Colonial Heights High School

Colonial Heights High School
Location
3600 Conduit Road Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1957[1]
School district	Colonial Heights Public Schools
Principal	Kristin Janssen
Faculty	72 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	985[2]  (2008-09)
Student to teacher ratio	12.9[2]
Color(s)	Red, White and Navy Blue
Mascot	Minuteman
Team name	Colonials
Accreditation(s)	Virginia Board of Education Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	CHHS website

Colonial Heights High School (CHHS) is a public secondary school located in Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA. The school serves about 900 students grades 9 – 12. The high school includes a Technical Center which offers a variety of vocational education programs.

Sports

The Colonial Heights athletic teams are referred to as the Colonials. Their Athletic logos are a minuteman holding a Revolutionary War era musket, and the Flying Elvis head (very similar to the New England Patriots logo). Colonials colors are Red, White, and Blue.

The Colonials' main rivals are: the Thomas Dale High School, Prince George High School, Matoaca High School, Petersburg High School and Hopewell High School.

Soccer for the Colonials is on the rise. In the 2006-07 season, the Colonials made it to the VHSL Central District Finals, where they lost to defending state champions, Thomas Dale High School.^{[citation needed]}

Music

The Colonial Heights marching band, the CHHS Marching Colonials, include over 100 members. The band has traveled many places including, Disney World, Cedar Point, New York, and many others. The Marching Colonials are 10 time VA State Honor Band.^{[citation needed]} This last season's show was "Boot Camp" which has numerous videos around.

References

1. ^ "About Our School". Colonial Heights High School. http://www.colonialhts.net/index.cfm?SecID=H&PageID=13. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Colonial Heights High". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=510096000361&ID=510096000361. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 

Coordinates: 37°16′5.3″N 77°23′29.5″W / 37.268139°N 77.391528°W / 37.268139; -77.391528