Deep Creek High School

Deep Creek High School
Address
2900 Margaret Booker Drive Chesapeake, Virginia, 23323 United States
Coordinates	36°45′15″N 76°21′08″W / 36.75409°N 76.35234°W / 36.75409; -76.35234Coordinates: 36°45′15″N 76°21′08″W / 36.75409°N 76.35234°W / 36.75409; -76.35234
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	1908
School district	Chesapeake City Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. James T. Roberts
Principal	Ms. Page Bagley
Assistant principals	Mr. Robert Bolden, II Mr. Dwayne Godette Ms. Jacqueline Milteer Ms. Christine Sperelakis-Babb
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,323  (2011)
Language	English
Color(s)	Purple and White
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League AAA Eastern Region Southeastern District
Mascot	Hornets
Rival	Great Bridge High School Western Branch High School
Website	Official Site

Deep Creek High School is a public secondary school in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools and is located on 2900 Margaret Booker Drive.

History

In 1845, Norfolk County, Virginia constructed the first public school in Deep Creek, Virginia. It was the second school to be constructed in Norfolk County from funds provided by the General Assembly for public education. The one-room school was located across from the present day Deep Creek Intermediate School. The school was closed and destroyed by federal troops during the Civil War. In 1870, a school was erected on Old Gilmerton Road. Several years later, a one-room school facing Galberry Road behind and adjacent to Flemming's Store was constructed. In 1897, a wing was added to separately house the older students. In 1908, the legislature provided funds for the construction of a one-story brick school on the site of the previous intermediate school. Schools from the outlying areas were consolidated and students from St. Juliens Creek, Millsville, Grassfield, and Gilmerton were transported by horse-drawn school buses to Deep Creek School. In 1910, a two-story brick building was constructed on the site of the intermediate school. The first class of seniors was graduated from Deep Creek High School in 1911. Building additions were made in 1923, 1947, and 1952. In 1955, Deep Creek High School was separated from Deep Creek School by the construction of a million dollar secondary building to house grades 7-12 on Deal Drive.

In the 1940's, with the assistance of the Rosenwald Fund, a four-room elementary school was built for black students in the Deep Creek borough. Black students from Deep Creek attended Providence High School in South Norfolk, which later became incorporated into Carver High School and Gilmerton High School. Both schools later became incorporated into Crestwood High School when it opened in 1954. The black elementary schools in Grassfield, Deep Creek, and Millsville were consolidated in the 1950's and were housed in Central Elementary School on Shipyard Road.

In 1963, Deep Creek High School became part of the newly formed Chesapeake School System, which resulted from a merger of Norfolk County and the City of South Norfolk. In 1966, grades 7-8 were shifted from the high school to the junior high, which is today's SECEP school. In 1979, due to large increases in enrollment at both the high school and junior high school, the high school building on Deal Drive was redesignated a junior high school and a seven million dollar high school located on Margaret Booker Drive was constructed to house grades 10-12.

The modern, efficient facility has been in use for more than twenty years. Academic classrooms, vocational training areas, and corridors, as well as the gymnasium, the media center, the computer laboratory and the commons area are well designed for the purposes they serve. The school was expanded in 1990 with the addition of the new wing serving the Math, Science and Foreign Language departments. The space was needed due to the addition of the ninth grade. In the summer of 1998, the school was expanded again to accommodate an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students. This new expansion includes improvements to the library, gymnasium, and classrooms for Science, Special Education, Art and Vocational programs.

Alma mater

Deep Creek's alma mater is very similar to that of The College of William and Mary. William and Mary is in the neighboring town of Williamsburg.

Hail to thee, Our Alma Mater

Loud your praise we sing

May our faculty and students

Glory to you bring.

Deep Creek High School, Loved of old

Hark upon the gale

Hear the thunder of our chorus

Alma Mater, hail.

Athletics and extracurricular activities

The mascot is a hornet and the sports teams currently play in the AAA Southeastern District of the AAA Eastern Region.

State championships and appearances

• In the early-1980s, the school's girls basketball team appeared in three consecutive state championship games, winning in 1982 (defeating Gar-Field High School, but losing the two following years, both times to W.T. Woodson High School.
• The football team dominated on both the local and state level throughout the entire 1990s, posting several undefeated regular seasons (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000), and forming a rivalry with Indian River High School and Western Branch High School. Deep Creek reached the state championship game in 1994 and 2000, losing to Patrick Henry-Ashland High School and Centreville High School, respectively.

Deep Creek has been particularly known for their track and field program which has won state championships in 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007.

Because of the building of Grassfield High School, many of the track stars have been rezoned and will now compete against Deep Creek High for state championships.

In 2004, the Men's Volleyball Team completed an undefeated regular season in the Southeastern District and advanced to the State Tournament for the first time in school history.

Notable alumni and faculty

• James Anderson - Carolina Panthers linebacker and 88th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft
• Michael Copon - Hollywood Actor noted for Power Rangers and One Tree Hill
• Chris Crocker - Atlanta Falcons safety and 2003 20th pick Cleveland Browns^[1]
• Deon Dyer- Miami Dolphins running back in 2003-2004
• DeAngelo Hall - Washington Redskins player and 8th pick in the 2004 NFL Draft
• Dwight Parker - Vice Mayor of Chesapeake, Virginia
• Darren Perry - Oakland Raiders coach and former NFL player for 9 seasons
• Darryl Tapp - Philadelphia Eagles player and 63rd pick overall in the 2006 NFL Draft
• A.J. Jimerson - Oakland Raiders player, 2 seasons
• Curley Young - Guard- European and Asian Professional Basketball player, 1994–1997
• Evan Stewart - Meteorologist for WVEC-TV 13 in Norfolk
• Ras-I Dowling - New England Patriots cornerback 2011-present

References

1. ^ Deep Creek Alumni of 1998

Ty Hubbard Kansas City Royals 1980 1st Round Pick

External links

• http://www.cps.k12.va.us/Schools/DCHS/dch.html
• http://www.deepcreekalumni.com
• http://dchsalumniforum.com