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Kempsville High School is a comprehensive public high school for students in grades 9–12 in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools system. In the western section of the city, the Kempsville High School covers approximately 12 sq. miles and draws students from Kempsville Middle School and Larkspur Middle School.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is known for its academy system. First Colonial High School hosts the Legal Studies Academy, which provides students who have an interest in and curiosity about the law, law-related fields, and legal and ethical issues the opportunity to extend their knowledge beyond the typical high school program.
Opened in 1954, it is the oldest remaining high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The school is named after the now extinct Princess Anne County, Virginia (itself named after the British Royal, Queen Anne , titled at the time and prior to ascension, Princess of Denmark) which was annexed with the founding of Virginia Beach .
All of Virginia Beach's high schools under Virginia Beach City Public Schools have held their graduations each year at the Virginia Beach Convention Center since 2008. [12] Related to this, academy information nights for rising high schoolers are held in the convention center each November, with booths for each high school and special program. [13]
Salem High School is a secondary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. [1] The school has a Visual and Performing Arts Academy; one of eight magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout the city interested in these arts can apply. The class of 2008 is the first graduating class to include students from the academy.
The school was the largest high school in Virginia when it opened in 1979, with 247,000 feet of space. When it was first opened, it had the largest enrollment in the state. Due to changing demographics and the ensuing addition of new schools, the school is now one of the smallest in Virginia Beach when it comes to student body population.
State Route 279 (SR 279) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Great Neck Road , the state highway runs 5.55 miles (8.93 km) from U.S. Route 58 (US 58) north to US 60 within the independent city of Virginia Beach .
A notable feature of Ocean Lakes high school is the Math and Science Academy, started in 1996 as the first of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout Virginia Beach who are interested in a math and science education can apply for admission to the academy. Admission is based on an essay, testing, and teacher recommendations.