Poquoson High School

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Poquoson High School

Address
51 Odd Road Poquoson, Virginia, 23662, United States
Website
Official PHS Site
Information
School district	Poquoson City Schools
Principal	Donald Bock
School type	Public high school
Grades	9–12
Language	English
Mascot	Bull Islanders
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Founded	1910
Enrollment	859 (2006)
Rival Schools	Tabb High School
Athletic Conference	Bay Rivers District Region I

Poquoson High School is a public secondary school, located in Poquoson, Virginia and serves as the sole public secondary school for students in the City. The school was opened in 1910 and currently has approximately 860 students.^[1] The school competes in athletics and activities in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District. Poquoson High has historically been known for its wrestling program, which has won numerous state championships and has occasionally been ranked nationally. Poquoson High also is known in the academic realm for its Odyssey of the Mind championship teams.

1 Feeder patterns
2 Accreditation and rankings
3 Athletics and interscholastic competition
4 Facilities
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into PHS ^[2]:

Poquoson Primary School (Grades K-2)
Poquoson Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
Poquoson Middle School (Grades 6-8)

All residents are zoned to these schools as there are no other public schools in the City.

[edit] Accreditation and rankings

Poquoson High is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education^[1] and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1972.

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Poquoson High was ranked 636th in the most recent Newsweek ranking of America's Top 1000 High Schools.^[4] The school was ranked 621st in 2005.^[4]

Poquoson was also ranked amongst the top 100 communities for music education by the American Music Conference in 2006.^[5]

[edit] Athletics and interscholastic competition

Poquoson High School competes in the Virginia High School's AA Division, Region I, Bay Rivers District. The school competes in the following sports:^[6]

Baseball
Basketball (Boys and Girls)
Competitive Cheer
Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Indoor Track (Boys and Girls)
Sailing

Sideline Cheer
Soccer (Boys and Girls)
Softball
Swimming (Boys and Girls)
Tennis (Boys and Girls)
Track (Boys and Girls)
Volleyball
Wrestling

[edit] Sailing

Poquoson High is one of 54 schools in the Mid-Atlantic states and one of three public schools in Hampton Roads to sponsor a varsity level sailing team.^[7]

[edit] Wrestling

Poquoson High School has a distinguished history in wrestling, winning state titles in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, and 1999. ^[8] Additionally, the school placed second in the state tournament many times in the 1980's and 1990's to Grundy Senior High School which produced an intense rivalry between the schools which are eight hours or about 425 miles driving distance apart. The program has produced over 70 individual state titles and one wrestler for the U.S national wrestling team. Two former wrestlers have won four state titles during their times with the team.^[9]

[edit] Academic Competition

Poquoson High School also fields competitive teams in these areas:

Academic Challenge

Debate

Forensics

One-Act Theatre

[edit] Odyssey of the Mind

Poquoson High, like its feeder schools, has had a positive history with its Odyssey of the Mind. Teams from the school have won numerous district and state titles. This decade, Poquoson teams have also won in the World Tournament (2000 and 2001)^[10] and placed in 2002 (3rd place - It's a Snap Division III), 2004 (13th place - Balancing Act Division III), and 2005 (6th place - Problem 4 Crazy Columns Division III).^[11]

[edit] Facilities

Poquoson High School now occupies its third building in its history. Poquoson High's second building, which housed the school from the 1930's to 1975, now houses Poquoson Middle School. The school moved into its current facility in 1975 and the building has undergone two additions and renovations, one in 1977 and one in 1998.^[12] The football stadium, where football and soccer games are played, is located off campus at Poquoson Middle School. Facilities for the wrestling team are located adjacent to the football stadium.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b School Overview (English) (HTML). Poquoson High School. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
^ Poquoson City Schools (English) (HTML). Poquoson City Public Schools. Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
^ School Overview (English) (HTML). Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
^ ^a ^b America's Top 1000 High Schools (English) (HTML). Newsweek. Retrieved on April 3, 2007.
^ Top 100 Music Communities (English) (HTML). American Music Conference. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
^ PHS - Athletics (English) (HTML). Poquoson High School. Retrieved on February 26, 2007.
^ HIGH SCHOOL SAILING - A GROWING SPORT (English) (HTML). Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
^ State Champions (English) (HTML). Poquoson Wrestling. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
^ State Champions (English) (HTML). Poquoson Wrestling. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
^ Senate Joint Resolution 39 (2001) (English) (HTML). Virginia Senate. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
^ Virginia OM Results at the World Championships (English) (HTML). Virginia Odyssey of the Mind. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
^ About Poquoson City Schools (English) (HTML). Poquoson City Public Schools. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.