In the United States, the Peninsula District is a 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 ...

. It consists of public

high schools A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

in the cities of Hampton and Newport News, plus Gloucester High School in Gloucester County. Schools in the Peninsula District compete in the 6A, 5A, and 4A divisions.

Schools in the Peninsula District

Gloucester County

* Gloucester High School, 5A

Hampton

* Bethel High School, 5A * Hampton High School, 5A *

Kecoughtan High School Kecoughtan High School (pronounced "KICK-a-tan") is a public high school located in Hampton, Virginia. The current grades offered are 9–12. Kecoughtan High School is one of four high schools located in the Hampton City Public School District. ...

, 5A *

Phoebus High School Phoebus High School is a public high school in Hampton, Virginia. Named after the neighborhood and former town of Phoebus, Virginia, Phoebus, it is the newest of the four high schools in Hampton City Schools. It is considered unique for the IDEA ...

, 3A

Newport News

* Denbigh High School, 4A * Heritage High School, 4A *

Menchville High School Menchville High School is one of five high schools in Newport News, Virginia, United States. The school colors are purple and gold, and its mascot is a monarch. Menchville is the top school in Newport News regarding the number of students taking ...

, 5A * Warwick High School, 5A * Woodside High School, 6A

Former members

* Homer L. Ferguson High School of Newport News, Virginia (school closed in 1996) * Lafayette High School of Williamsburg, Virginia (now in the

AA Bay Rivers District The Bay Rivers District is an athletic district of the Virginia High School League which includes schools in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The district was formed in 1990 with the consolidation of schools from the York River District and Pea ...

) *

Newport News High School Newport News High School was a high school located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was located at 3100 Huntington Avenue and operated by Newport News Public Schools. History In 1896, the first segregated white high school in Newport ...

of Newport News, Virginia (school became Newport News Intermediate School, which eventually closed in 1980) *

Tabb High School Tabb High School is a public high school for located in Tabb, an unincorporated community in southern York County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the York County School Division. The school opened in 1972 and is located near the site ...

of Tabb, Virginia (now in the

) *

James Blair High School James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambigua ...

(Williamsburg, Virginia) 1967 - 1973 (school became a middle school in 1973) * York High School (Yorktown, Virginia) (now in the

)

References

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