Colonial Heights High School

Colonial Heights High School
Colonial Heights High School
Address
	3600 Conduit Road; Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834; United States
Coordinates	37°16′5.3″N 77°23′29.5″W
Information
School type	Public, High school
Established	1957[1]
School district	Colonial Heights Public Schools
Principal	Kristin Janssen
Teaching staff	85.64 (FTE) (2016–17)[2]
Grades	9–12[2]
Enrollment	906 (2016–17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	10.58 (2016–17)[2]
Color(s)	Red; White; Navy blue
Mascot	Minuteman
Team name	Colonials
Accreditation	Virginia Department of Education; Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	http://chhs.colonialhts.net

Colonial Heights High School (CHHS) is a public high school located in Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States. The school serves about 900 students grades 9 – 12. The high school includes a Technical Center which offers a variety of vocational education programs. CHHS is also currently an accredited high school in the state.[3]

Sports

The Colonial Heights athletic teams are referred to as the Colonials. Their Athletic logos are a minuteman holding a Revolutionary War era musket. Colonials colors are Red, White, and Blue.

Formerly a member of the AAA Central District, and more recently a former member of 3A Conference 25 Eastern Region, the Colonial are now a member of Class 3 Region A. This region includes Hopewell, Lakeland, New Kent, I.C. Norcom, Park View (South Hill), Petersburg, Phoebus, Southampton, Tabb, B.T. Washington, York.[4]

The Colonials' main rivals are the members of the AAA Central District: the Thomas Dale High School, Prince George High School, Matoaca High School, Petersburg High School, Hopewell High School, Meadowbrook High School.

Music

The Colonial Heights marching band, the CHHS Marching Colonials, includes over 100 members. The band has traveled to places including Disney World, Cedar Point, New York, and many others. The band travels to many competitions during each season, but most notably (as well as most highly anticipated by members) the James Madison University Parade of Champions, hosted by JMU's Marching band, the JMU MRDs.

Notable alumni

Bob Taylor, former MLB player (San Francisco Giants)[5]
Kirk Cox, 55th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates[6]

References

"History & Traditions". Colonial Heights High School. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
"Search for Public Schools - Colonial Heights High (510096000361)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
"Colonial Heights High School - Home". chhs.colonialhts.net. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
Kolenich, Eric (August 8, 2017). "Conferences gone, new regions are among latest VHSL alignment changes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
"Bob Taylor". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
Winn, Haley (February 21, 2017). "Kirk Cox to succeed Bill Howell as House speaker". WTVR-TV. Capital News Service. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

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[1] "History & Traditions". Colonial Heights High School. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

[nces_sch-2] "Search for Public Schools - Colonial Heights High (510096000361)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

[3] "Colonial Heights High School - Home". chhs.colonialhts.net. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[4] Kolenich, Eric (August 8, 2017). "Conferences gone, new regions are among latest VHSL alignment changes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[5] "Bob Taylor". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

[6] Winn, Haley (February 21, 2017). "Kirk Cox to succeed Bill Howell as House speaker". WTVR-TV. Capital News Service. Retrieved July 6, 2019.