Floyd E. Kellam High School
| Floyd E. Kellam High School | |
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| Address | |
| 2323 Holland Road Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23453 United States |
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| School type | Public, high school |
| Motto | "Feed Freedom with Knowledge" |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. James G. Merrill |
| Principal | Mr. Bruce Biehl |
| Staff | 129 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,861 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold, and White |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Rival | Ocean Lakes |
| Communities served | Pungo, Princess Anne, Sandbridge |
| Feeder schools | Princess Anne Middle School |
| Website | Official site |
Floyd E. Kellam High School is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Located in the city's southern section, in Princess Anne the school first opened in 1962, named after judge Floyd Eaton Kellam. Kellam High School serves a large portion of the city of Virginia Beach, with the attendance boundary extending south to the North Carolina border. The student population is 82 percent Caucasian students, 9 percent African-American students, 5 percent Hispanic, and 3 percent Asian/Pacific Islander students.[1] The building shares the same design as Bayside, First Colonial, and Kempsville High Schools.
Floyd Kellam High School is fully accredited under Virginia's Standards of Learning program.[2] The school is the third-oldest in Virginia Beach, next to Princess Anne High School and Frank W. Cox High School. Kellam has also been a blue ribbon school in the Fine Arts Department for the years 2006 and 2007. A new Kellam High is scheduled to open in 2014.
Administration
- Bruce Biehl, Principal
- Dr. Carolyn Keen, Assistant Principal
- Mike Porter, Assistant Principal
Sports
Virginia state championships
- 1994 Gymnastics
- 2005 Girl's Soccer
- 2006 Gymnastics
- 2007 Softball
- 2010 Gymnastics
- 2010 Boy's Golf
- 2010 Girl's Volleyball
- 2011 Girl's Volleyball (perfect season)
- 2012 Girl's Volleyball (3peat) (Only school in the state of Virginia to win the same three titles in the same sport)
- 2013 Gymnastics
Individual state champions
- 2003 Natalie Sherbak, Cross Country
- 2003 Kelley Taylor, Indoor Track: 1600m
- 2004 Tara Conner, Outdoor Track: 4x800m
- 2004 Audrey Hand, Outdoor Track: 4x800m
- 2004 Natalie Sherbak, Indoor Track: 1000m
- 2004 Natalie Sherbak, Outdoor Track: 4x800m, 800m, 1600m
- 2004 Jessica Smith, Outdoor Track: 4x800m
- 2005 Johnny Olanowski, Wrestling: 119
- 2006 Talia Tossone, Gymnastics: Vault
- 2007 Eric Olanowski, Wrestling: 112
- 2007 Mike Holcomb, Wrestling: 119
- 2009 Bobby Peavey, Indoor Track: 1600 meter, 4:09.31 (meet record)
- 2010 Aaron Runzo, Wrestling: 125
- 2012 Christian Olanowski, Wrestling: 132
- 2012 Brad Johnson, Pole Vault 15'3
Notable alumni
- 1971 Herbert Scott, Dallas Cowboys
- 1989 Matt Williams, Milwaukee Brewers
- 2002 Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals
- 2005 Tyler Nisbet, film director[3]
References
- ^ "About Our School". Kellam High School. Retrieved 14 June 2006.
- ^ "Virginia Department of Education Report Card: Floyd Kellam High School" (pdf). Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3198162
External links
- Kellam Band
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Virginia Beach school mascots and colors
- School Report Card
- Kellam HS official site
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Coordinates: 36°45′31.3″N 76°3′15.8″W / 36.758694°N 76.054389°W
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