Hickory High School (Virginia)

Hickory High School
Address
1996 Hawk Boulevard Chesapeake, Virginia, 23322 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1996
School district	Chesapeake City Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. W. Randolph Nichols
Principal	Alfredia Turner
Assistant principals	Derrell Joppy Pierre Anderson John E. Wecht, III Mrs. Sperelakis-Babb
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2011 (481 Freshmen, 519 Sophomores, 472 Juniors, 539 Seniors)  (2008-09)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Teal, Silver, Black and White ███
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League AAA Eastern Region Southeastern District
Mascot	Hawks
Feeder schools	Hickory Middle School
Website	Official Site

Hickory High School (Hickory, Virginia) is a high school in Chesapeake, Virginia. There are approximately 2,100 students. The school's mascot is a hawk and the school colors are teal, grey, white, and black.

Due to the overwhelming amount of students, a new school, Grassfield High School, has been built nearby.

The school's orchestra program has also been lauded , and has performed in such venues as The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. The School is an advocate for arts education and sponsors a select group of extraordinarily talented young artists to the Governor's School for the Arts in nearby Norfolk, virginia

The school also possesses an active Choral Department. Originally founded by Craig Robertston, current Music Superintendent of Chesapeake, it is now led by David Cowell. The school's top performance choir's have performed in locations such as St. John's Cathedral in New York City and won various competitions bases on musical merit.  All three musical departments consistently receive superior ratings in district and city festivals.

On June 9 of 2006, an outbreak of whooping cough in the school made it to local news. Each student was given a letter to inform his or her parents. The infected student came into contact with many of his/her peers within the period of being infected, so these students were given an additional letter to give to their parents.

The 2007-2008 Scholastic Bowl Team won the titles of Southeastern District Champions and Southeastern District Season Champions and Eastern Region Champions, and finished the season with a 21-3 record, coming in third place in the 2008 state championship. The team also came in third in the 2009 season, finishing with a 20-4 record. The team is coached by Mrs. Ford and Mr. Morgan.

On June 7, 2008, the Lady Hawks Softball team defeated Battlefield High School 4-2 to win the Virginia State Softball Championship. The first state championship in sports in the school's history.

On October 3, 2008, Hickory's Football Team beat Grassfield High School on homecoming night. At the time, it was ranked tenth in the region. This win was the first under the new direction of Coach Sitterson.

In 2007 Hickory's mens volleyball team was one game away from an appearance in the AAA state tournament losing to First Colonial High 0-3 at regionals.

In 2008 Hickory's lacrosse team was formed. Hickory went 0-10 in its inaugural season, only to go undefeated in regional play the next year.

In 2009 Hickory's mens soccer team advanced to the AAA state semi-finals only to lose 2-1 in the semis.

In 2011 Hickory's scholastic bowl team was 1st in district, 2nd in region, and 3rd in state. The team was led by captain Robert Petri (UVA) and Sarah Stefan (W&M).

In 2011 Hickory's Technology Student Association team led by Chandler Perry and Joey Cathey placed 4th at the National TSA conference in Digital Video Production.    [

Notable alumni

• David Wright, New York Mets third baseman and five time Major League All Star

Sports and recreation

Hickory High School sports and clubs include:

• Football
• Golf- 7 time Southeastern Champions
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Wrestling
• Soccer
• Track & Field
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Gymnastics
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Baseball
• Softball - 2008 Virginia State Champions
• Scholastic Bowl - 2008 District and Regional Champions, 2010/2011 District Champs
• Chess
• Field Hockey
• Forensics
• Debate
• Lacrosse
• Swim & Dive
• Chamber orchestra
• Dance team
• Robotics - 2009 Rookie All-Star and 2011 Team Spirit Award at VCU Regional
• Crew