Heritage High School (Newport News, Virginia)
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Heritage High School, established in 1996, is a public school in Newport News, Virginia. The school, whose colors are maroon and silver (rival to the I.C. Norcom High School Greyhounds in Portsmouth, Virginia due to the similarities in school colors. Norcom's school colors are maroon and gray.), is home to the Heritage Hurricanes. The school is also home to the Newport News Public Schools
Technology and University magnet. The school is located in the South East End area of the city (Downtown) at 5800 Marshall Avenue. The current principal is Michael Nichols. He followed Timothy Sweeney who is the current principal of the new Achievable Dream High school (originally Briarfield Elementary) that is was built next to Heritage High's campus. The Class of 2009 will be the school's twelfth graduating class and the third without the original principal. The school has a twin school, Woodside High, that was built simultaneously and designed by the same architects.
team won the Virginia state championship, with a 14-0 overall record. In 2008, the girls basketball
team also won the Virginia state title, defeating Forest Park.
Newport News Public Schools
Newport News Public Schools is the branch of the government of Newport News, Virginia that operates the city's system of public schools. , NNPS had an enrollment of 30,568. The district employs about 5,100 people, including 2,685 teachers and teacher assistants.-Organization:Like all public K–12...
Technology and University magnet. The school is located in the South East End area of the city (Downtown) at 5800 Marshall Avenue. The current principal is Michael Nichols. He followed Timothy Sweeney who is the current principal of the new Achievable Dream High school (originally Briarfield Elementary) that is was built next to Heritage High's campus. The Class of 2009 will be the school's twelfth graduating class and the third without the original principal. The school has a twin school, Woodside High, that was built simultaneously and designed by the same architects.
Demographics
As of October 2009| Category | Enrollment | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Total Enrollment | 1495 | 100% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 697 | 46.6% |
| Female | 798 | 53.4% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Native American | 7 | 0.5% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 8 | 0.5% |
| Black | 1311 | 87.7% |
| Hispanic | 34 | 2.3% |
| White | 131 | 8.8% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 0.3% |
| Special Education | 178 | 11.9% |
| Talented and Gifted | 56 | 3.7% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 772 | 51.6% |
Athletics
In 2000, the Heritage footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team won the Virginia state championship, with a 14-0 overall record. In 2008, the girls basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team also won the Virginia state title, defeating Forest Park.