First Colonial High School

Infobox School
name = First Colonial High School


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motto = Patriots buliding a better future
streetaddress = 1272 Mill Dam Road
city = Virginia Beach
state = Virginia
zipcode = 23454
country = United States
url = [http://www.firstcolonialhs.vbschools.com/ Official site]
district = Virginia Beach City Public Schools
superintendent = Dr. James G. Merrill
principal = Mr. Dale Holt
viceprincipal = Mr. Matthew Delaney
Mr. Carlton Hill
Ms. Evangeline Muldon
Ms. Deborah Shelton
viceprincipal_label = Assistant Principal
staff = 149
fundingtype = Public
schooltype = high school
grades = 9-12
language = English
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mascot = Patriots
colors = colorbox|Blue colorbox|Gold colorbox|White Columbia Blue, Gold, and White
founded = 1966
enrollment = 2,151
enrollment_as_of = 2006-07
rival = Cox High School
conference = Virginia High School League
Beach District Eastern Region
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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 Virginia Beach Middle School. First Colonial's mascot is the Patriot.

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. [cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2006 | url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/ | title = The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools | format = | work = What Makes a High School Great? | publisher = Newsweek | accessdate = 21 June | accessyear = 2006]

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 NJROTC, Scholastic Bowl, and Debate.

Famous Alumni

*Steven Culp - Actor
*Colleen Fitzpatrick - Actor, Singer
*Thomas Logan - Outdoor Enthusiast
*Juice Newton - Singer, Pop and Country
*Brandon Noble - Former NFL football player
*Mark Reynolds (baseball) - Major League baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks - Third Base)
*Aaron Rouse - NFL football player (Green Bay Packers - Safety)
*Mark Ruffalo - Actor
*Kendra Todd - Winner of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" (season 3)

NJROTC

First Colonial High School shares a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program with Cox High School (it's long time rival). Their collective NJROTC is based at FC, and is headed by Captain Robert Sinibaldi, USN Ret. and Senior Chief Petty Officer Stephen Fields, USN Ret. Recently, they placed 1st Overall at the Area 5 National Qualifier Meet. This qualified them for an NJROTC National event held in Pensacola, Florida, which they placed 18th in.

ee also

*AAA Eastern Region
*AAA Beach District

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.firstcolonialhs.vbschools.com/ First Colonial HS official site]

External links

* [http://www.vbschools.com/ Virginia Beach City Public Schools]
* [http://www.vbschools.com/schools/school_mascots.asp Virginia Beach School Mascots and Colors]
* [http://www.vbgov.com/default.aspx City of Virginia Beach]