| Great Bridge High School | |
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| Address | |
| 301 West Hanbury Road Chesapeake, Virginia, 23322 United States |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1907 |
| School district | Chesapeake City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. James T. Roberts |
| Principal | Mrs. Sheli Porter |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1674 (2008-09) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold ██ |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | Official site |
Great Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. It is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools and is located at 301 West Hanbury Road.
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Great Bridge opened in 1907, holding students from 1st through 11th grade. Another larger building opened in 1924, which also housed students from 1st through 11th grade. In 1954, Great Bridge moved to another new larger building which accommodated students in 6th through 12th grade. This building has now become the site of Great Bridge Middle School. In 1983, the current site of Great Bridge opened, which accommodates students in the 9th through 12th grade.
The mascot is a wildcat and the sports teams currently play in the AAA Southeastern District of the AAA Eastern Region. Great Bridge has been known for its wrestling team, which has won eighteen of the last twenty-three AAA state titles including nine straight AAA titles at one point in recent years. This is the longest streak of consecutive state titles won by any Virginia high school in any sport and enrollment classification.
Great Bridge also has a marching band, directed by Rob Carroll, which has participated in competitions such as the JMU Parade of Champions, and currently enrolls 175 members. The band has been asked to perform at many locations including China for the lighting of the torch ceremony at the 2008 Olympics and the inauguration of president George W. Bush. In May 2009, the Marching Wildcats are scheduled to perform at the Indianapolis 500 in honor of their 2008 marching show, themed "The Race."
The Great Bridge Crew Club is also nationally recognized. In 2005 the men's lightweight eight placed fifth at the Stotesbury Cup, the world's largest high school regatta. In 2007, the men's lightweight eight boat placed first in the state, sixth at the prestigious Stotesbury Cup, and fourth in the national championship in Camden, New Jersey. The men's junior 4 placed 1st in the region, 4th at states, and 6th in a national event. Other notable achievements in the club's history include the men's first eight placing 6th at states. In 2006, the men's lightweight four placed 1st in the region, 4th at states, and 11th in a national event. Also, the women's freshmen eight placed 2nd in the region and 16th in a national event in 2007. The men's lightweight eight won the Virginia state championship in 2009. Great Bridge Crew has won the past 9 southeastern Virginia regional championships. In 2009, the Women's Lightweight Four captured 1st in the region, 1st at states, and 2nd at the prestigious Stotesbury Cup.
In 2001, the Great Bridge High School Theatre Company traveled to the Virginia Theatre Association and won first prize with the one act play, Gilgamesh: Man's First Story, written by William Russell Staggs and Brian Wrestler, an alumnus of Great Bridge High School. Student actor, Andrew Geimer, received the Outstanding Actor Award for his role as Enkidu. They returned the next year to perform a showcase play called, "Prometheus Bound", directed by William Russell Staggs. The GBHS Theatre Company traveled, again, to VTA in 2005 and won first prize with the one act play, The Standard of the Man, written by Brian Wrestler. The next year, the theatre company performed a 'showcase' play called Rashomon, directed by William Russell Staggs.
Sports offered at Great Bridge include football, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball, swimming, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, soccer, golf, field hockey, lacrosse,and wrestling. The high school also has a dance team called the RockCats, a step team and a varsity and junior varsity cheerleading squad.
As of the 2010-2011 school year, Dr. Andrejco retired and Mrs. Porter has become the new principal.
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