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School type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Dr. Laura B. Hebert

Enrollment
  
1,876

Number of students
  
1,816

Founded
  
1978

Superintendent
  
Dr. James F. Lane

Grades
  
9–12

Phone
  
+1 804-768-6110

Mascot
  
Skyhawk

L. C. Bird High School

School district
  
Chesterfield County Public Schools

Address
  
10301 Courthouse Rd, Chesterfield, VA 23832, USA

District
  
Chesterfield County Public Schools

Color
  
Navy Blue, Skyhawk Blue, White

Similar
  
Thomas Dale High School, Meadowb High School, Chesterfi County School Di, Matoaca High School, Chesterfi County Schools

Lloyd C. Bird High School is a public high school in Chesterfield, an unincorporated community in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Chesterfield County Public Schools and is located at 10301 Courthouse Road. It is named for former Virginia state senator Lloyd C. Bird.

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Accreditation

Lloyd C. Bird High School has consistently reached AYP according to the standards of No Child Left Behind each year since the inception of the program.

Athletics

The mascot is a skyhawk and the sports teams play in the conference 12 and 5A South. They were members of the Central Region and Dominion District before VHSL realignment. Bird won the last VHSL Division 6 State Championship in 2012 (before realignment) with a 14–0 record. They repeated as state champions in 2013 with a 15–0 record, this time in class 5A. The Skyhawks then claimed their third straight state title in 2014 (also in 5A) with a 13–2 record. They are ranked 10th nationally (through 2013) by winning percentage of all the high schools in the United States with over 300 games played. They have also won 25 district championships in 37 years of play and have won the Dominion District football championship for the past 13 of the past 14 seasons. The football team is 73–6 since 2009 with a 57–3 record in the regular season and 16–3 record in playoffs.

Lloyd C. Bird has also been to the state playoffs in many other sports including baseball, boys and girls basketball and many others.

Notable alumni

  • Slash Coleman – storyteller and writer
  • Doug Chapman – former NFL running back
  • Vince Gilligan – writer, director and producer; Creator of Breaking Bad
  • Tyrese Rice – Boston College All ACC First Team point guard; Maccabi Tel Aviv Euroleague champion
  • Kristopher (Chef Plum) Plummer - multiple appearances on the Food Network and host of the "all recipes" segment on the nationally syndicated show "Better"
  • Jason Snelling – former Atlanta Falcons running back (retired after the 2013 season)
  • Anthony Harris - Current NFL Defensive Back for the Minnesota Vikings
  • References

    L. C. Bird High School Wikipedia