Administration:
• Thomas W. McLemore, Jr., Principal
• Janice Bibbo, Assistant Principal
• James Carnegie, Assistant Principal
• Michael Milteer, Assistant Principal
Counselors:
• Testing Coordinator:
General School Information:
• Grades 9-12
• Enrollment approximately 1375
• Senior Class ('09) – 302 students (as of September 30, 2008)
• Class of 2008 Post-graduate plans (self-reported)
Four Year College – 58%
Two Year College – 27%
Military – 9%
Trade / Technical School – 3%
Apprenticeship Programs – <1%
Full-time Employment – 2%
Total – 100% as of June, 2008
Schedule – A/B (alternating day) Block Schedule
Faculty - 90; 38% hold Masters Degree; 2 % hold Doctoral Degrees
25 years – average years of experience
Student to Faculty Ratio: 15 : 1
Grading Scale:
Grade |
Numerical |
Grade |
Honors Weighted |
AP / DC |
| A = |
100 - 94 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
| B = |
93 - 86 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
| C = |
85 - 78 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
| D = |
77 - 70 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
| F = |
Below 70 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Course Offerings Honors
Honors English 9, 10, 11, 12
Honors World History / Geography I
Honors World History / Geography II
Honors Virginia / United States History
Honors Virginia / United States Government
Honors Geometry
Honors Algebra II / Trigonometry
Math Analysis
Honors Earth Science
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
Physics
Honors French – Year 4, 5
Honors Latin – Year 4, 5
Honors Spanish – Year 4, 5
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement Language and Composition
Advanced Placement Literature and Composition
Advanced Placement United States History
Advanced Placement Government and Politics
Advanced Placement Calculus A/B
Advanced Placement Statistics
Advanced Placement Biology and Lab (2 credits / double weight)
Advanced Placement Chemistry and Lab (2 credits / double weight)
Advanced Placement Environmental Science and Lab (2 credits / double weight)
Dual Credit (taken through Virginia Community College System)
Dual Credit English Composition
Dual Credit United States History
Dual Credit Psychology
Dual Credit Pre-Calculus
Dual Credit Calculus
Dual Credit Microcomputers
Dual Credit Advanced Biology (2 credits / double weight)
Dual Credit Chemistry (2 credits / double weight)
Dual Credit Gaming and Simulation
Class Ranking:
Class Rank, based on weighted Grade Point Average, is calculated at the end of the seventh semester of high school and includes all credit classes taken in middle school and high school.
SAT Scores
(Mean Scores based on 170 test takers in the Class of 2007):
Critical Reading 472
Mathematics 450
Writing 457
Scholarship Awards
(Total reflects all offers that were extended to students whether they were used or not utilized)
Class of 2008 $4,135,397.00 *
Class of 2007 $3,440,000.00
Class of 2006 $3,625,000.00 *
Class of 2005 $2,455,690.00 *
*New Nansemond River High School and Suffolk City Public School record amount