New Kent High School
Encyclopedia
New Kent High School is a public high school
located in New Kent, Virginia
, east of Richmond
. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District
in Region I
.
The school relocated to a new facility for the 2008–2009 school year. Before that, it occupied the location of the current New Kent Middle School
, and before that, that of the historic high school
.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in New Kent, Virginia
New Kent, Virginia
New Kent is a census-designated place in and the county seat of New Kent County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 239.-References:...
, east of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's 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...
in Region I
AA Region I
Region I is one of the four AA regions of the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AA Battlefield District, the AA Bay Rivers District, the A/AA Eastern Shore District, and the AA Southside District...
.
The school relocated to a new facility for the 2008–2009 school year. Before that, it occupied the location of the current New Kent Middle School
New Kent Middle School
New Kent Middle School is a public middle school located in New Kent, Virginia, east of Richmond. In 2008 the school changed its location from the historic site that was involved in 1968 in a desegregation court case. The case ultimately appeared before the Supreme Court as Green v. County School...
, and before that, that of the historic high school
New Kent High School and George W. Watkins High School
New Kent High School and George W. Watkins High School are two historic schools associated with the landmark Supreme Court case Green v. County School Board of New Kent County , in which the court defined what the standards of Brown v. Board of Education were in the desegregation cases. This...
.
Accreditation and rankings
- New Kent High is fully accredited by the Virginia Department of EducationVirginia Department of EducationThe Virginia Department of Education is the state education agency of The Commonwealth of Virginia. It is headquartered in the James Monroe Building in Richmond. The department is headed by the Virginia Secretary of Education, a position that is appointed by the Governor of Virginia...
and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsSouthern Association of Colleges and SchoolsThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
since 1974.