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First Colonial High School
First Colonial High School
Address
	1272 Mill Dam Road; Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454; United States
Coordinates	36°52′24″N 76°1′43″W / 36.87333°N 76.02861°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1966
School district	Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Superintendent	Aaron C. Spence
Principal	Daniel Miani
Staff	98.99 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,807 (2021-22)
Student to teacher ratio	18.25
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League; Beach District; Eastern Region
Nickname	Patriots
Rival	Cox High School
Communities served	Croatan Beach, Kings Grant, Shadowlawn, Alanton, Baycliff
Website	firstcolonialhs.vbschools.com/home

First Colonial High School is a high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is a part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, serving 1,807 students (2021-22).

Demographics edit

The demographic breakdown of the 2,039 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

26.5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[2]

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is known for its academy system. First Colonial High School hosts the Legal Studies Academy.

First Colonial offers many sports, including:^[3]

Baseball
- State champs - 1993.^{[citation needed]}
Basketball
Competition Cheer
Sideline Cheer
Cross Country
Field hockey
- State champs - 2011, 2012 & 2015.^{[citation needed]}
Football
Gymnastics
Indoor Track
Soccer
- Girls state champs - 2018, 2021
- Boys state champs - 2021
Softball
Swimming
- Girls state champs 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Tennis
- Girls state champs - 2011^{[citation needed]}
Track
Volleyball
- Boys state champs - 1997^{[citation needed]}
- Girls state champs - 2000, 2002, 2014, 2023^{[citation needed]}
Wrestling

^ ^a ^b ^c "First Colonial High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for First Colonial High". ed.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "First Colonial High School - Virginia Beach, Virginia - Home of the Patriots". Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-23.

First Colonial High School

Address

1272 Mill Dam Road Virginia Beach , Virginia 23454 United States
Coordinates	36°52′24″N 76°1′43″W / 36.87333°N 76.02861°W / 36.87333; -76.02861
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1966
School district	Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Superintendent	Aaron C. Spence
Principal	Daniel Miani
Staff	98.99 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,807 (2021-22)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.25^[1]
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region
Nickname	Patriots
Rival	Cox High School
Communities served	Croatan Beach, Kings Grant, Shadowlawn, Alanton, Baycliff
Website	firstcolonialhs.vbschools.com/home
^[2]