Poquoson High School

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Poquoson High School


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streetaddress= 51 Odd Road
city= Poquoson
state= Virginia
zipcode= 23662
country= USA
url= [http://www.poquoson.org/phs Official PHS Site]
district= Poquoson City Schools
superintendent= Dr. Marilyn Barr (Interim-Superintendent)
principal= Bernard Wright
assistant_principals= Whitney Cataldo
George Yeager
Donna Buzonas
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type= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9–12
language= English
communities= Serves Poquoson
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mascot= Bull Islanders
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founded= 1910
enrollment= 904
enrollment_as_of= 2007-08
rival= Tabb High School
conference= Virginia High School League
Bay Rivers District
Region I
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Poquoson High School is a public secondary school, located in Poquoson, Virginia and serves as the sole public secondary school for students in the City. The school was opened in 1910 and currently has approximately 920 students.cite web
url = http://www.poquoson.org/phs/aboutphs/phsoverview.html
title = School Overview
accessdate = 2007-02-24
format = HTML
publisher = Poquoson High School
language = English] The school competes in athletics and activities in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District. Poquoson High has historically been known for its wrestling program, which has won numerous state championships and has occasionally been ranked nationally. Poquoson High also is known in the academic realm for its Odyssey of the Mind championship teams.

History

Poquoson High was founded in 1910 as the high school for York County. It was housed in a wooden building that resembles a large house. In 1932, the High School was moved into 965 Poquoson Avenue, which was next door to the first building. The High School continued to grow along with the rest of the area, even after the Town of Poquoson was incorporated in 1952. As Langley Air Force Base and the NASA Langley Research Center grew into prominence, the High School's enrollment grew. Poquoson became an independent city in 1975 primarily to gain more local control of its schools, including Poquoson High. Poquoson High moved from the single-A to double-A level in high school athletics in the late 1970's and gained a reputation for quality academics.

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into PHS cite web
url = http://www.ci.poquoson.va.us/schools.htm
title = Poquoson City Schools
accessdate = 2007-02-24
format = HTML
publisher = Poquoson City Public Schools
language = English] :
* Poquoson Primary School (Grades K-2)
* Poquoson Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
* Poquoson Middle School (Grades 6-8)

All residents are zoned to these schools as there are no other public schools in the City.

Accreditation and rankings

*Poquoson High is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Educationcite web
url = http://www.poquoson.org/phs/aboutphs/phsoverview.html
title = School Overview
accessdate = 2007-02-24
format = HTML
publisher = Poquoson High School
language = English] and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1972.cite web
url = http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_VA.html
title = School Overview
accessdate = 2007-04-01
format = HTML
publisher = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
language = English]

*Poquoson High was ranked 712th in the most recent Newsweek ranking of America's Top 1000 High Schools.cite web
url = http://projects.washingtonpost.com/challengeindex/va/poquoson/poquoson/
title = America's Top 1000 High Schools
accessdate = 2007-04-03
format = HTML
publisher = Washington Post
language = English] The school was ranked 798th in 2006 and 635th in 2005.cite web
url = http://projects.washingtonpost.com/challengeindex/va/poquoson/poquoson/
title = America's Top 1000 High Schools
accessdate = 2007-04-03
format = HTML
publisher = Washington Post
language = English]

*Poquoson was also ranked amongst the top 100 communities for music education by the American Music Conference in 2006.cite web
url = http://www.amc-music.org/news/articles/survey/final2006.htm
title = Top 100 Music Communities
accessdate = 2007-04-04
format = HTML
publisher = American Music Conference
language = English]

Enrollment History

cite web
url = https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=All&schoolName=1830
title = Department of Education Report Card
accessdate = 2007-04-07
format = PDF
publisher = Virginia Department of Education
language = English] cite web
url = http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_VA.html
title = School Overview
accessdate = 2007-04-01
format = HTML
publisher = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
language = English]

