Matoaca High School

Matoaca High School
Address
17700 Longhouse Lane Chesterfield, Virginia 23832
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1963
School district	Chesterfield County Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Marcus J. Newsome
Principal	Mr. Stephen Cunningham
Assistant Principal	Dr. Scott Birmingham Mrs. Stephanie LaSmith Miss Gail Ledbetter
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,788  (2009-2010)
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, White, Black
Mascot	Warriors
Rival Schools	Thomas Dale High School Petersburg High School
Specialty Program	Technology
Athletic Conference	Virginia High School League Central Region Central District
Website	Official Site

Matoaca High School is an American secondary school in the Matoaca community of unincorporated Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. This is the newer campus of the school, the old school campus was converted into a middle school, currently Matoaca Middle School. The school's mascot is the Warrior. Matoaca is well known for its sports and its technology specialty center.

This school has a technology specialty program for students to learn about the computer industry, teaching classes such as Oracle I and II, Cisco, and IT1 and 2 (Prep classes for Network+ and A+ certifications). Matoaca was also the only school in Chesterfield County that distributed laptop computers for their student's use.

History and tradition

Alma Mater

Hail to thee our Alma Mater,
dear old red and white.
Honoring you with our spirit,
standing in your might.
Through the years we'll cherish you
as we have in the past.
ALMA MATER praise be nigh,
our dear Matoaca High.

Specialty Center

Matoaca High School specializes in technology. At the school, students enrolled in the Technology Center will be able to have Dell laptops and use them in their classes. Now students, namely freshmen, will not receive laptops unless they are in the specialty center.

Laptop Program

Matoaca's program for giving students laptops ended after the class of 2006 left the school. Students enrolled in the school during the 2006 school year were able to continue using their laptops until the end of their senior years. Teachers and Specialty Center students are still issued laptops.

The program was ended after the significant growth in the school's general student population exceeded the campus's official capacity, in addition to prohibitive costs. The money was instead used for transportation in Chesterfield County, which was seen as a higher priority at the time of the program's termination. Following the graduation of the 2006 class, the school held an end-of-term sale in June, which allowed any student to purchase a retired Dell laptop for approximately $600. Remaining laptops were distributed to other parts of Chesterfield County.

Athletics

Matoaca offers many sports including wrestling, tennis, track, baseball (Coach Stoots), football, golf, basketball, cheer leading, volleyball, cross country, soccer and field hockey.

Notable alumni

• James Farrior - Pittsburgh Steelers

References

• "Matoaca grad new envoy to Cape Verde" By Julian Walker. Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 28, 2005.
• "The Great Divide: Area schools cope with low budgets and high expectations" By Malcolm J. Venable. Richmond.com. May 9, 2000
• "Former Chesterfield County Student - Athletes in 2005 NFL Pro Bowl". Department of Public Affairs for Chesterfield County. February 24, 2005
• An optimistic article on Matoaca's surveillance cameras Tomahawk Times. January 17, 2006

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