High school in Virginia, United States
37°3′40″N76°29′24″W / 37.06111°N 76.49000°W /37.06111; -76.49000Ferguson High School was ahigh school inNewport News, Virginia, United States. It was named afterHomer L. Ferguson, the president ofNewport News Shipbuilding from July 22, 1915, until July 31, 1946. It was operated byNewport News Public Schools. The building opened as Warwick Junior High School in 1956[1] and became Ferguson High School in 1961.
The school closed in 1996, and was used by adjacentChristopher Newport University[2] until the early 2000s. Parts of the former school were integrated into theFerguson Center for the Performing Arts, a theater and concert hall, on the campus of Christopher Newport University.
- Larry Bethea, played for theDallas Cowboys in theNFL[2]
- Aaron Brooks, NFL player; played for theGreen Bay Packers,New Orleans Saints, and theOakland Raiders
- Patricia Goodson, concert pianist
- Dan Henning, formerfootball coach at Ferguson; formerhead coach of theAtlanta Falcons (1983–1986), theSan Diego Chargers (1989–1991) and of theBoston College Eagles (1994–96)
- Michael Vick, played for theAtlanta Falcons,Philadelphia Eagles,Pittsburgh Steelers, andNew York Jets; attended Ferguson and transferred toWarwick High School in his sophomore year after Ferguson closed
- Charles Q. Brown Jr., Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (2023–present)
- Ronnie Ray, track and field athlete
