School type Public high school Grades 9–12 Mascot Braves | Principal Naomi Dunbar Phone +1 757-578-7000 Number of students 1,850 (2013–2014) | |
Founded 1967 (original Old Greenbrier Road facility), 1972 (current location) School district Chesapeake City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. W. Randolph Nichols Address 1969 Braves Trail, Chesapeake, VA 23325, USA District Chesapeake City Public Schools Similar Grassfield High School, G A Treakle Elementa, St Helena Elementary School, Great Bridge High Sch, IC Norcom High Sch Profiles | ||
Indian River High School is a high school in Chesapeake, Virginia. As of the 2013-14 school year, it has approximately 1850 students.
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The original IRHS, which opened in 1967, 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."
Starting in the summer of 2011, construction began to renovate and expand the school. Those renovations ended in time for the 2013-14 school year.
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 AAA Southeastern District. Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat played for this squad) Marching Band, 2012 (3-0 up to the state 2 Open championship), 9th place at USBands National Championships at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
State championship runners-up: Girls basketball, 2002-03 (34-1 record, also undefeated in district play, 14-0)