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The school is well known for being a state powerhouse in wrestling; their program won the Group 3A state title four years in a row, from 2019 to 2022, and was runner-up in 2023 and 2024. [2] New Kent has also won seven consecutive regional wrestling championships as of 2024.
Pages in category "Schools in New Kent County, Virginia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Former New Kent High School; W.
George W. Watkins Elementary School is an elementary school located in Quinton, Virginia, and is one of two such schools in New Kent County.As a formerly African American-only high school, it, along with the nearby New Kent High School is a National Historic Landmark [3] [4] and is associated with the Supreme Court case Green v.
Before desegregation, George Watkins was the county's African American-only high school, while New Kent School was the high school for whites.The name for the former was in honor of Dr. George W. Watkins, who served as the pastor of the Second Liberty Baptist Church from 1928 to 1971.
County School Board of New Kent County, 391 U.S. 430 (1968), was an important United States Supreme Court case involving school desegregation. Specifically, the Court dealt with the freedom of choice plans created to avoid compliance with the Supreme Court's mandate in Brown II in 1955. [ 1 ]
County School Board of New Kent County; R. Rappahannock Community College This page was last edited on 16 December 2010, at 16:49 (UTC). ...
Jamestown High School: James City County, VA: 1997 1,350 Eagles Green & Black Lafayette High School: James City County, VA: 1973 1,162 Rams Navy Blue & Gold New Kent County High School: New Kent, New Kent County, VA: 1950 985 Trojans Royal Blue & White Poquoson High School: Poquoson, VA: 1910 698 Bull Islanders Maroon & Gold Smithfield High School
New Kent County was established in 1654, as the Virginia General Assembly with the governor's consent split York County. [3] The county's name originated because several prominent inhabitants, including William Claiborne, recently had been forced from their settlement at Kent Island, Maryland, by Lord Baltimore upon the formation of Maryland. [4]