School type Public high school Principal Ms. Shameka Gerald Phone +1 757-928-6100 Colors Silver, Maroon | Superintendent Dr. Ashby Kilgore Grades 9–12 Founded 1996 | |
Director Toinette Outland<(S.T.E.M. and University Magnet) Profiles | ||
The Heritage High School, established in 1996, is a public school in Newport News, Virginia, USA. The school, whose colors are maroon and silver (rival to the I.C. Norcom High School Greyhounds in Portsmouth, Virginia due to the similarities in school colors. Norcom's school colors are maroon and gray.), is home to the Heritage Hurricanes. The school is also home to the Newport News Public Schools Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math magnet, or most commonly called STEM, as well as the University magnet. The school is located in the South East End area of the city (Downtown) at 5800 Marshall Avenue. The current principal is Shameka Gerald. She followed Mr. Nichols. The Class of 2015 will be the school's eighteenth graduating class. The school has a twin school, Woodside High School, that was built simultaneously and designed by the same architects.
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Demographics
As of October 2009
Athletics
In 2000, The Heritage football team won the Virginia state championship, with a 14-0 overall record. In 2008, the girls basketball team also won the Virginia state title, defeating Forest Park.
Notable alumni
Trivia
The Heritage High School's color scheme was accidentally switched with its sister school Woodside High School.