Landstown High School
| Landstown High School | |
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2001 Concert Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23456 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | The mission of Landstown High School, in partnership with family and community, is to provide a balanced and diverse educational experience, through the integration of academics, electives, and technology to allow students to discover and develop their full potential for performance and success. |
| Established | 2001 |
| Principal | Brian Baxter |
| Faculty | appx. 175 |
| Enrollment | 2,200 |
| Information | (757) 468-3800 |
| Colors Mascot | Black, Royal Blue, Silver, White Eagles |
| Website | Official Landstown website |
Landstown High School and Technology Academy is a state-of-the-art[1] secondary school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia which first opened in 2001.
The school's most unique feature is the Technology Academy; one of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout the city interested in a technology education can apply to learn from three different strands: pre-engineering technology, information technology, and entrepreneurship technology. Entry to the Academy requires recommendations, above average grades, and electronic portfolio which demonstrates aptitude. Although unique and exciting, some residents say that the "school within a school" was placed at Landstown to help integrate the school. This is because the school resides in an ethnic community, yet attracts predominately Caucasian students with its academy, whereas the main part of the school is predominately Asian, black, and Hispanic. However, a more likely reason is that Virginia Beach's Higher Learning Center and Advanced Technology Center are practically right across the street.
Academic honors
Landstown was home to the city's only FIRST robotics team, team #769.(2001-2005)
Athletic honors
Landstown's football team went to three state championship games in a row from 2003-2005 under Coach Chris Beatty, who led the team to a 40-2 record during that three year span. They won the state championship in 2004 but lost it in 2003 and 2005. The star players during this time were Percy Harvin and Damon McDaniel. In early 2006, Coach Beatty left Landstown to become the offensive coordinator at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia.
Harvin set five state track records while he was at Landstown High, winning five gold medals at the state finals in 2005: long jump, triple jump, 100 meters, 200 meters and 400-meter relay.[2]
The boys' outdoor track team won the state championship in 2005.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "Landstown High School". AE Systems. Ambassor Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved 12 June.
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