is the Technology Academy; one of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout the city interested in a technology education can apply to learn from three different strands: pre-engineering technology, information technology, and entrepreneurship technology. Entry to the Academy requires recommendations, above average grades, and electronic portfolio which demonstrates aptitude.
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[edit] Student activities
Athletics: Baseball, Basketball (boys and girls), Cheerleading, Cross Country (boys and girls), Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Indoor Track (boys and girls), Outdoor Track (boys and girls), Soccer (boys and girls), Softball, Swimming (boys and girls), Tennis (boys and girls), Volleyball (boys and girls), Wrestling.
Clubs and organizations: Anime, Asian Pacific Islander Culture Society (APICS), Astronomy, Band, Biotechnology, Black Culture, Chess, Dance, Debate, DECA, Drama, Eagle TV, Earth Savers, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), FCCLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fencing, Forensics, French, Freshman Class, German, Gospel Choir, Highlighter's, Japanese Culture, Junior Class, Kaleidoscope, Key, Literary Magazine, Madrigals, Materials Science, National Honor Society, Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Newspaper, One Act Play, Orchestra, Robotics Team, Student Cooperative Association (SCA), Scholastic Bowl, Senior Class, Sophomore Class, Spanish, Step Team, Technology Student Association, Yearbook.
[edit] Academic honors
Landstown was home to the city's only FIRST robotics team, team #769 (2001-2005). The team was disbanded due to the budget issues.
[edit] Athletic honors
Landstown's football team went to three state championship games in a row from 2003-2005 under Coach Chris Beatty, who led the team to a 40-2 record during that three year span. They won the state championship in 2004 but lost it in 2003 and 2005. The star players during this time were Percy Harvin and Damon McDaniel. In early 2006, Coach Beatty left Landstown to become the offensive coordinator at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
Harvin set five state track records while he was at Landstown High, winning five gold medals at the state finals in 2005: long jump, triple jump, 100 meters, 200 meters and 400-meter relay.[2]
The boys' outdoor track team won the state championship in 2005.
The boys' soccer team won the regional championship in 2006.
The girls' track team won the state championship in 2006.
Landstown has also finished runner up in many other events.
[edit] Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
The current Senior Naval Science Instructor is retired Navy Lieutenant David Hamilton and the Naval Science Instructor is retired Petty Officer First Class Sharon Reyes. The cadet commanding officer is Brandon Klock and the executive office is Ivin Dysangco.
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Landstown High School. AE Systems. Ambassor Enterprises, Inc.. Retrieved on 12 June 2006.
- ^ Squires, David. With top track stars out, medals are up for grabs. dailypress.com. Retrieved on 12 June 2006.
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