I. C. Norcom High School
I. C. Norcom High School is a public high school in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is administered by Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and grey, and the mascot is the Greyhounds. The school was named after Israel Charles Norcom, its first supervising principal.
| I. C. Norcom High School | |
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| Address | |
  I. C. Norcom High School | |
1801 London Boulevard , 23704 | |
| Coordinates | 36°50′9.9″N 76°19′11.1″W |
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| Former name | High Street School (1913– ) |
| Type | Public High School |
| Founded | 1913 |
| School district | Portsmouth City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Dr. Elie Bracy III |
| Principal | Dr. Laguna Foster |
| Teaching staff | 79.35 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,092 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.76[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus | City |
| Color(s) | Maroon and Grey |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League (3A East Region) |
| Mascot | Greyhounds |
| Rival | Wilson High School and Churchland High School, Booker T Washington High School(Norfolk, Virginia) |
| Website | nhs.ppsk12.us |
I. C. Norcom High School is at 1801 London Boulevard conveniently between the revitalized downtown and the Midtown Tunnel. It was opened September 1998 under the leadership of Walter Taylor. The first graduating class of the new location was the class of 1998, but the first graduating class that attended four years at this school was the class of 2002.
Norcom is known for their boys basketball team, which won the 2010 and 2011 VSHL State Championship in Division AAA. The Greyhounds won four straight championships from 2014 to 2017, the first two in division 4A, the others in Division 3A.[2]
They have the only High Stepping Marching Band to win back-to-back National Championships and being number one in the Nation for two years straight.
I. C. Norcom has a well-decorated NJROTC unit. They came in first place in the 2013 Fishbowl parade. They earned top spots in many current competitions and events.[3]
Academic classes, clubs and groups
- Alpha Chi Xinos
- Alpha Chi Kudos
- Art
- Business Education
- Culinary Arts
- Channel 47 (TV Productions I, II, and III)
- English
- Foreign Language (French, Spanish and Latin)
- Health and Physical Education (PE 9, 10/Body building, 11 and 12/Sports training for juniors and seniors)
- Information Technology
- Magnet School for Science, Math and Aerospace Technology
- Marketing
- Math
- Music
- NJROTC
- Job Education
- Science
- SECEP
- Sex Education
- Shop
- Social Studies
- Technology
- Youth Education
Alma mater
Written by Hortense Haith (Class of 1940) to the tune of Auld Lang Syne.
- For you, dear Norcom, we declare
- A love that's ever true
- Allegiance, Alma Mater dear
- We justly swear to you.
- Deep in our hearts you hold a place
- No other school can hold.
- Forever and a day we're yours,
- Yes, yours a thousand-fold.
- Instructions you have given us,
- From us they'll ne'er depart
- Intelligent you'll make us all,
- To love you teach the heart.
- To set our ideals high, you say
- Will make us a success.
- Our training all we owe to you,
- The school that we love best.
References
- "I.C. Norcom High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- I. C. Norcom High School
- I. C. Norcom High School / NJROTC / About