Floyd E. Kellam High School
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| Floyd E. Kellam High School | |
| Address | |
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| 2323 Holland Road Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23453 USA |
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| Information | |
| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. James G. Merrill |
| Principal | Mr. Bruce Biehl |
| Assistant Principal | Ms. Nancy Farrell Ms. Carolyn Keen Mr. Paul Meadors Mr. Mike Porter |
| Staff | 143 |
| Enrollment |
1,981 (2006-07) |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region |
| Motto | Floyd E. Kellam High School's mission statement is to provide a positive, safe school environment where students, teachers, parents, and community will accept responsibility for learning skills to meet present as well as future challenges. |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold, and White |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Homepage | Official site |
Floyd E. Kellam High School is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Located in the city's southern section, the school first opened in 1962, named after judge Floyd Eaton Kellam. Kellam High School serves a large portion of the city of Virginia Beach, with the attendance boundary extending south to the North Carolina border. The student population is comprised of 82 percent Caucasian students, 10 percent African-American students, 5 percent Hispanic, and 3 percent Asian/Pacific Islander students.[1] The building shares the same design as Bayside High School, First Colonial High School, and Kempsville High School.
Floyd Kellam High School is fully accredited under Virginia's Standards of Learning program. The school is the third-oldest in Virginia Beach, next to Princess Anne High School and Frank W. Cox High School. Kellam has also been a blue ribbon school in the Fine Arts Department for the years 2006 and 2007.
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[edit] Administration
- Bruce Biehl, Principal
- Nancy Farrell, Assistant Principal
- Carolyn Keen, Assistant Principal
- Paul Meadors , Assistant Principal
- Mike Porter, Assistant Principal
[edit] Sports
[edit] Notable Alumni
- 2002 Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals
- 2004 Jacob Wylie, San Francisco State University / Televangelist
- Tawana Brawley
[edit] Virginia state championships
- 1994 Gymnastics
- 2005 Girls' Soccer
- 2006 Gymnastics
- 2007 Softball
[edit] Individual state champions
- 2003 Kelley Taylor, Indoor Track: 1600m
- 2003 Natalie Scherbak, Cross Country
- 2004 Natalie Scherbak, Indoor Track: 1000m
- 2004 Natalie Scherbak, Outdoor Track: 4x800m, 800m, 1600m
- 2006 Talia Tossone, Gymnastics: Vault
- 2007 Eric Olanowski, Wrestling: 112
- 2007 Mike Holcomb, Wrestling: 119
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ About Our School. Kellam High School. Retrieved on 14 June 2006.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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