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  Established 1966
  Type Public Secondary
  Principal Mr Dale Holt
  Faculty appx 175
  Enrollment 2,100
  Free Label Colors <br> Mascot
  Free Text Columbia Blue, Gold, White <br> Patriots
  Location 1272 Mill Dam Road<br>Virginia Beach, VA 23454
  Information (757) 496-6711
  Website Official First Colonial website


First Colonial High School is a High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia . First Colonial opened in 1966 by splitting students out of the former Virginia Beach High School. Virginia Beach High then became Princess Anne High School . First Colonial's mascot is the Patriots.

First Colonial runs a Magnet Program called the Legal Studies Academy, created to offer students a way to explore employment in the legal field. The school also has a joint Navy JROTC program with Cox High School , its traditional rival for First Colonial in sporting events and competitions.

First Colonial is one of five Virginia Beach high schools ranked in the top 1200 in Newsweek's 2006 ranking of American high schools.1

First Colonial is one of three public Virginia Beach high schools to have a club-level Crew team, sharing rowing facilities with Princess Anne students. The First Colonial Crew Club competes in state and district regattas.

Along with Navy JROTC & crew, First Colonial has a state champion and national competing Mock Trial team.


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