| Warwick High School | |
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| Address | |
| 51 Copeland Lane Newport News, Virginia, 23601 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1922 |
| School district | Newport News Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Ashby C. Kilgore |
| Director | Ms. Patty Chaney (IB Program) |
| Principal | Dr. Rory Stapleton |
| Assistant principals | Ms. Claudia Hines Mr. Anthony Frazier Mr. John Leyden Mrs. Teri McMath Mrs. Brenda Poole |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1656 [1] (October 2009) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Peninsula District Eastern Region |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Rival | Menchville High School |
| Website | http://warwick.nn.k12.va.us |
Warwick High School is a high school in Newport News, Virginia. Warwick is the oldest of five high schools in the city and has been home to the Newport News Centre for the International Baccalaureate (IB) program since 1996. The school's sports teams are known as the Raiders, previously the Farmers. Newsweek magazine ranked Warwick the 357th best public school in 2008, a drop from previous years.[2]
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The school originally opened in 1926 as Morrison High School in the small community of Morrison. It became Warwick High School in 1948. Originally located in Warwick County, it became part of the Newport News Public Schools system in 1958 when the citizenry of the former Warwick County voted to be politically consolidated with the neighboring independent city of Newport News, adopting the name of the latter for the newly-enlarged independent city, which became the largest in Virginia geographically at the time. The facilities at Warwick High School were expanded to their present size in 1968.
Following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Virginia's failed policy of Massive Resistance to public school integration which was led by the Byrd Organization, racial desegregation lawsuits eventually resulted in a federal court-ordered busing program in Newport News which began in 1971. Busing dramatically changed the nature of Warwick's population and community. However, in the years after the federal court supervision ended, a magnet school approach was adopted to successfully attract students and families to voluntarily select the school.
Recently, due to overcrowding, Warwick High School was expanded into the building which was formerly the Warwick Early Childhood Center. This building is now known as the Senior Center, although students from all grades may have classes there.
Also, in the 2007-2008 school year, Warwick High School started an archery team. This team has won first place in the state competition twice and has gone to nationals in Louisville, Kentucky both times. At nationals, the team has been nominated for the spirit award.
The school has established a dynasty in terms of the Scholastic Bowl team. The Warwick Raiders are currently the 2010-11 Regular Season Champions and were the 2009-10 District Tournament Champions and the 2008-09 Regular Season Champions before that.
The school also has a bowling team which in 2006 won the VHSTBL championship and then in 2009 won it again. Also in 2009 they finished 2nd in the district.
The school has several very strict rules concerning electronic usage which has led to increased anger among certain students.
As of October 2009 [3]
| Category | Enrollment | Percentage |
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| Total Enrollment | 1656 | 100% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 828 | 50% |
| Female | 828 | 50% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Native American | 7 | 0.4% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 55 | 3.3% |
| Black | 900 | 54.3% |
| Hispanic | 103 | 6.2% |
| White | 563 | 34.0% |
| Unspecified | 28 | 1.7% |
| Special Education | 211 | 12.7% |
| Talented and Gifted | 141 | 8.5% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 679 | 41.0%% |
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