Indian River High School - Chesapeake, Virginia/VA

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Indian River High School

1969 Braves Trl, Chesapeake, VA, 23325-4923 -

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Definition of Terms

Indian River High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Chesapeake City County, VA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1836 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

126 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 513 students

Grade 10 - 464 students

Grade 11 - 411 students

Grade 12 - 448 students

This School

(VA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	3%
% Hispanic	3%	5%
% Black	52%	27%
% White	40%	63%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

18%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VA) Statewide Testing Performance

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School District Name

Chesapeake City Public s School District

This School's Agency

(VA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	46	8
Number of Students Managed	40,759 students	3,743 students
District Total Revenue	$357,292,000	$37,199,000
District Expenditure	$367,639,000	$37,511,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,766	$9,938
District Expenditure / Student	$9,020	$10,022
District Graduation Rates	88%	88%

Scudder, Brooks to wed (Washington Times-Herald)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:21:36 am
Mr. and Mrs. Doug and Glenda Scudder of Odon announce the engagement of their daughter, Annalie Renee Scudder to Stephen Michael Brooks of Chesapeake, Va., son of April Brooks and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Brooks of Chesapeake.
Chesapeake's liaison system faces scrutiny (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on November 8, 2009 at 01:37:31 am
CHESAPEAKE Back in the 1980s, then-Mayor Sid Oman had an idea - allow individual City Council members to act as a link between city departments and the council as a whole. There weren't, and still aren't, any written rules about liaisons and what they can or can't do. Now, the city is studying its liaison system after a series of issues that have bred tension on the City Council.
Henry Jordan, Curtis Strange part of '2009 class of the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame (Daily Press)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 01:26:30 am
Henry Jordan and Curtis Strange have been honored in national and international halls of fame.
Fellowship lets educators experience Lincoln (PitchEngine)
posted on October 13, 2009 at 08:31:15 pm
I love Abe Lincoln and didnt know that much about him really, except what everyone else seemed to know. So, thats what motivated me to apply, said Marie Santana, one of 50 educators selected for the 2009 Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship Program. The fellowship is a joint partnership between the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, ALPLM and The Horace Mann Companies...
Chesapeake council tangles over protocol on projects (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 04:07:45 am
CHESAPEAKE Mayor Alan Krasnoff took a fellow council member to task this weekend, saying she influenced a developer to change its cash offers to the city in advance of a vote today on an apartment complex in Greenbrier.

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Indian River High School is a high school in Chesapeake, Virginia. As of the 2006-07 school year, it has approximately 1800 students.
The principal is Mr. James L. Frye. The original IRHS was located on Old Greenbrier Road, while construction on the current building took place. The single-story facility opened in winter 1972 on Dunbarton Road, receiving its own address of 1969 Braves Trail in the mid-1990s. The Old Greenbrier Road building currently serves as Indian River Middle School. The 1969 in the school's address refers to IRHS' first graduating class.
In 1995, overcrowding at Indian River forced the school to add an extension, known as the "new wing". Outdoor trailers, known as "portables", also line the school's campus.
Athletics
The school boasts several Southeastern District athletic titles, such as the two-year title holding Academic Challenge team, as well as Eastern Region titles in football, and boys and girls basketball. The Braves enjoy a long rivalry with Oscar F. Smith High School, Great Bridge High School, and Deep Creek High School.
State championships:Football, 1995 (12-2 record);Boys basketball, 1986-87 (29-1 record, undefeated in the Southeastern District. Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat played for this squad)
State championship runners-up:Girls basketball, 2002-03 (34-1 record, also undefeated in district play, 14-0)
Notable alumni
Mark Earley, former Attorney General of Virginia
William Fuller, former NFL player
Alonzo Mourning, former NBA player
Ricky Rudd, NASCAR driver
External links
Indian River High School Web site

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