| Matoaca High School | |
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| Address | |
| 17700 Longhouse Lane Chesterfield, Virginia 23832 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1963 |
| School district | Chesterfield County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Marcus J. Newsome |
| Principal | Mr. Stephen Cunningham |
| Assistant Principal | Dr. Scott Birmingham Mrs. Stephanie LaSmith Miss Gail Ledbetter |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,788 (2009-2010) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Black |
| Mascot | Warriors |
| Rival Schools | Thomas Dale High School Petersburg High School |
| Specialty Program | Technology |
| Athletic Conference | Virginia High School League Central Region Central District |
| Website | Official Site |
Matoaca High School is an American secondary school in the Matoaca community of unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. This is the newer campus of the school, the old school campus was converted into a middle school, currently Matoaca Middle School. The school's mascot is the Warrior. Matoaca is well known for its sports and its technology specialty center.
This school has a technology specialty program for students to learn about the computer industry, teaching classes such as Oracle I and II, Cisco, and IT1 and 2 (Prep classes for Network+ and A+ certifications). Matoaca was also the only school in Chesterfield County that distributed laptop computers for their student's use.
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Hail to thee our Alma Mater,
dear old red and white.
Honoring you with our spirit,
standing in your might.
Through the years we'll cherish you
as we have in the past.
ALMA MATER praise be nigh,
our dear Matoaca High.
Matoaca High School specializes in technology. At the school, students enrolled in the Technology Center will be able to have Dell laptops and use them in their classes. Now students, namely freshmen, will not receive laptops unless they are in the specialty center.
Matoaca's program for giving students laptops ended after the class of 2006 left the school. Students enrolled in the school during the 2006 school year were able to continue using their laptops until the end of their senior years. Teachers and Specialty Center students are still issued laptops.
The program was ended after the significant growth in the school's general student population exceeded the campus's official capacity, in addition to prohibitive costs. The money was instead used for transportation in Chesterfield County, which was seen as a higher priority at the time of the program's termination. Following the graduation of the 2006 class, the school held an end-of-term sale in June, which allowed any student to purchase a retired Dell laptop for approximately $600. Remaining laptops were distributed to other parts of Chesterfield County.
Matoaca offers many sports including wrestling, tennis, track, baseball (Coach Stoots), football, golf, basketball, cheer leading, volleyball, cross country, soccer and field hockey.