- Menchville High School
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Menchville High School Address 275 Menchville Road
Newport News, Virginia, 23602
United StatesCoordinates 37°05′45″N 76°31′49″W / 37.09583°N 76.53028°WCoordinates: 37°05′45″N 76°31′49″W / 37.09583°N 76.53028°W Information School type Public high school Founded 1970 School district Newport News Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ashby Kilgore Principal Mr. Robert Surry Grades 9–12 Enrollment 1,857 [1] (October 2009) Language English Campus Suburban Color(s) Purple and Gold Athletics conference Virginia High School League
Peninsula District
Eastern RegionMascot Monarchs Rival Warwick High School Website http://mville.nn.k12.va.us Menchville High School is one of five high schools in Newport News, Virginia. The school was named in honor of Thomas H. Menchville.
They are the top school in Newport News in terms of the number of students taking AP exams, and have the highest rate of passing.[2] In 2008, Menchville High School was rated as the 487th best public high school in the nation according to Newsweek Magazine.[3]
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Demographics
As of October 2009 [1]
Category Enrollment Percentage Total Enrollment 1857 100% Gender Male 942 50.7% Female 915 49.3% Ethnicity Native American 11 0.6% Asian/Pacific Islander 51 2.7% Black 794 42.8% Hispanic 61 3.3% White 932 49.7% Unspecified 17 0.9% Special Education 231 12.4% Talented and Gifted 191 10.4% Economically Disadvantaged 521 28.1% Sports
The school colors are purple and gold, and the school's mascot is a Lion. Menchville's sports teams are consistently given the Julian Rice Trophy for best collective sports team in Newport News[citation needed]. The school's boys and girls athletic teams are known as the Monarchs and Lady Monarchs, respectively.
VA State Championships
Boys Indoor Track - 1972-1973,1980,1982-1983
Girls Indoor Track - 2003
Boys Outdoor Track - 1972,1979–1981,1994-1995
Girls Outdoor Track - 1982
Boys Cross Country - 1971
Wrestling - 1976
Baseball - 2009 [4]Notable alumni
- David Macklin - NFL cornerback, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins
- Kwamie Lassiter - former NFL free safety, Arizona Cardinals, San Diego Chargers. St. Louis Rams
- Al Toon - former NFL wide receiver, New York Jets
- Paul Colton - Entrepreneur, founder of Aptana and Live Software
- Quiana Grant - Supermodel, appeared in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
- Christopher Thomas - Financial Mananger for Travelex Group in New York City
- Jerry Morgan
See also
References
- ^ a b "Newport News Public Schools Demographic Snapshot". Newport News Public Schools. http://sbo.nn.k12.va.us/schools/demographics/allschools.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ Menchville Report Card
- ^ "America's Top Public High Schools". Newsweek Magazine. http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=Newport+News. Retrieved 2009-05-14.[dead link]
- ^ "VHSL Record Book". Virginia High School League. http://www.vhsl.org/recbook.pdf. Retrieved 7 September 2009.[dead link]
Newport News School Board Office Newport News School Board: Menchville Report Card PDF
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