King's Fork High School

King's Fork High School
Location
351 Kings Fork Road Suffolk , Virginia 23434 United States
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	2003
School district	Suffolk City Public Schools
Superintendent	John B Gordon, III
Principal	Derrick Bryant
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,666 [1]  (2023–24)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Maroon and Vegas Gold ██
Athletics conference	Class 5 Region B Southeastern District
Mascot	Bulldogs
Rival	Lakeland High School Nansemond River High School
Feeder schools	King's Fork Middle School John F. Kennedy Middle School
Website	Official Site

King's Fork High School is located in Suffolk, Virginia. It is administered by Suffolk City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and Vegas gold, and the official mascot is the Bulldog.

King's Fork was founded in 2003, and was designed by the architectural firm of Ripley Rodriguez Maddox Motley. It was commissioned by Suffolk City Public Schools due to a widespread economic expansion in sprawl in the western Hampton Roads area.

Due to rezoning, students at King's Fork High are drawn from the Northwestern quadrants of the city, including the King's Fork area, Crittenden, and Hobson. Students are also drawn from the southern Nansemond Parkway/Wilroy Road area, and shares Downtown neighborhoods with Lakeland High School.

Curriculum

King's Fork High School offers an extensive range of courses at core, honors, and Advanced Placement levels, in addition to various dual enrollment classes offered through the Hobbs campus of Paul D. Camp Community College, also located in Suffolk, and through Tidewater Community College. In addition to academic courses, King's Fork High offers a range of agricultural and resource management courses.

Due to the nature of student interests at the school, only certain core subjects are offered at the AP level at King's Fork, and the arts department often has too few students for courses in music theory or other such classes. However, beginning in the 2008–2009 school year, King's Fork began offering courses beginning at the freshman level through the IB (International Baccalaureate) program, in addition to its current curriculum.

Sports

Fall Athletics		Boys & Girls Team
Girls	Cheerleading, Cross Country, JV & Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Volleyball
Boys	Golf, JV Football, Varsity Volleyball, Cross Country
Winter Athletics
Girls	Indoor Track, JV & Varsity Basketball	Swimming
Boys	Indoor Track, JV & Varsity Basketball, JV & Varsity Wrestling
Spring Athletics
Girls	JV & Varsity Soccer, JV & Varsity Softball, Outdoor Track, Tennis
Boys	JV & Varsity Baseball, JV & Varsity Soccer, Outdoor Track, Tennis

• In 2023, the Bulldogs’ women’s basketball team won its first Class 4 state championship, defeating Millbrook High School 71–67. ^[2]
• In 2009, the King’s Fork men’s basketball team won its first state championship, defeating William Fleming High School 49–47. ^[3]
• The Bulldogs’ men’s basketball team later won another state championship in 2020. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Chuck Clark – NFL safety^{[ citation needed ]}
• Davante Gardner – professional basketball player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Lataisia Jones – first black recipient of a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Florida State University College of Medicine ^[5]
• Lex Luger – record producer^{[ citation needed ]}
• Sugar Rodgers – WNBA guard^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "King's Fork High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
2. "King's Fork girls hold off Millbrook to win Class 4 state title, Suffolk's first in girl's hoops". WAVY.com. March 10, 2022. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
3. "Bulldogs of two different times". The Suffolk News-Herald. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
4. Davis, Marc (February 13, 2022). "King's Fork flexes muscle in win over Maury". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
5. "Notable Bulldogs - King's Fork High School". kfhs.spsk12.net. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

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