Green Run High School

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Green Run High School
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Address
Green Run High School
1700 Dahlia Drive

,
23453

United States
Coordinates 36°48′17″N76°06′41″W / 36.804639°N 76.111361°W / 36.804639; -76.111361
Information
School type Public, high school
MottoEsse Quam Videri (To be rather than to seem.)
FoundedSeptember 1979
School district Virginia Beach City Public Schools
SuperintendentAaron C. Spence
PrincipalTennille Bowser
Staff164
Teaching staff90.27 (FTE)
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,470 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio16.28
Language English
Color(s)    Royal Blue, Kelly Green, and White
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
Beach District
Eastern Region
Mascot Stallions
Rival Kempsville High School Bayside High School
Feeder schools Plaza Middle School

Independence Middle School

Bayside Middle School
Website www.greenrunhs.vbschools.com

Green Run High School is a public secondary school located at 1700 Dahlia Drive of the Green Run area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Green Run hosts a very diverse student population many of which come from the large concentration of military families that have moved into the area within the past couple of decades. The school was the largest high school in Virginia when it opened in 1979, with 247,000 feet of space. When it was first opened, it had the largest enrollment in the state. Due to changing demographics and the ensuing addition of new schools, the school is now one of the smallest in Virginia Beach when it comes to student body population. Construction cost totaled $11.4 million. The current head principal of the school is Tennille Bowser.

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In April 2010, it was announced that Green Run High School was one of three high schools nationwide to be awarded the 2010 College Board Inspiration Award winners for improving their academic environments and helping under-served students achieve equitable access to higher education. The prize includes a $25,000 award presented by The College Board. [1]

In 2016, Green Run's high school NJROTC chapter won second place in the National High School NJROTC SOP & Drill Competition, and in 2017, Green Run's NJROTC won first place of all the high schools in the competition. [2]

In 2019, Health and Physical Education Teacher, Bridgette Berthold, was a recipient of the Virginia Lottery’s “Made in Virginia” award. As a winner, she allocated a $9,000 reward to Green Run High School, allowing them to collect another $5,000 from the Virginia Lottery and $4,000 worth of school supplies from The Supply Room. [3]

History

Green Run High School was opened in 1979 and is one of three Virginia Beach schools that can be traced back to the Algonquin settlements. The land was previously used for fox hunting by the Princess Anne Hunt Club, as a garden for the Norfolk City jail, and was owned later by a Mennonite Farming family until it was sold in the 1960s.

On July 13, 2012, President Obama visited Green Run as part of his Presidential Campaign. [4]

In September 2013, Green Run Collegiate High School was established as a charter school with an International Baccalaureate program. Green Run Collegiate shares space with Green Run High School.

Notable alumni

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Sports achievements

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