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First Colonial High School
The current building of First Colonial high School, with Mascot
Address
Map
1272 Mill Dam Road

Virginia Beach
,
Virginia
23454

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
Founded1966
School districtVirginia Beach City Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. James G. Merrill
PrincipalMr. Dale Holt
Staff149
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,151 (2006-07)
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)      Columbia Blue, Gold, and White
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
Beach District
Eastern Region
MascotPatriots
RivalCox High School
WebsiteOfficial site

First Colonial High School is a high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. First Colonial opened in 1966 by splitting students out of the former Virginia Beach High School. Virginia Beach High then became Princess Anne High School. First Colonial's mascot is the Patriots.

First Colonial runs a magnet program called the Legal Studies Academy, created to offer students a way to explore employment in the legal field. The school also has a joint Navy JROTC program with Cox High School, its traditional rival for First Colonial in sporting events and competitions.

First Colonial is one of five Virginia Beach high schools ranked in the top 1200 in Newsweek's 2006 ranking of American high schools.[1]

First Colonial is one of three public Virginia Beach high schools to have a club-level crew team, sharing rowing facilities with Princess Anne students. The First Colonial Crew Club competes in state and district regattas.

Along with Navy JROTC & crew, First Colonial has a state champion and national competing Mock Trial team. Their most consistently successful teams overall are Scholastic Bowl and Debate.

Famous Alumni

Scholastic Bowl

The Scholastic Bowl is First Colonial's most popular academic based sport, coached by Steve Leland.

The Scholastic Bowl team is currently embroiled in what some have come to call the Wednesday-Thursday Controversy. It refers to the ongoing debate over when practice is held- whether it is on Wednesdays or Thursdays, and what the attendance requirements are. Some varsity members have been known to show up on either Wednesday or Thursday, although Thursday is shaping up to be varsity day. The confusion is unlikely to clear up soon, unless a ruling is made by Leland. However, a resolution is looking promising, as Leland has recently given official recognition that a controversy exists.

The team has also drawn criticism for its involvement with the shadowy Weapon X project. Some team members have disappeared for weeks at a time for what they have called "vacations" into the snowy Canadian wilderness. Many rumors have swirled regarding the nature of the team's involvement, including work to the Gu-Fro, but no solid information is known at this time.

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See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools". What Makes a High School Great?. Newsweek. 2006. Retrieved 21 June. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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