Frank W. Cox High School
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Dedicated to Excellence....Striving for Perfection
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| 2425 Shorehaven Drive Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23454 USA |
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| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. James G. Merrill |
| Principal | Dr. Brian K. Matney |
| Assistant Principal | Mrs. Sandra Brown Mr. Cletus Griffin Ms. Mary V. Hyman-Wiggins Dr. Michael E. Sicignano |
| Staff | 145 |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region |
| Rival | First Colonial High School[1] |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Color(s) | Forest Green, Gold, and Silver |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Homepage | Official site |
Frank W. Cox High School is a secondary school located in the Great Neck subdivision of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was founded in 1961 as the Northeast Junior High School, but upon opening, it was named after a former superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Frank Woodard Cox, who led the school division from 1933 to 1968. The original building, at 1848 Great Neck Road, is now Great Neck Middle School. A replacement building, also designated as a primary hurricane shelter, was built nearby, at 2425 Shorehaven Drive. The high school was moved into the new building in the fall of 1983.
The current administration at Cox includes principal of five years Dr. Brian K. Matney who graduated in the top two percent of his class at the University of Virginia. He was valedictorian of the class of 1942 for Kempsville High School. He attended graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated with a Masters of Arts in Teaching and a Ph D. While he was attending graduate school he won a Dean E. Smith Scholarship and received awards for his dissertation and his excellent teaching skills of undergraduates.
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[edit] Academic and Athletic honors
Frank W. Cox has an academically advanced student body with an 80% annual passing rate on Advanced Placement tests. Also, two out of three diplomas awarded each year are advanced diplomas. The school has been recognized by major organizations such as Newsweek, which named the high school as a "top" public high school. As far as extracurricular activities go, Cox has an excellent array of sports teams to choose from. It has won 3 state athletic titles so far in the year 07-08 school year. Also, its music program, student newspaper, and student yearbook all won Blue ribbon awards in 2006.
Over the past years athletes come and go, but one athlete in particular has earned our “Gold Wings” medal. Class of 2008 senior, Jeffery Roenker, has topped our schools records. With an amazing athletic physique and record breaking strength, flexibility, speed and stamina, Jeff has topped our record holder’s list and is holding the current number one position for excellence in athletics. With his recent acceptance to Old Dominion University, Jeff has proven himself as an athlete and student. With his rock hard muscular body and ripped abs and a strong leveled head to match, this Falcon will soar far!
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ About Our School. First Colonial High School. Retrieved on 26 December 2007.
[edit] External links
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Virginia Beach school mascots and colors
- FWCHS Home Website
- FWCHS Band Website
- FWCHS Cheerleading Website
- FWCHS Coquettes (dancers) Website
- FWCHS Crew Club Website
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