Indian River High School (Chesapeake, Virginia)

Indian River High School
Address
1969 Braves Trail
Chesapeake, Virginia 23325
United States
Coordinates 36°47′54″N 76°14′33″W / 36.7982°N 76.2426°W / 36.7982; -76.2426Coordinates: 36°47′54″N 76°14′33″W / 36.7982°N 76.2426°W / 36.7982; -76.2426
Information
School type Public high school
Founded 1967 (original Old Greenbrier Road facility), 1972 (current location)
School district Chesapeake City Public Schools
Superintendent Dr. W. Randolph Nichols
Principal Naomi Dunbar
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1667 (2013-14)
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s)                Columbia Blue, Navy Blue and White
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
AAA Eastern Region
Southeastern District
Mascot Braves
Rival Oscar F. Smith High School
Great Bridge High School
Deep Creek High School
Grassfield High School
Communities served Norfolk Highlands
Indian River Estates
Georgetown Colony
Georgetown Point
Georgetown East
Ipswich
Holly Glenn
Holly Point
Feeder schools Greenbrier Middle and Indian River Middle
Website www.cpschools.com/Schools/IRH/index.html

Indian River High School is a high school in Chesapeake, Virginia. As of the 2013-14 school year, it had approximately 1850 students.

History

The original IRHS, which opened in 1967, was on Old Greenbrier Road, while construction on the current building took place. The single-story facility opened in winter 1972 on Dunbarton Road, receiving its own address of 1969 Braves Trail in the mid-1990s. The Old Greenbrier Road building currently serves as Indian River Middle School. The 1969 in the school's address refers to IRHS' first graduating class.

In 1995, overcrowding at Indian River forced the school to add an extension, known as the "new wing."

Starting in the summer of 2011, construction began to renovate and expand the school. Those renovations ended in time for the 2013-14 school year.

Athletics

The school boasts several Southeastern District athletic titles, such as the two-year title-holding Academic Challenge team, as well as Eastern Region titles in football, and boys and girls basketball. The Braves enjoy a long rivalry with Oscar F. Smith High School, Great Bridge High School, and Deep Creek High School.

State championships:

State championship runners-up:

  • Girls basketball, 2002-03 (34-1 record, also undefeated in district play, 14-0)
  • Boys volleyball, 2017-18 (19-4 record)

Notable alumni

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