Athletics and interscholastic competition

Poquoson High School competes in the Virginia High School's AA Division, Region I, Bay Rivers District. The school competes in the following sports:cite web
url = http://www.poquoson.org/phs/athletics/phsteams.html
title = PHS - Athletics
accessdate = 2007-02-26
format = HTML
publisher = Poquoson High School
language = English] Poquoson High School also fields competitive teams in these areas:

Scholastic Bowl - Poquoson High won the AA state championship in 2001.cite web
url = http://www.hsquizbowl.org/state2001.html
title = Quizbowl Results
accessdate = 2007-04-07
format = HTML
publisher = World of High School Quizbowl
language = English]

Debate

Forensics

One-Act Theatre

ailing

Poquoson High is one of 54 schools in the Mid-Atlantic states and one of three public schools in Hampton Roads to sponsor a varsity level sailing team.cite web
url = http://www.hamptonyc.com/juniors/high_school_sailing.htm
title = HIGH SCHOOL SAILING - A GROWING SPORT
accessdate = 2007-04-04
format = HTML
publisher = Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association
language = English]

Wrestling

Poquoson High School has a distinguished history in wrestling, winning state titles in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, and 1999. cite web
url = http://www.poquosonwrestling.com/
title = State Champions
accessdate = 2007-04-02
format = HTML
publisher = Poquoson Wrestling
language = English] Additionally, the school placed second in the state tournament many times in the 1980's and 1990's to Grundy Senior High School which produced an intense rivalry between the schools which are eight hours or about 425 miles driving distance apart. The program has produced over 70 individual state titles and one wrestler for the U.S national wrestling team. Two former wrestlers have won four state titles during their times with the team.cite web
url = http://www.poquosonwrestling.com/id17.html
title = State Champions
accessdate = 2007-04-02
format = HTML
publisher = Poquoson Wrestling
language = English]

Odyssey of the Mind

Poquoson High, like its feeder schools, has had a positive history with its Odyssey of the Mind. Teams from the school have won numerous district and state titles. This decade, Poquoson teams have also won in the World Tournament (2000 and 2001)cite web
url = http://va.odysseyofthemind.org/
title = Senate Joint Resolution 39 (2001)
accessdate = 2007-04-02
format = HTML
publisher = Virginia Senate
language = English] and placed in 2002 (3rd place - It's a Snap Division III), 2004 (13th place - Balancing Act Division III), and 2005 (6th place - Problem 4 Crazy Columns Division III).cite web
url = http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?012+ful+SJ39
title = Virginia OM Results at the World Championships
accessdate = 2007-04-02
format = HTML
publisher = Virginia Odyssey of the Mind
language = English]

Facilities

Poquoson High School now occupies its third building in its history. Poquoson High's second building, which housed the school from the 1930's to 1975, now houses Poquoson Middle School. The school moved into its current facility in 1975 and the building has undergone two additions and renovations, one in 1977 and one in 1998.cite web
url = http://www.sbo.poquoson.k12.va.us/aboutpcs/index.html#History%20of%20Poquoson
title = About Poquoson City Schools
accessdate = 2007-02-25
format = HTML
publisher = Poquoson City Public Schools
language = English] The football stadium, where football and soccer games are played, is located off campus at Poquoson Middle School. Facilities for the wrestling team are located adjacent to the football stadium.

Partner schools

Poquoson has two current partner schools.
*flagicon|Panama Balboa Academy, Panamacite web
url = http://www.aaie.org/download/calendar/INTERED%20V34%20N104%20SPRING%2007.pdf
title = AAIE Spring Newsletter 2007
accessdate = 2007-07-08
format = PDF
publisher = Association for the Advancement of International Education
language = English]
*flagicon|Uruguay Uruguayan American School, Uruguaycite web
url = http://www.sbo.poquoson.k12.va.us/uas.html
title = Uruguayan American School
accessdate = 2007-07-08
format = HTML
publisher = City of Poquoson School Board
language = English]

References

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External links

* [http://www.poquoson.org/phs Poquoson High School]
* [http://www.poquosonsports.org/ Poquoson High School Athletics]