Floyd E. Kellam High School

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. The student population is 82 percent Caucasian students, 9 percent African-American students, 5 percent Hispanic, and 3 percent Asian/Pacific Islander students.[1] Kellam High moved into a new facility in 2014.

Floyd E. Kellam High School
Address
2665 West Neck Road

Virginia Beach
,
VA
23456

United States
Coordinates36°44′35″N 76°03′46″W
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1962
School districtVirginia Beach City Public Schools
SuperintendentDr. Aaron C. Spence
PrincipalRyan Schubart
Staff191
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,001 (2017-18)
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)               Black, Gold, and White
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
Beach District
Eastern Region
MascotKnights
Communities servedPungo, Princess Anne, Sandbridge
Feeder schoolsPrincess Anne Middle School Landstown Middle School
WebsiteOfficial site

Floyd Kellam High School is fully accredited under Virginia's Standards of Learning program.[2] 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
  • 2005 - Girls' Soccer
  • 2006 - Gymnastics
  • 2007 - Softball
  • 2010 - Gymnastics
  • 2010 - Boys' Golf
  • 2010 - Girls' Volleyball
  • 2011 - Girls' Volleyball (perfect season)
  • 2012 - Girls' Volleyball (3peat) (Only school in the state of Virginia to win three consecutive titles in one sport)
  • 2013 - Gymnastics
  • 2016 - Gymnastics[3]

Notable alumni

See also
  • AAA Eastern Region
  • AAA Beach District

References
  1. "About Our School". Kellam High School. Retrieved 14 June 2006.
  2. "Virginia Department of Education Report Card: Floyd Kellam High School" (pdf). Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  3. Tolliver, Lee. "Kellam gymnasts win fifth state title". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. "Herbert Scott". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  5. "Matt Williams Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  6. Clemmons, Anna Katherine (December 24, 2009). "Zimmerman mostly unknown commodity". ESPN the Magazine. ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  7. Bouie, Jamelle (October 31, 2019). "Twitter".
  8. "Kellam grad Ian Thomas makes Atlanta Braves' roster". Virginian-Pilot. March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  9. Miller, Ed (May 11, 2013). "Kellam grad rides a rocky road to minor league stardom". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
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