Colonial Beach High School

Coordinates: 38°15′27″N 76°58′08″W / 38.2575°N 76.969°W Colonial Beach Schools is a small public school,[1] located in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It is home to an elementary school that houses kindergarten through fifth grade, a middle school with sixth through eighth grade and a high school that is home to ninth through twelfth grades. The town of Colonial Beach is home to about 3,500 residents. During the 2013-2014 school year, enrollment at Colonial Beach public school system is 640 students. The elementary school had an enrollment of 286, Middle School has 161 with the high school having the remaining 193 students.Colonial Beach High School [2] became accredited by the Southern Association of colleges and the Virginia State Board of Education in 2005.[3]

Administration

Jennifer Grigsby is the principal of the high school.[4] Mary Fisher is the principal of the elementary school. The School system employs fifty teachers, ten administrative positions, and a number of support staff and parapofessionals.

Extracurriculars

The Colonial Beach Drifters are competitive in the Virginia High School League by challenging other teams in both boys and girls basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, football, and competitive cheerleading. Many coaches and assistant coaches are Colonial Beach alumni that have come back to help their alma mater. The school has previously competed in the Delaney Athletic Conference against numerous other small schools in the area. The school’s main rivals have always been the King George Foxes and the Washington & Lee Eagles that are both within thirty minutes of Colonial Beach. With the Delaney Conference, the Colonial Beach Drifters held a running rivalry with Fredericksburg Christian School, as well. The school joined the VHSL in 2008 and were in the Tidewater District. More recently, they have moved to the Northern Neck District and continue their long rivalry against Westmoreland County neighbor Washington and Lee High School.

The Colonial Beach High School’s mascot is a Clipper Ship, similar in style to the Drifter Ship of the schools name.The school colors are black and gold. The high school was built at the end of the 1980s after all grades had been previously held in what is now the elementary school. The school system is in the process of integrating a middle school into the community. Along with the multiple sports teams at Colonial Beach High School, there are a few clubs and organizations, including an academic team, drama club, garden club, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, and the National Technical Honor Society.



Fire

On January 5th, 2014 the old Colonial Beach High School, which was most recently an elementary school, was destroyed by fire. Tones rang out at 3:52 AM with many volunteer fire companies responding to help the town's fire department.

Fire at old Colonial Beach High School

As of January 6, 2014 a cause has not been found.

Fire at the Old Colonial Beach High School

Elementary students are being relocated until the campus is safe.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cbschools.net/
  2. ↑ http://colonialbeach.va.cbh.schoolinsites.com/ Colonial Beach High School, retrieved March 28, 2011
  3. ↑ Welcome to the Colonial Beach High School
  4. ↑ Colonial Beach High School }