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King Neptune is a large bronze statue located in Virginia Beach, Virginia designed by Paul DiPasquale. It stands at the entrance of Neptune Park on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk at 31st Street, and depicts the mythological god Neptune. [1] The sculpture weighs 12.5 tons [2] and is 34 feet (10 m) [1] [2] tall.
The statue was dedicated on September 30, 2005 during the Neptune Festival Boardwalk weekend. [3] The Boardwalk Weekend includes the International Sandsculpting Championship, [4] Art & Craft Show, [5] food, and live music. It also includes a surfing contest, a foot race, a volleyball tournament, and a parade. [6]
Robert E. Lee High School was established in 1928, during the Jim Crow-era, and named in honor of Robert E. Lee, the military commander of the Confedererate Army. [3] It opened as a segregated school for white students; Mexican students were not allowed until later while Black students were not allowed to attend until the Fall of 1967. [3]
King Neptune, a depiction of the Roman god, was designed in 2003 for Virginia Beach's Neptune Festival. The statue would be installed on the boardwalk in 2005. The statue would be installed on the boardwalk in 2005.
The Neptune Scarlet Fliers took first place in our high school mascot poll. The Scarlet Fliers received 17.3% of the votes, finishing comfortably above the rest of the field.
The O'Connor library is named in Mr. Martin's honor. Mr. Robert Martinez is the current principal. O'Connor High School serves the entire town of Helotes along with parts of unincorporated Bexar County and the larger central city of San Antonio. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency. [3]
The Boardwalk on the north end will close at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 and public access will be restored on 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16. During the festival, the Boardwalk on the north end will not be ...
Lauren Hallgring, an 8th grade social studies teacher who received the American Civic Education Teacher Award for 2024, talks about the award and her class curriculum at Neptune Middle School in ...