Green Run High School
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Green Run High School, home of the Green Run Stallions, is a public secondary school
located at 1700 Dahlia Drive of the "Green Run" area of suburban Virginia Beach
, Virginia
. Green Run hosts a very diverse student population many of which come from the large concentration of military families that have moved into the area within the past couple of decades.
In April 2010, it was announced that Green Run High School was one of three high schools nationwide to be awarded the 2010 College Board Inspiration Award winners for improving their academic environments and helping underserved students achieve equitable access to higher education. The prize includes a $25,000 award presented by The College Board.
The site for Green Run High School:
The Green Run crest:
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located at 1700 Dahlia Drive of the "Green Run" area of suburban Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Green Run hosts a very diverse student population many of which come from the large concentration of military families that have moved into the area within the past couple of decades.
In April 2010, it was announced that Green Run High School was one of three high schools nationwide to be awarded the 2010 College Board Inspiration Award winners for improving their academic environments and helping underserved students achieve equitable access to higher education. The prize includes a $25,000 award presented by The College Board.
Trivia
- Opened Sept. 1979. Was the largest high school in Virginia 247,000 feet of space. Construction cost totaled $11.4 million.
The site for Green Run High School:
- is one of three Virginia Beach schools built on land that can be traced back to the AlgonquianAlgonquian peoplesThe Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds. Today hundreds of thousands of individuals identify with various Algonquian peoples...
Indian settlements. - was once used as a garden farm for the Norfolk City jail.
- was owned by a MennoniteMennoniteThe Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
Farming family until sold in the late 1960s as part of the Green Run planned development.
The Green Run crest:
- The school seal contains symbolic pictures that represent Green Run High School and that which it values.
- The seal is a crest, divided into three sections, and a stallion's head.
- The section in the upper left area represents learning and knowledge; it contains a picture of a graduation cap, a diploma, and a key.
- The winged foot in the lower left section represents the challenge of athletics and extracurricular activities.
- The last section, on the right half of the crest, represents the city of Virginia Beach.
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and Green Run) that existed at that time.
Notable alumni
- Plaxico BurressPlaxico BurressPlaxico Antonio Burress is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft...
(Class of '96), former Michigan State and NFL wide receiver for the New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
(2005 - 2008) and currently the New York Jets (2011-present). - Sergie Ventura (Class of '88), professional skateboarder breaking the Guinness World Record for the "Highest air on a skateboard" in 1996 at 11.8 feet. He is currently a member of the 2008 "Tony HawkTony HawkAnthony Frank "Tony" Hawk , nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision...
's: Boom Boom Huck Jam" list of performers. - Sean Siler (Class of '88), MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
employee who starred in the "I'm a PC" advertising campaign (2008-2009) - Ron VillanuevaRon VillanuevaRon A. Villanueva is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 21st district, which includes part of Virginia Beach; since 2010. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009, defeating incumbent Democratic delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in...
(Class of '88), first Filipino-American and youngest member having ever been elected to Virginia Beach City Council ('02 - Pres). - Andre CasonAndre CasonAndre Cason is an American former sprinter. He was a member of the US 4 x 100 meters relay team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo with a world record time of 37.50 seconds...
(Class of '87), former sprinter and 2 time U.S. OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Gold Medalist ('91 & '93) in the 4 x 100 m relay. - Keith GoganiousKeith GoganiousKeith Lorenzo Goganious is a college football coach. As of October 2009 is serving as Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/linebacker coach at Hampton University. Goganious played linebacker in the NFL for five seasons with the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens...
(Class of '87), former Penn State and NFL linebackerLinebackerA linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
for the Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
('96), Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
('95) & Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
('92-'94). - Matt DarbyMatt Darby (American football)Matthew Lamont "Matt" Darby is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.Darby also played for the Arizona Cardinals....
(Class of '87), former UCLA and NFL defensive backDefensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
for the Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, ('96-'97) & Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
('92-'95). - David RobinsonDavid Robinson (basketball)David Maurice Robinson is a retired American NBA basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs for his entire NBA career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He and teammate power forward Tim Duncan were...
aka "The Admiral", former NBA center for the San Antonio SpursSan Antonio SpursThe San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
('89-'93). Former Alumni; transferred to northern Virginia with his Naval Officer father prior to his senior year. He did not play basketball at Green Run but as a senior at Osbourn Park High SchoolOsbourn Park High SchoolOsbourn Park Senior High School is a public secondary school in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia.Osbourn Park serves the mid-part of the county and is located between the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. The community consists of business, professional, U.S. Government and...
in Manassas.
Memoriam
- Former football quarterback, Alton L. Grizzard (class of 1987), 24, was murdered December 1, 1993. He was also a quarterback at the Naval Academy at the time of his death.
- Social Studies teacher, Kenneth J. Doney 46, committed suicide on May 25, 2007.
- School Resource Officer Randall Vaiden was killed in a tragic car accident on October 10, 2007
- Students Matthew Kirkbride, Joseph Jenkins, and Adam Sherman were killed in a triple-fatal car accident on November 14, 2008.