First Colonial High School
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| First Colonial High School | |
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| The current building of First Colonial high School, with Mascot | |
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| 1272 Mill Dam Road Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23454 United States |
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| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. James G. Merrill |
| Principal | Mr. Dale Holt |
| Assistant Principal | Mr. Matthew Delaney Mr. Carlton Hill Ms. Evangeline Muldon Ms. Deborah Shelton |
| Staff | 149 |
| Enrollment |
2,151 (2006-07) |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region |
| Rival | Cox High School |
| Mascot | Patriots |
| Color(s) | Columbia Blue, Gold, and White |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Homepage | Official site |
First Colonial High School is a high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. First Colonial opened in 1966 by splitting students out of the former Virginia Beach High School. Virginia Beach High then became Virginia Beach Middle School. First Colonial's mascot is the Patriot.
First Colonial runs a magnet program called the Legal Studies Academy, created to offer students a way to explore employment in the legal field. The school also has a joint Navy JROTC program with Cox High School, its traditional rival for First Colonial in sporting events and competitions.
First Colonial is one of five Virginia Beach high schools ranked in the top 1200 in Newsweek's 2006 ranking of American high schools.[1]
First Colonial is one of three public Virginia Beach high schools to have a club-level crew team, sharing rowing facilities with Princess Anne students. The First Colonial Crew Club competes in state and district regattas.
Along with Navy JROTC & crew, First Colonial has a state champion and national competing Mock Trial team. Their most consistently successful teams overall are NJROTC, Scholastic Bowl, and Debate.
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[edit] Famous Alumni
- Steven Culp - Actor
- Colleen Fitzpatrick - Actor, Singer
- Juice Newton - Singer, Pop and Country
- Brandon Noble - Former NFL football player
- Mark Reynolds (baseball) - Major League baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks - Third Base)
- Aaron Rouse - NFL football player (Green Bay Packers - Safety)
- Mark Ruffalo - Actor
- Kendra Todd - Winner of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" (season 3)
[edit] Scholastic Bowl
The Scholastic Bowl is First Colonial's most popular academic based sport, coached by Steve Leland.
The team also competes in the local Battle of the Brains competition. With a victory over Franklin on December 5th, with that being said, First Colonial has moved into the quarterfinals.
[edit] NJROTC
First Colonial High School shares a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program with Cox High School (it's long time rival). Their collective NJROTC is based at FC, and is headed by Captain Robert Sinibaldi, USN Ret. and Senior Chief Petty Officer Stephen Fields, USN Ret. Recently, they placed 1st Overall at the Area 5 National Qualifier Meet. This qualified them for an NJROTC National event held in Pensacola, Florida.
Currently, First Colonial High School's NJROTC staff consists of:
C/LT J.S. Everard - Executive Officer
C/LTjg Joseph Patterson - Operations/Training Officer
C/LTjg Claire Nadolski - Supply Officer
C/ENS Joshua Lawrence - Armed Drill Commander
C/ENS Jordan-Camille Ocampo - Color Guard Commander
C/SCPO Gerald Short - Administrative Officer
C/SCPO Ryan Moore - Unarmed Drill Commander
C/CPO Damien Diaz - Public Affairs Officer
C/CPO Corey Street - Weapons Officer
C/LTjg Joseph Patterson - Academics Team Commander*
C/CPO Chaka Joiner - Athletics Officer
C/CPO James Marx - Rifle Team Commander
C/LT J.S. Everard - NS-1 Drill Team Commander**
C/CPO Nicholas Waddell - NS-1 Color Guard Commander
- C/LTjg Joseph Patterson is taking on Academics Team Commander as a collateral duty.
- C/LT J.S. Everard is taking on NS-1 Drill Team Commander as a collateral duty.
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools. What Makes a High School Great?. Newsweek (2006). Retrieved on 21 June 2006.
2. Alex Dye - aka the Big White Stiff is the next great center in the Hampton Roads with a lot of potential (to say 'Can I take your order?')
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