Churchland High School

Churchland High School
Address
4301 Cedar Lane Portsmouth , Virginia 23703 United States
Coordinates	36°52′49.5″N76°22′17.4″W / 36.880417°N 76.371500°W / 36.880417; -76.371500
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1840
School district	Portsmouth Public Schools
Superintendent	Elie Bracy III
Principal	Jennelle Burden
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,452 (2023–24)
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Black and Orange
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League Class 4 Region A Eastern District
Mascot	Truckers
Website	chs.ppsk12.us

Churchland High School is a public high school in Portsmouth, Virginia in the United States. It is administered by Portsmouth Public Schools. The school colors are black and orange. The mascot is a "Trucker". ^[1]

Churchland is designated as a magnet school for the visual and performing arts, with subjects including dance, chorus, orchestra, band, drama, and the visual arts.

Sports

On January 21, 2023, a 22-year-old junior varsity assistant basketball coach impersonated a 13-year-old player during a game against Nansemond River High School. The coaches for the junior varsity team were fired after an investigation into the incident. The girls and junior varsity teams voted not to continue with their season and will forfeit future games. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Richard Thomas Shea (1927–1953), posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor (1953), Virginia Tech track star
• W. Nathaniel "Nat" Howell (1939–2020), State Department Foreign Service officer, former ambassador to Kuwait; professor emeritus, the University of Virginia ^[3]
• L. Glenn Perry (1944–1998), first Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
• Denny Riddleberger (born 1945), former MLB player (Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians)
• Ryan Glynn (born 1974), former Major League Baseball (MLB) player (Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics)
• Arthur Moats (born 1988), National Football League linebacker (Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Charles Grant, college football offensive tackle for the William & Mary Tribe ^[4]

References

1. "Churchland High School". Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.
2. Gardner, Steve (January 31, 2023). "Assistant HS girls basketball coach relieved of duties for impersonating 13-year-old player". USA Today . Retrieved February 1, 2023.
3. Baker, Peter (February 4, 1991). "Va. City Lays Claim to War's 1st Hero". The Washington Post.
4. Countdown to Kickoff: Catching Up with Offensive Lineman Charles Grant