| Floyd E. Kellam High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
2665 West Neck Road , VA 23456 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°44′35″N 76°03′46″W / 36.7431°N 76.0627°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School district | Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Aaron C. Spence |
| Principal | Ryan Schubart |
| Staff | 136 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,426 (2020-21) |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold, and White |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Communities served | Pungo, Princess Anne, Sandbridge |
| Feeder schools | Princess Anne Middle School Landstown Middle School |
| Website | Official site |
Floyd E. Kellam High School is a public high school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Located in the city's southern section, in Princess Anne, the school first opened in 1962, named after Judge Floyd Eaton Kellam. Kellam High School serves a large portion of the city of Virginia Beach, with the attendance boundary extending south to the North Carolina border. Kellam High moved into a new facility in 2014.
Floyd Kellam High School is fully accredited under Virginia's Standards of Learning program.[1] The school is the third-oldest in Virginia Beach, next to Princess Anne High School and Frank W. Cox High School. Kellam has also been a blue ribbon school in the Fine Arts Department for the years 2006 and 2007.
Sports
Virginia State Championships:
- 1994 - Gymnastics
- 2006 - Gymnastics
- 2010 - Gymnastics
- 2013 - Gymnastics
- 2016 - Gymnastics[2]
Demographics and population
As of 2020 Floyd E. Kellam had 1,947 total students, slightly down the previous years 1,957 students.[3]
2020 by grade student population:[3]
- Grade 9 - 507
- Grade 10 - 480
- Grade 11 - 459
- Grade 12 - 507
2020 student racial and ethnic group membership population:[3]
- Asian - 3.3%
- Black - 4.6%
- Hispanic - 8.2%
- Multiple Races - 6.2%
- Native American - 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian - 0.4%
- White - 77.1%
Notable alumni
- 1970 - Carl Summerell, New York Giants[4]
- 1971 - Herbert Scott, Dallas Cowboys[5]
- 1989 - Matt Williams, Milwaukee Brewers[6]
- 2002 - Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals[7]
- 2005 - Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist[8]
- 2006 - Ian Thomas, Atlanta Braves[9][10]
See also
References
- ↑ "Virginia Department of Education Report Card: Floyd Kellam High School" (pdf). Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ↑ Tolliver, Lee. "Kellam gymnasts win fifth state title". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Floyd Kellam High". Virginia School Quality Profiles. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Summerell is AWOL from Giants' Camp". The New York Times. 6 August 1976.
- ↑ "Herbert Scott". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Matt Williams Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Clemmons, Anna Katherine (December 24, 2009). "Zimmerman mostly unknown commodity". ESPN the Magazine. ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Bouie, Jamelle (October 31, 2019). "Twitter".
- ↑ "Kellam grad Ian Thomas makes Atlanta Braves' roster". Virginian-Pilot. March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ Miller, Ed (May 11, 2013). "Kellam grad rides a rocky road to minor league stardom". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
External links
- Kellam Band
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Virginia Beach school mascots and colors Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- School Report Card Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Kellam HS official site