Landstown High School

Landstown High School
Address
2001 Concert Drive Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23456 United States
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	2001
School district	Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. James G. Merrill
Principal	Dr. Brian Matney
Assistant Principals	Ms. Paula Johnson Mrs. Natasha Christian Ms. Mary Sulcer Mr. George Korte Mr. Jairo Padilla
Staff	164
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2493  (2009-10)
Language	English
Color(s)	Black, Royal Blue, Silver, and White
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region
Mascot	Eagles
Rival	Salem High Sundevils
Feeder schools	Corporate Landing Middle School, Landstown Middle School
Website	Official site

Landstown High School and Technology Academy is a public secondary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia which first opened in 2001.

The school features a Technology Academy, one of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout the city interested in a technology education can apply to learn from three different strands: pre-engineering technology, information technology, and entrepreneurship technology. Entry to the Academy requires recommendations, above average grades, and an electronic portfolio which demonstrates aptitude.

Student activities

Athletics: Baseball, Basketball (boys and girls), Cheerleading, Cross Country (boys and girls), Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Indoor Track (boys and girls), Outdoor Track (boys and girls), Soccer (boys and girls), Softball, Swimming (boys and girls), Tennis (boys and girls), Volleyball (boys and girls), wrestling.

Clubs and organizations include Anime, Asian Pacific Islander Culture Society (APICS), Astronomy, Band, African American Culture Society, Chess, Dance, DDR, Debate, DECA, Drama, Eagle TV, Earth Savers, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Educators Association (FEA), FCCLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fencing, Forensics, French, Freshman Class, German, Gifted, Gospel Choir, Highlighter's, Japanese Culture, Junior Class, Kaleidoscope, Key, Literary Magazine, Madrigals, National Honor Society, The Movement (With Love Written On Her Arms), Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Newspaper, One Act Play, Orchestra, TSA Digital Media Club, TSA Robotics Team, Student Cooperative Association (SCA), Scholastic Bowl, Senior Class, Sophomore Class, Spanish, Step Team, Technology Student Association, Video Game, and Yearbook.

Landstown is also home to the award winning "Eagle Elite" Madrigal (Chamber) Choir. Under the direction of Dr. Martha Springstead, the choral department has quickly become one of the best in both the region and state. They have performed in NYC (2005) with the Heritage Festivals of Gold at Riverside Church, and are members of the Disney Honors, Class of 2006 and Class of 2011, held at Disney World.

NJROTC Program

Landstown's N.J.R.O.T.C. program is currently ranked 6th in Area 5, which consists of schools from Italy, Spain, Maryland,and other parts of Virginia. The unit's Commanding Officer is Cadet Lieutenant Commander Robert Frantz. Their Executive Officer is Cadet Lieutenant Helena Bowers, and their Operations Officer is Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade Equan Hotson. Their Naval Science Instructors are Commander Scott Wales, U.S. Navy Retired and Senior Chief Petty Officer Valerie McQueen-Vance, U.S. Navy Retired.

Academic honors

Landstown was home to the city's only FIRST robotics team, team #769 (2002–2007).

Athletic honors

Main entrance to Landstown High School

Landstown's football team went to three state championship games in a row from 2003-2005 under Coach Chris Beatty, who led the team to a 40-2 record during that three year span. They won the state championship in 2004 but lost it in 2003 and 2005. The star players during this time were Percy Harvin Deveon Simmons,and Damon McDaniel. In early 2006, Coach Beatty left Landstown to become the offensive coordinator at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia and Northern Illinois University. As of March 2009, he is an assistant football coach at West Virginia University.

Harvin set five state track records while he was at Landstown High, winning five gold medals at the state finals in 2005: long jump, triple jump, 100 meters, 200 meters and 400-meter relay.

• 2005 State championship winner, Boys outdoor track team
• 2006 Regional championship winner, Boys soccer team.
• 2006 State championship winner, Girls track team.
• 2008 Nike Indoor Nationals National title in the 4x200 meter relay, Girls indoor track team, running a US #1 time of 1:40:08. All-American honors awarded to relay members Kelnesha Hinnant, Olivia Hutchins, Cierra McGee and Marlena Wesh. Wesh also won the 200 meter dash National title with a time of 24.46.
• 2008 annual Penn Relays Carnival, Girls outdoor track, placing 4th in the 4x100 meter relay, with a time of 46.07, the fastest American time. Relay team members Olivia Hutchins, Leah Brown, Cierra McGee, and Marlena Wesh were awarded gold watches and advanced to the Championship of America.
• 2008 state championship winner, Girls indoor track team. They were the first team in the history of Virginia track and field to win all three relay titles: the 4x800 meter relay, the 4x100 meter relay, & the 4x400 meter relay. They also tied the record for the most points ever scored at the VHSL AAA state track and field meet with a score of 94 points. Eagles members Stephanie Frenchik, Samira Johnson, Amira Chowyuk, Kelnesha Hinnant, Cierra Mcgee, Olivia Hutchins, Leah Brown, Taylor Wheaton, Marlena Wesh, Diane Wesh, and Jessica Williams were awarded All-State honors.

Notable alumni

• Percy Harvin (2006) - Offensive player for the National Football League, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings

See also

• AAA Eastern Region
• AAA Beach District

External links

• Landstown HS official site
• School Report Card
• Virginia Beach City Public Schools
• Virginia Beach school mascots and colors
• Landstown Football @ VHSL-Reference