Colonial Heights High School

Colonial Heights High School
Location
3600 Conduit Road
Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1957[1]
School district Colonial Heights Public Schools
Principal Kristin Janssen
Faculty 72 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment 985[2] (2008-09)
Student to teacher ratio 12.9[2]
Color(s) Red, White and Navy Blue
            
Mascot Minuteman
Team name Colonials
Accreditation Virginia Board of Education
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website CHHS website

Colonial Heights High School (CHHS) is a public secondary school located in Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA. The school serves about 900 students grades 9 – 12. The high school includes a Technical Center which offers a variety of vocational education programs. CHHS is also currently an accredited high school in the state. [3]

Sports

The Colonial Heights athletic teams are referred to as the Colonials. Their Athletic logos are a minuteman holding a Revolutionary War era musket. Colonials colors are Red, White, and Blue.

Formerly a member of the AAA Central District, and more recently a former member of 3A Conference 25 Eastern Region, the Colonial are now a member of Class 3 Region A. This region includes Hopewell, Lakeland, New Kent, I.C. Norcom, Park View (South Hill), Petersburg, Phoebus, Southampton, Tabb, B.T. Washington, York. [4]

The Colonials' main rivals are the members of the AAA Central District: the Thomas Dale High School, Prince George High School, Matoaca High School, Petersburg High School, Hopewell High School, Meadowbrook High School.

Music

The Colonial Heights marching band, the CHHS Marching Colonials, includes over 100 members. The band has traveled to places including Disney World, Cedar Point, New York, and many others. The band travels to many competitions during each season, but most notably (as well as most highly anticipated by members) the James Madison University Parade of Champions, hosted by JMU's Marching band, the JMU MRDs.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "About Our School". Colonial Heights High School. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  2. 1 2 3 "Colonial Heights High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Colonial Heights High School - Home". chhs.colonialhts.net. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  4. ↑ Times-Dispatch, ERIC KOLENICH Richmond. "Conferences gone, new regions are among latest VHSL alignment changes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Bob Taylor Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Home - Kirk Cox". Kirk Cox. Retrieved 2017-11-07.

Coordinates: 37°16′5.3″N 77°23′29.5″W / 37.268139°N 77.391528°W / 37.268139; -77.391528


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.