The Bay Rivers District is an athletic district of the

Virginia High School League The Virginia High School League (VHSL) is the principal sanctioning organization for interscholastic athletic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The VHSL first sponsored debate and also continues to sponsor sta ...

which includes schools in the

Hampton Roads Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water in the United States that serves as a wide channel for the James River, James, Nansemond River, Nansemond and Elizabeth River (Virginia), Elizabeth rivers between Old Point Comfort and Sewell's ...

metropolitan area. The district was formed in 1990 with the consolidation of schools from the York River District and Peanut District schools. The schools in the Bay Rivers District compete in 2A, 3A, and 4A. Since 2013, the district is only used for the regular season.

Facts About the District

The schools in the Bay Rivers District are located in or south of the

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. Schools in the Bay Rivers District in particular are home to the

Historic Triangle The Historic Triangle includes three historic colonial communities located on the Virginia Peninsula of the United States and is bounded by the York River on the north and the James River on the south. The points that form the triangle are James ...

which are three Virginia colonial communities and areas which have important significance in the founding of the

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. First is Jamestown, the location of the first permanent British settlement in North America. Second is

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, home of the Colonial capital which is located in the

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historic district;

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which is one of the most popular theme parks in the United States; and

The College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III a ...

, which is the second oldest university in the United States and alma mater of

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. The third city is Yorktown, which is the site of the

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, where the British surrendered to the Continental Army on October 17, 1781, unofficially ending the

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. Though much of the Historic Triangle area is considered to be a "retirement villa," this area is a rapidly growing area in general in the Commonwealth without regard to age, to the point where the Williamsburg/James City County school system opened

Warhill High School Warhill High School is a public high school operated by the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (WJCC). Serving the joint school division of the independent city of Williamsburg and James City County, Virginia, the school is located at ...

in the 2007–2008 school year, reducing enrollments at Jamestown and Lafayette and creating the tenth member in the district.

Member schools

Former members

* Franklin High School of Franklin, Virginia (moved to Group A) * Lakeland High School of Suffolk, Virginia (moved to Group AAA) *

Nansemond River High School Nansemond River High School is a public secondary school in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. It opened in September 1990 and originally consisted of students from two of the three former high schools of Suffolk, now middle schools, John F. Kenne ...

of Suffolk, Virginia (moved to Group AAA) * Southampton High School of Courtland, Virginia (moved to Southside District)

Champions

References

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Facts About the District

Member schools

Former members

Champions

See also

References