Tallwood High School

Tallwood High School
Address
1668 Kempsville Road Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464 United States
Coordinates	36°47′7.3″N 76°10′56.6″W / 36.785361°N 76.182389°W / 36.785361; -76.182389Coordinates: 36°47′7.3″N 76°10′56.6″W / 36.785361°N 76.182389°W / 36.785361; -76.182389
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	The mission of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, in partnership with our entire community, is to ensure that each student is empowered with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the challenges of the future.
Founded	1992
School district	Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Superintendent	Dr. Aaron C. Spence
Principal	Dr. James Avila
Staff	141
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,046 (2008-09)
Language	English
Color(s)	Purple, Gold, and White
Athletics conference	Virginia High School League Beach District Eastern Region
Mascot	Lions
Website	Official site

Tallwood High School is a secondary school located in southwest Virginia Beach, Virginia. Tallwood was built on the site of an old colonial plantation whose manor house was Tallwood, hence the name of the school. Tallwood was remodeled during 2004-2005.

The school's most remarkable feature is the Global Studies and World Languages Academy; one of several magnet programs in Virginia Beach. Students throughout the city interested in a studying global issues and foreign languages can apply to the Academy.

School Administration

Dr. James A. Avila - Principal

Mr. Cecil R. Mainor - Assistant Principal

Mr. Chris J. Lawler- Assistant Principal

Mrs. Faith D. Bond - Assistant Principal

Mrs. Elizabeth Temple - Assistant Principal

Mrs. Rebecca A. Gurley - Global and World Languages Academy Coordinator

Mrs. Christine J. Anderson - Student Activities Coordinator

Mrs. Caitlin Stravino - School Improvement Specialist

Ms. Ann Chowns - Guidance Director

Debate

Members of Tallwood's Debate team won the VHSL State Championships in AAA in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004. Deborah Plummer served as head coach of Tallwood's Debate team until 2004.

In the 1999-2000 VHSL State Debate Tournament, Tallwood's Four Person Policy Debate squad clinched the AAA championship. This win represented the first VHSL State Championship in the history of Tallwood High School's academic and athletic competitions.

In the 2000-2001 VHSL State Debate Tournament, Tallwood's Four Person Policy Debate squad achieved a repeat AAA championship.

In the 2001-2002 VHSL State Debate Tournament, Tallwood's Affirmative Policy Debate team competed in the AAA group and was awarded the first place speaker award after receiving first place team awards at District and Regional tournaments.

In the 2002-2003 VHSL State Debate Tournament, Tallwood achieved its third State Championship. In the 2003-2004 VHSL State Debate Tournament, Tallwood achieved its fourth State Championship.

In the 2004-2005 VHSL State Debate Tournament, Tallwood debaters were awarded with second place in the AAA group. In the 2006-2007 VHSL State Debate tournament, this squad returned for another second place team award.

Sports

In 2005, Tallwood's Boys Volleyball Team has been named Beach District Champion 7 out of the past 8 years with a State Championship in 2004. Regional champions 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005.

In 2006, Tallwood's Boys Basketball team became the Beach Regular Season Champion, Eastern Region Champions, as well as becoming State Semifinalist. In 2007 the team repeated as the Regular Season Beach District champs.

In 1998 the Tallwood Football team went 12-1 and won the District and Regional Championship. They ended up losing to Varina High School in the State semi-finals.

Johnathan Dunn joined the NFL in 2005, and currently is a free agent. in the summer of 2010, John came back to coach Tallwood.

References

External links

Virginia Beach Public Schools

Elementary schools:	Alanton Arrowhead Bayside Birdneck Brookwood Centerville Christopher Farms College Park Cooke Corporate Landing Creeds Fairfield Glenwood Green Run Hermitage Holland Indian Lakes John B. Dey Kempsville Kempsville Meadows King's Grant Kingston Landstown Linkhorn Park Luxford Lynnhaven Malibu New Castle Newtown Road North Landing Ocean Lakes Old Donation Center Parkway Pembroke Pembroke Meadows Plaza Point O’View Princess Anne Providence Red Mill Rosemont Salem Seatack Shelton Park Strawbridge Tallwood Thalia Thoroughgood Three Oaks Trantwood White Oaks Williams Windsor Oaks Windsor Woods Woodstock

Middle schools:	Bayside Brandon Corporate Landing Great Neck Independence Kemps Landing Kempsville Landstown Larkspur Lynnhaven Plaza Princess Anne Salem Virginia Beach

High schools:	Adult Learning Center Advanced Technology Center Bayside First Colonial Floyd E. Kellam Frank W. Cox Green Run Kempsville Landstown Ocean Lakes Open Campus Princess Anne Salem Tallwood Technical & Career Education Center Virginia Beach Central Academy

AAA Eastern Region

Beach District	Bayside Cox First Colonial Green Run Kellam Kempsville Landstown Ocean Lakes Princess Anne Salem Tallwood

Eastern District	Churchland Granby Lake Taylor Maury Norcom Norview Booker T. Washington Wilson

Peninsula District	Bethel Denbigh Gloucester Hampton Heritage Kecoughtan Menchville Phoebus Warwick Woodside

Southeastern District	Deep Creek Grassfield Great Bridge Hickory Indan River King's Fork Lakeland Nansemond River Oscar Smith Western Branch

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