Kecoughtan High School
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Kecoughtan High School is a public high school
High school
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 located in Hampton, Virginia
Hampton, Virginia
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. The current grades offered are 9–12. Kecoughtan High School is one of four high schools located in the Hampton City Public School District. The other three are Phoebus High School, Bethel High School, and Hampton High School.

Feeder pattern

  • Asbury Elementary School
  • Barron Elementary School
  • Phillips Elementary School
  • Smith Elementary School
  • Jones Middle School
  • Syms Middle School

History

Kecoughtan High School was originally built in 1962 to handle the overflow of Hampton High School
Hampton High School (Hampton, Virginia)
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. Since then Kecoughtan has been used as an educational facility for high school students in the Foxhill area.

The word Kecoughtan comes from the name of the Virginia Algonquian
Algonquian peoples
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 Native Americans living there when the English colonists arrived in the Hampton Roads
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 area in 1607. The Native Americans
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 were originally named Kikotan (also spelled Kiccowtan, Kikowtan etc.)

Sports

Kecoughtan High School offers many sports, and these include Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, and Wrestling.

Notable alumni

  • Jo Ann Davis
    Jo Ann Davis
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     – Republican
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     former congresswoman of Virginia
  • Dwight Hollier
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     – Linebacker
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     for the Miami Dolphins
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  • Jerod Mayo
    Jerod Mayo
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     – Linebacker
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     for the New England Patriots
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  • Bert Mizusawa
    Bert Mizusawa
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     – Major General
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     in the United States Army Reserve
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  • Macey Brooks
    Macey Brooks
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     - Wide Receiver
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     for the Dallas Cowboys
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     and Chicago Bears
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  • Jake Cave - Pitcher
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     for the LSU Tigers
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     was drafted for the New York Yankees
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     in 2011

Marching band

The Kecoughtan Marching "Warriors" are a Class AAA band that has been a Virginia Honor Band three times.
The band was part of the 2011 National Memorial Day Parade Lineup in Washington, D.C., on May 30th, 2011.

NJROTC

The NJROTC at Kecoughtan High School is fairly large, and it features over 200 cadets. It is thought of highly considering it's area, and has been awarded distinguished unit several times.

Accreditation and rankings

Kecoughtan high school is fully accredited.

External links

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