| 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 United States |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1961 |
| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. James G. Merrill |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,924 [1] (2008-09) |
| Color(s) | Forest Green, Gold, and Silver |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Rival | First Colonial High School[2] |
| Communities served | Broad Bay Colony, Church Point |
| Website | 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 former principal of Kemps Landing Magnet School and Lynnhaven Middle School, Dr. Randi R. Riesbeck
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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.
The high school, which has won 35 state athletic titles, has been awarded the Virginia High School League Wachovia Cup for outstanding academic and athletic achievement eight out of 17 times, more than any other school.[3]
Cox is one of five Virginia Beach high schools ranked in the top 2600 in Newsweek's 2006 ranking of American high schools.[4] Cox High School recently won its first match at the regional Worldquest competition, a challenge of geopolitical knowledge.
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