Phoebus High School

Infobox School
name= Phoebus High School


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streetaddress= 100 Ireland Street
city= Hampton
state= Virginia
zipcode= 23663
country= USA
district= Hampton City Schools
superintendent= Dr. Patrick J. Russo
principal= Mr. Robert Johnson
viceprincipal= Mr. Kevin Davis
Mr. Bruce Godwin
Mrs. Angelina Lipford
Mrs. Esther Smith
viceprincipal_label= Assistant Principals
dean= Mrs. Dana Patterson
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type= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9–12
language= English
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mascot= Phantoms
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founded= 1975
enrollment= 1,401 [cite web |url=https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=112&schoolName=463 |title=Phoebus High School Report Card |accessdate=2008-07-23 |publisher=Virginia Department of Education]
enrollment_as_of= 2007-08
rival= Hampton High School
Kecoughtan High School
conference= Virginia High School League
AAA Peninsula District AAA Eastern Region
website= [http://www.phoebushighschool.com Phoebus High School]
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Phoebus High School is the a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia. Named after the nearby neighborhood and former township of Phoebus, it is the newest of the four high schools in the city. Considered unique for its excellent technology, culinary arts, and music programs, the school provides many opportunities for students to engage in various fields of study. Originally designed as an "Open-Concept" school, permanent interior walls were minimized in favor of partitions that could be adjusted depending on building needs. Over the years, walls have been constructed for many classrooms, resulting in difficulties with climate control. In addition, few classrooms have individual windows or light switches.

About Phoebus

Phoebus High School is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education based on its performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning(SOL) Tests. In addition, PHS is fully accredited by SACS/CASI. Students at Phoebus in addition to traditional high school courses of study are currently able to take advantage of a wide variety of learning opportunities including Engineering through the full cadre of Project Lead the Way, Cisco Networking Academy, Culinary Arts-Blue Phantom Inn which was featured in Southern Living Magazine, Art Animation, Oracle Academy, Video Game Programming/Design, the Firm, Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, Architectural and Mechanical Drawing, foreign language (Spanish, German, French) numerous advanced placement courses including online AP (Japanese, Latin, Chinese, etc.) and other online courses through Virtual Virginia. Debbie Martin was selected as the teacher of the year for Hampton City Schools and has been recognized as one of the top 20 up and coming teachers to watch in the nation. As an example of the commitment which PHS staff and faculty have made to academic excellence, Phoebus currently has over 20 teachers involved in the National Board for Professional Teacher Certification. During the 2006-07 school year PHS entered the FIRST Robotics competition and placed 5th of 66 Robotics teams at VCU. This year the Science Department of PHS is pursuing a partnership with Hampton University and will be offering additional advanced science opportunities for students.

Demographics

2004-2005 School Year:
69% Black
28% White
2% Hispanic
1% Other.

Athletics

Phoebus athletic teams are known as the Phantoms. Recently, The Phantom varsity football team has gained a significant amount of attention, having won three of the last six VHSL State Division 5 Championships. Among notable college players to graduate from Phoebus are Running Back Elan Lewis and Linebacker Xavier Adibi. Adibi currently is with the Houston Texans.

VA State Championships

Football - 2001, 2002, 2006
Girls Basketball - 1976, 1992
Girls Outdoor Track - 1993

Phoebus basketball team is recovering and building up for a good season

Source: http://www.vhsl.org/recbook.pdf

Phoebus basketball team is recovering and building up for a good season

Interesting facts

* Founded in 1975, Phoebus High School is the newest addition to the Hampton City Schools system.
* Phoebus High School often boasts an impressive amount of students who attend the Virginia's Governor's Foreign Language Academies. In 2005, Phoebus sent more students than the remaining three Hampton schools combined.
* The Phantoms first defeated the Hampton Crabbers in football in 1990. To this day, the match between Hampton and Phoebus produces an intense local rivalry, prompting the Phoebus students to "crush" paper crabs on game day. During the 2006-07 season Phoebus won the State Championship in Football and during the 2007-08 season the Phantoms demolished the Crabbers in both football games winning the first of two games 24-0.
* WNBA player La'Keshia Frett graduated from Phoebus.

External links

* [http://www.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/ Hampton City Schools]
*http://www.phoebushighschool.com/

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