Denbigh High School (Newport News, Virginia)

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Denbigh High School
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Denbigh High School (Newport News, Virginia)
259 Denbigh Boulevard

Newport News
,
Virginia
23608

United States
Coordinates 37°07′34″N76°32′53″W / 37.12611°N 76.54806°W / 37.12611; -76.54806
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School typePublic high school
Founded1966
School district Newport News Public Schools
SuperintendentGeorge Parker, III
DirectorDr. Aaron Smith (Aviation Academy)
PrincipalDr. Adria Strothers
Teaching staff99.93 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,380 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.81 [1]
Language English
CampusSuburban
Color(s)    Red, White, and Blue
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
Peninsula District
Eastern Region
MascotPatriot
Rival Woodside High School
Menchville High School
Feeder schoolsPassage Middle School
Ella Fitzgerald Middle School
Website http://denbigh.nn.k12.va.us
http://avi.nn.k12.va.us Aviation Academy

Denbigh High School is a high school in Newport News, Virginia. It is a part of Newport News Public Schools.

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Denbigh carries grades nine through twelve and has an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. This school was rated "Fully Accredited" by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2005–2006 school year. Denbigh is the only host of the Aviation program in Newport News Public Schools.

Denbigh High School is represented by its mascot, the Patriot. Recently the known mascot picture of the Patriot was changed to a star with 'Patriots' across it. Rumors of possibly changing from the 'Patriots' and adopting a different mascot have been circulating, but nothing has been confirmed. Their colors are red, white, and blue. It also has the lowest-rated sports teams throughout the region. This school was opened in the fall of 1965 with grades 8-11, and the Junior class of that year became the first Senior class the following year. The class of 1970 was the first to go through all five years at Denbigh. For a time, Newport News had 5-year high schools, and Denbigh (the northernmost of the city's high schools) had 8-12th grades. The class of 1968 presented, as a memorial, a step from the first Denbigh school.

The Denbigh area of Newport News is named for the market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales.

Denbigh is also one of two sites in Newport News that hosts SAT testing and ACT testing.

Newport News Public Schools has a Telecommunications Program, which allows students at Denbigh High Schools and other schools within the division to participate in live television production. These students can gain experience reporting, producing, recording, and editing for live productions such as local sporting events. Additionally, Denbigh's choral and band programs are award-winning in local, regional, state, and national competitions.

Demographics

[2]

CategoryEnrollmentPercentage
Total Enrollment1560100%
Gender
Male78259.4%
Female53540.6%
Ethnicity
Native American221.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander744.7%
Black84254.0%
Hispanic1378.8%
White48531.1%
European191.4%
Special Education16110.3%
Talented and Gifted1177.5%
Economically Disadvantaged52733.8%

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