Kempsville High School
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5194 Chief Trail Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464 United States |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1966 |
| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Aaron C. Spence |
| Principal | Mr. William W. Harris |
| Staff | 155 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,456 (as of 2015-16) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Kempsville |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue, Red, and Silver |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League |
| Mascot | Chiefs |
| Communities served | Kempsville |
| Feeder schools | All Virginia Beach Middle Schools |
| Website | Official site |
Kempsville High School is one of eleven public high schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools system. It is a comprehensive high school for students in grades 9-12. Located in the western section of the city, the Kempsville High School covers approximately 12 sq. miles, and draws students from both Kempsville Middle School and Larkspur Middle School. In the Fall of 2016, Kempsville High School will be home to the Virginia Beach City Public Schools newest academy program, The Entrepreneurship and Business Academy at Kempsville High School. Students from across the school division can apply to attend this new academy program. A normal school day at Kempsville High is organized into an A/B block schedule with four class periods. Semester courses earn one-half credit, and year courses earn one credit upon successful completion of the course. All students at Kempsville High School have the opportunity to earn dual enrollment credit through Tidewater Community College, attend the Governor’s Magnet School for the Arts, attend the Technical and Career Education Center, attend the Advanced Technology Center, and the evening credit program at Renaissance Academy.The school mission statement is “Kempsville High School is committed to equipping students to be independent, responsible, academically proficient, technically and globally literate critical and creative thinkers."
Kempsville High School opened its doors to students in 1924. The original building, plus its adjacent gymnasium, still stand to this day. The present building, which opened in 1966, is the third building to have the name Kempsville High School. From 1959 until 1966, students living in the Kempsville area attended Princess Anne High School. In 1966, when the growth of the city required the construction of neighborhood high schools, Kempsville High School reopened at its current location, serving grades eight through twelve. In 1969, grades eight and nine moved to the newly opened Kempsville Junior High School. The ninth grade moved back to the high school in September 1993. Currently, Kempsville High School houses approximately 1,500 students in grades nine through twelve. It is located about one mile south of Interstate 264. The mascot is an Indian Chief and the school colors are red, royal blue, and silver.
Kempsville High School offers an array of academic courses that include standard courses, honors courses and advanced placement courses, these courses include:AP Studio Art, AP Art History, AP English Literature and Composition, AP English Language and Composition, AP U.S. History, AP Human Geography, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP French Language, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP German Language, and AP Latin: Vergil.
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