Floyd E. Kellam High School
| Floyd E. Kellam High School | |
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| Address | |
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2665 West Neck Road , VA 23456 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°44′35″N 76°03′46″W / 36.7431°N 76.0627°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Aaron C. Spence |
| Principal | Dr. Daniel W. Smith |
| Staff | 191 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,001 (2017-18) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold, and White |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Communities served | Pungo, Princess Anne, Sandbridge |
| Feeder schools | Princess Anne Middle School Landstown Middle School |
| Website | Official site |
Floyd E. Kellam High School is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Located in the city's southern section, in Princess Anne the school first opened in 1962, named after judge Floyd Eaton Kellam. Kellam High School serves a large portion of the city of Virginia Beach, with the attendance boundary extending south to the North Carolina border. The student population is 82 percent Caucasian students, 9 percent African-American students, 5 percent Hispanic, and 3 percent Asian/Pacific Islander students.[1] Kellam High moved into a new facility in 2014.
Floyd Kellam High School is fully accredited under Virginia's Standards of Learning program.[2] The school is the third-oldest in Virginia Beach, next to Princess Anne High School and Frank W. Cox High School. Kellam has also been a blue ribbon school in the Fine Arts Department for the years 2006 and 2007.
Sports
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Virginia State Championships:
- 1994 - Gymnastics
- 2005 - Girls' Soccer
- 2006 - Gymnastics
- 2007 - Softball
- 2010 - Gymnastics
- 2010 - Boys' Golf
- 2010 - Girls' Volleyball
- 2011 - Girls' Volleyball (perfect season)
- 2012 - Girls' Volleyball (3peat) (Only school in the state of Virginia to win three consecutive titles in one sport)
- 2013 - Gymnastics
- 2016 - Gymnastics
Notable alumni
- 1971 - Herbert Scott, Dallas Cowboys[3]
- 1989 - Matt Williams, Milwaukee Brewers[4]
- 2002 - Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals[5]
- 2006 - Ian Thomas, Atlanta Braves[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "About Our School". Kellam High School. Retrieved 14 June 2006.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Virginia Department of Education Report Card: Floyd Kellam High School" (pdf). Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "Herbert Scott". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ "Matt Williams Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ Clemmons, Anna Katherine (December 24, 2009). "Zimmerman mostly unknown commodity". ESPN the Magazine. ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ "Kellam grad Ian Thomas makes Atlanta Braves' roster". Virginian-Pilot. March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ Miller, Ed (May 11, 2013). "Kellam grad rides a rocky road to minor league stardom". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 31, 2014.