Poquoson High School

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Poquoson High School
Address
51 Odd Road
Poquoson, Virginia, 23662
USA
Information
School district Poquoson City Schools
Superintendent Dr. Marilyn Barr (Interim-Superintendent)
Principal Bernard Wright
Assistant principals Whitney Cataldo
George Yeager
Donna Buzonas
Enrollment

904 (2007-08)
School type Public high school
Grades 9–12
Language English
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
Bay Rivers District
Region I
Rival Tabb High School
Mascot Bull Islanders
Color(s)           Maroon and Gold
Founded 1910
Communities served Serves Poquoson
Homepage Official PHS Site

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 920 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.

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[edit] History

Poquoson High was founded in 1910 as the high school for York County. It was housed in a wooden building that resembles a large house. In 1932, the High School was moved into 965 Poquoson Avenue, which was next door to the first building. The High School continued to grow along with the rest of the area, even after the Town of Poquoson was incorporated in 1952. As Langley Air Force Base and the NASA Langley Research Center grew into prominence, the High School's enrollment grew. Poquoson became an independent city in 1975 primarily to gain more local control of its schools, including Poquoson High. Poquoson High moved from the single-A to double-A level in high school athletics in the late 1970's and gained a reputation for quality academics.

[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 was ranked 712th in the most recent Newsweek ranking of America's Top 1000 High Schools.[4] The school was ranked 798th in 2006 and 635th in 2005.[4]
  • Poquoson was also ranked amongst the top 100 communities for music education by the American Music Conference in 2006.[5]

[edit] Enrollment History

School Year Number of Students
2004-2005 903
2005-2006 922
2006-2007 921
2007-2008 904

[6][3]

[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:[7]

  • 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

Poquoson High School also fields competitive teams in these areas:

Scholastic Bowl - Poquoson High won the AA state championship in 2001.[8]

Debate

Forensics

One-Act Theatre

[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.[9]

[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. [10] 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.[11]

[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)[12] 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).[13]

[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.[14] 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] Partner schools

Poquoson has two current partner schools.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b School Overview (HTML) (English). Poquoson High School. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
  2. ^ Poquoson City Schools (HTML) (English). Poquoson City Public Schools. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
  3. ^ a b School Overview (HTML) (English). Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
  4. ^ a b America's Top 1000 High Schools (HTML) (English). Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
  5. ^ Top 100 Music Communities (HTML) (English). American Music Conference. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
  6. ^ Department of Education Report Card (PDF) (English). Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
  7. ^ PHS - Athletics (HTML) (English). Poquoson High School. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  8. ^ Quizbowl Results (HTML) (English). World of High School Quizbowl. Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
  9. ^ HIGH SCHOOL SAILING - A GROWING SPORT (HTML) (English). Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
  10. ^ State Champions (HTML) (English). Poquoson Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  11. ^ State Champions (HTML) (English). Poquoson Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  12. ^ Senate Joint Resolution 39 (2001) (HTML) (English). Virginia Senate. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  13. ^ Virginia OM Results at the World Championships (HTML) (English). Virginia Odyssey of the Mind. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
  14. ^ About Poquoson City Schools (HTML) (English). Poquoson City Public Schools. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
  15. ^ AAIE Spring Newsletter 2007 (PDF) (English). Association for the Advancement of International Education. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
  16. ^ Uruguayan American School (HTML) (English). City of Poquoson School Board. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.

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