Kecoughtan High School

Kecoughtan High School
Address
522 Woodland Road Hampton, Virginia, 23669 United States
Coordinates	37°03′18″N 76°19′05″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1962
School district	Hampton City Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Linda Shifflette
Principal	Raymond Haynes
Assistant principals	Kevin Davis Esther Smith Paul Lawrence Violet Whiteman
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1900  (2007–08)
Language	English
Color(s)	Green and White
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League AAA Peninsula District AAA Eastern Region
Mascot	Warriors
Rival	Phoebus High School Bethel High School Hampton High School
Communities served	Fox Hill, Virginia
Website	http://khs.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us

Kecoughtan High School is a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia. The current grades offered are 9–12. Kecoughtan High School is one of four high schools located in the Hampton City Public School District. The other three are Phoebus High School, Bethel High School (Hampton, Virginia), and Hampton High School (Hampton, Virginia).

Feeder pattern

• Asbury Elementary School
• Barron Elementary School
• Phillips Elementary School
• Phoebus Elementary School
• Smith Elementary School
• Jones Magnet Middle School
• Syms Middle School
• Eaton Middle School
• C. Vernon Spratley Gifted Center
• Aberdeen Elementary School

History

Kecoughtan High School was originally built in 1962 to handle the overflow of Hampton High School. Since then Kecoughtan has been used as an educational facility for high school students in the Foxhill area.

The word Kecoughtan comes from the name of the Virginia Algonquian Native Americans living there when the English colonists arrived in the Hampton Roads area in 1607. The Native Americans were originally named Kikotan (also spelled Kiccowtan, Kikowtan etc.)

Sports

Kecoughtan High School offers many sports, and these include Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Boys and girls volleyball and Wrestling.

Notable alumni

• Jo Ann Davis – Republican former congresswoman of Virginia
• Bert Mizusawa – Major General in the United States Army Reserve
• Jerod Mayo - National Football League player (2008–present)

Marching band

The Kecoughtan Marching "Warriors" are a Class AAA band that has been a Virginia Honor Band three times. The band was part of the 2011 National Memorial Day Parade Lineup in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 2011.

The Kecoughtan band has hosted their annual "Warrior Classic" marching band competition at Darling Stadium since 1990.

Accreditation and rankings

Kecoughtan high school is fully accredited.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Kecoughtan High School
• Alumni Site
• Kecoughtan High School Band
• Kecoughtan High School Girls Volleyball. NOTE: Scores, schedule and other pertinent information that directly reflects Kecoughtan High School, the girls volleyball team and coaches is factual