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In the USA, the Peninsula District is one of the four districts in the AAA Eastern Region
AAA Eastern Region
The Eastern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AAA Beach District, the AAA Eastern District, the AAA Peninsula District, and the AAA Southeastern District...

 of the Virginia High School League
Virginia High School League
The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unlike similar organizations in many other states, private or religious schools are prohibited from joining. Non-public schools belong to other organizations,...

. It consists of the public high schools in the cities of Hampton
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...

 and Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...

, plus Gloucester High School
Gloucester High School (Virginia)
Gloucester High School is a fully accredited public high school located four miles from Gloucester Courthouse in Gloucester County, Virginia, USA. It is operated by Gloucester County Public Schools, a Virginia public school division....

 in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...

.

Schools in the Peninsula District are also divided into Divisions 5 and 6, for football competition within the AAA level. Division 5 schools are the smaller half of schools within the Peninsula District and the Eastern Region; and Division 6 schools consist of the larger half.

Hampton

  • Bethel High School, Division 6
  • Hampton High School
    Hampton High School (Hampton, Virginia)
    Hampton High School is a public secondary school located in Hampton, Virginia. It is the oldest standing high school in Hampton Public Schools. It contains an International Baccalaureate World School with the Diploma Programme.Hampton high is the first high school in the Hampton city high school...

    , Division 5
  • Kecoughtan High School
    Kecoughtan High School
    Kecoughtan High School is a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia. The current grades offered are 9–12. Kecoughtan High School is one of four high schools located in the Hampton City Public School District...

    , Division 5
  • Phoebus High School
    Phoebus High School
    Phoebus High School is a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia. Named after the nearby neighborhood and former township of Phoebus, it is the newest of the four high schools in the city. Considered unique for its excellent technology, and Video Media and Design...

    , Division 5

Newport News

  • Denbigh High School
    Denbigh High School (Newport News, Virginia)
    Denbigh High School is a high school in Newport News, Virginia. Denbigh carries grades nine through twelve and has an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. This school was rated "Fully Accredited" by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2005-2006 school year...

    , Division 5
  • Heritage High School
    Heritage High School (Newport News, Virginia)
    Heritage High School, established in 1996, is a public school in Newport News, Virginia. The school, whose colors are maroon and silver , is home to the Heritage Hurricanes...

    , Division 5
  • Menchville High School
    Menchville High School
    Menchville High School is one of five high schools in Newport News, Virginia. The school was named in honor of Thomas H. Menchville.They are the top school in Newport News in terms of the number of students taking AP exams, and have the highest rate of passing.In 2008, Menchville High School was...

    , Division 6
  • Warwick High School
    Warwick High School (Newport News)
    Warwick High School is a high school in Newport News, Virginia. Warwick is the oldest of five high schools in the city and has been home to the Newport News Centre for the International Baccalaureate program since 1996. The school's sports teams are known as the Raiders, previously the Farmers...

    , Division 5
  • Woodside High School, Division 6

Former members

  • Homer L. Ferguson High School
    Homer L. Ferguson High School
    Ferguson High School was formerly a high school in Newport News, Virginia, named for Homer L. Ferguson, who was president of Newport News Shipbuilding from July 22, 1915 until July 31, 1946. It was operated by Newport News Public Schools....

     of Newport News, Virginia (school closed in 1996)
  • Lafayette High School
    Lafayette High School (Williamsburg, Virginia)
    Lafayette High School is a public secondary school in James City County, Virginia, just outside the city limits of Williamsburg, Virginia. It is part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools and is located at 4460 Longhill Road.-History:...

     of Williamsburg, Virginia (now in the AA Bay Rivers District
    AA Bay Rivers District
    The AA Bay Rivers District is one of the four districts of AA Region I of the Virginia High School League which typically holds schools in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area...

    )
  • Newport News High School
    Newport News High School
    Newport News High School was a high school located in Newport News, Virginia. It was located at 3100 Huntington Avenue and operated by Newport News Public Schools.-History:...

     of Newport News, Virginia (school became Newport News Intermediate School, which eventually closed in 1980)
  • Tabb High School
    Tabb High School
    Tabb High School is a public high school located in Tabb, an unincorporated community in southern York County, Virginia. It is part of the York County School Division. The school opened in 1972 and is located near the site of the first land battle of the US Civil War-the Battle of Big Bethel....

     of Tabb, Virginia (now in the AA Bay Rivers District
    AA Bay Rivers District
    The AA Bay Rivers District is one of the four districts of AA Region I of the Virginia High School League which typically holds schools in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area...

    )
  • James Blair High School (Williamsburg, Virginia) 1967 - 1973 (school became a middle school in 1973)
  • York High School
    York High School
    York High School may refer to:*York High School , York, England*York High School , George, South Africa*York High School , York, Maine*York High School , York, Nebraska*York High School , Yorktown, Virginia...

     (Yorktown, Virginia) (now in the AA Bay Rivers District
    AA Bay Rivers District
    The AA Bay Rivers District is one of the four districts of AA Region I of the Virginia High School League which typically holds schools in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area...

    )
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