Churchland High School

Churchland High School

Address
4301 Cedar Lane Portsmouth, Virginia 23703 United States
Coordinates	36°52′49.5″N 76°22′17.4″W / 36.880417°N 76.371500°W / 36.880417; -76.371500Coordinates: 36°52′49.5″N 76°22′17.4″W / 36.880417°N 76.371500°W / 36.880417; -76.371500
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Choice, not chance.
Founded	1954
School district	Portsmouth City Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Elie Bracy III
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,737 (2006-07)
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Black, Orange, and White
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League AAA Eastern Region Eastern District
Mascot	Truckers
Rival	Western Branch High School
Website	pps.k12.va.us/schools/high_schools/churchland/default.aspx?id=867%2F

Churchland High School is a public high school located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is administered by Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school colors are black, orange, and white. The school's mascot is a "Trucker".

Churchland is designated as a magnet school for the Visual & Performing Arts, with subjects including dance, chorus, orchestra, band, drama, and the visual arts.

Churchland Clubs

FBLA
DECA
Tolerance Coalition
Debate Club
Film Club
National Honor Society
Operation Smile
Key Club
FIRST Robotics Club
History Club
Code Green
Anime Club

Notable alumni

Richard Thomas Shea (1927–1953), posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor (1953), Virginia Tech track star
W. Nathaniel "Nat" Howell (1939-), State Dept. Foreign Service officer, former Ambassador to Kuwait; Professor emeritus, the University of Virginia^[1]
James Webb "Jimmy" Jones, Esq. (1939-), US Marine, Vietnam veteran, & leading transportation attorney^[2]
Denny Riddleberger (1945-), Former MLB player (Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians)
Ryan Glynn (1974-), Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player (Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics)
Arthur Moats (1988-), National Football League linebacker (Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers)

AAA Eastern Region
Beach District	Bayside Cox First Colonial Green Run Kellam Kempsville Landstown Ocean Lakes Princess Anne Salem Tallwood
Eastern District	Churchland Granby Lake Taylor Maury Norcom Norview Booker T. Washington Wilson
Peninsula District	Bethel Denbigh Gloucester Hampton Heritage Kecoughtan Menchville Phoebus Warwick Woodside
Southeastern District	Deep Creek Grassfield Great Bridge Hickory Indan River King's Fork Lakeland Nansemond River Oscar Smith Western Branch

↑ Baker, Peter (February 4, 1991). "Va. City Lays Claim to War's 1st Hero". The Washington Post.
↑ Brinkley, Shirley (March 11, 2016). "Chesapeake man has had two simultaneously successful careers". The Virginian-Pilot.

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