Public school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
Great Bridge High School is a public secondary school inChesapeake, Virginia , United States. It is part ofChesapeake City Public Schools .
Great Bridge opened in 1907, holding students from 1st through 12th grade. Another larger building opened in 1924, which also housed students from 1st through 11th grade. In 1954, Great Bridge moved to another new larger building which accommodated students in 6th through 12th grade. This building has now become the site of Great Bridge Middle School.
In 1983, the current site of Great Bridge High School opened and accommodated students in 10th through 12th grade. The school would later accommodate students in 9th through 12th grade.
The school team mascot is thewildcat and the sports teams currently compete in theAAA Southeastern District of theAAA Eastern Region . The women's field hockey team won state championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018.[ 2]
In 2002, the Great Bridge High School Theatre Company placed first at theVirginia Theatre Association One-Act Competition, performingGilgamesh: Man's First Story .[citation needed The GBHS Theatre Company won again in 2005, performingThe Standard of the Man .
Ken Barefoot , NFL Football Player, Washington Redskins 1968, 1969[ 3] Michael Cuddyer ,New York Mets player; ninth overall pick in the1997 MLB Draft by theMinnesota Twins [ 4] Mark Davis , 9th pick of the fourth round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers[ 5] Dave Elkins , member of the bandMae , on vocals and guitarRandy Forbes , U.S. Congressman[ 6] Larry Griffin , NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Oilers. Class of 1981[ 7] George L. Hanbury II , President/CEO,Nova Southeastern University Quanitra Hollingsworth , WNBA Minnesota Lynx 9th overall pick 2009[ 8] Lawrence Johnson , 2000 Olympics pole vault silver medalist; 2001 World Indoor pole vault champion[ 9] Connor Jones , second round pick in the2016 MLB Draft by theSt. Louis Cardinals Jim Kitts , NFL football player, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers. '90[ 10] Nate Parker , actor; wrestler[ 11] Carlton Powell ,Denver Broncos ' fifth round pick in2008 NFL draft [ 12] Chris Rahl , All-American college baseball player atWilliam & Mary [ 13] Chris Richardson ,American Idol season six finalist[ 14] Justin Upton ,Los Angeles Angels player; top pick in the2005 MLB Draft by theArizona Diamondbacks [ 15] B.J. Upton , born Melvin Emanuel Upton Jr., Major League Baseball playerBrianté Weber (born 1992), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League [ 16] Caine Wilkes , weightlifter^ "School Board's Proposed Capital Improvement Plan 2020-2030" (PDF) .Chesapeake School Board . February 12, 2020.Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2020.^ Wilkerson, Sian."Great Bridge hopes to continue new-found field hockey dominance" .pilotonline.com . RetrievedNovember 29, 2020 . ^ "Poats named ro all-state football team" .The Free Lance-Star . RetrievedApril 30, 2014 .^ Christensen, Joe (July 12, 2011)."Cuddyer pegged from the start" .Star-Tribune . RetrievedApril 30, 2014 . ^ "Mark Davis NBA and ABA Stats" . Basketball Reference. RetrievedApril 30, 2014 .^ Kerric, Harvey (January 21, 2014).Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics ISBN 9781452244716 ^ "Larry Griffin" . Pro Football Archives. RetrievedApril 30, 2014 .^ Janes, Chelsea (July 26, 2013)."Quanitra Hollingsworth's basketball odyssey brings her back to D.C." Washington Post . RetrievedApril 30, 2014 . ^ Noden, Merrell (June 6, 1994)."Lawrence Johnson" .Sports Illustrated . Archived fromthe original on May 2, 2014. RetrievedApril 30, 2014 . ^ "Jim Kitts" . Pro Football Archives. RetrievedApril 30, 2014 .^ Hubert-Allen, Olivia (January 12, 2011)." . Virginian-Pilot. RetrievedApril 30, 2014 . ^ Rubama, Larry (August 22, 2012)."Former area football stars Hughes, Powell on TV" .Virginian-Pilot . RetrievedApril 30, 2014 . ^ "Star Track: Chris Rahl" . Daily Press. July 27, 2012. RetrievedApril 30, 2014 .^ Schleck, Dave (February 16, 2007)."Ex-cnu Football Player On 'American Idol' .daily Press . RetrievedApril 30, 2014 . ^ Gilbert, Steve (June 7, 2005)."And Justin before all: Upton goes No. 1" .MLB.com . RetrievedApril 30, 2014 . ^ "Briante Weber College Stats" .
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