Mills E. Godwin High School

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Mills E. Godwin High School (Godwin High School)
Mills E. Godwin High School.jpg
Address
Mills E. Godwin High School
2101 Pump Road

Henrico
,
Virginia
23238
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"Eagle Pride"
Founded1980
School district Henrico County Public Schools
SuperintendentAmy E. Cashwell
PrincipalLeigh Dunavant
Staff95.42 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,856 (2021-2) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.45 [1]
Language English
Campus Suburban
Color(s)   Red, White, and Black
MascotEagle (represented by a bald eagle)
Rivals Douglas S. Freeman High School
Deep Run High School
NewspaperThe Eagles Eyrie
YearbookThe Statesman
Athletic Conference Virginia High School League
AAA Central Region
AAA Colonial District
Website Official Site

Mills Edwin Godwin High School is a public high school located in the West End region of unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia. The school is operated by Henrico County Public Schools.

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Godwin High School opened in 1981, named in honor of Mills E. Godwin Jr. (1914–1999), the two-term governor of Virginia. There are close to 2,000 students in the student body. [1]

Todd A. Phillips Center for Medical Sciences

The Science, Mathematics, and Technology Specialty Center, housed at Mills E. Godwin High School, opened in the fall of 1994. To be accepted into the center, students must pass a rigorous application process, during which approximately 50 students are selected from a pool usually exceeding 500, with an acceptance rate under 10%. Students who have not completed Algebra I with a "B+" grade or higher are ineligible to apply. The Specialty Center provides students the opportunity to pursue scientific and mathematical courses, and offers exclusive classes and electives for them to take. Electives include Genetics & Biotechnology, Organic & Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Anatomy & Physiology, and Biostatistics. [2] There are six classrooms and two wet labs in the specialty center. Equipment includes a BSL 2 safety hood, an inverted microscope, a gas chromatograph, Genesis spectrophotometers, and a MyCycler PCR machine. On October 27, 2016, the Henrico County Public Schools School Board voted unanimously to rename the center in memorial of Todd A. Phillips, a former center teacher, and the first director of the newly designated Center for Medical Sciences, who was killed in a car accident in June 2016. [3]

Sporting achievements

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Godwin High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Center for Medical Sciences". Todd A. Phillips Center at Godwin High School. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Students remember Godwin teacher Mr. Phillips killed in crash: 'The world is at a loss'". WTVR. June 18, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bill Tracking - 2004 session > Legislation". leg1.state.va.us. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Justis, Gigi (March 24, 2015). "Godwin Model UN club at ODUMUNC". The Eagles' Eyrie Online. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Slayton, Jeremy (January 12, 2012). "Professional soccer player to encourage Godwin students to be well-rounded". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2012 Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Adam Goldman". New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ↑ KOLENICH, ERIC KOLENICH (March 30, 2019). "Mills Godwin alumnus Reed Garrett makes MLB debut with Tigers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ Kolenich, Eric (June 12, 2023). "Godwin alum Britton Wilson finishes 2nd at NCAA track championship". Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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