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36°50′9.9″N 76°19′11.1″W / 36.836083°N 76.319750°W / 36.836083; -76.319750
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I. C. Norcom High School
Address
1801 London Boulevard

Portsmouth
,
Virginia
23704
Coordinates 36°50′9.9″N 76°19′11.1″W / 36.836083°N 76.319750°W / 36.836083; -76.319750
Information
Former nameHigh Street School (1913– )
TypePublic High School
Founded1913
School district Portsmouth City Public Schools
SuperintendentElie Bracy III
PrincipalTeesha Sanders
Teaching staff79.35 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,092 (2017–18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.76 [1]
Language English
CampusCity
Color(s)Maroon and Grey   
Athletics conference Virginia High School League (3A East Region)
MascotGreyhounds
Rival Manor High School and Churchland High School, Booker T Washington High School (Norfolk, Virginia)
Website nhs.ppsk12.us

I. C. Norcom High School is a public high school in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is administered by Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and grey, and the mascot is the Greyhounds. The school was named after Israel Charles Norcom, its first supervising principal.

I. C. Norcom High School is at 1801 London Boulevard conveniently between the revitalized downtown and the Midtown Tunnel. It was opened September 1997 under the leadership of Walter Taylor. The first graduating class of the new location was the class of 1998, but the first graduating class that attended four years at this school was the class of 2002.

Third Building

Norcom is known for their boys basketball team, which won the 2010 and 2011 VSHL State Championship in Division AAA. The Greyhounds won four straight championships from 2014 to 2017, the first two in division 4A, the others in Division 3A. [2] Norcom's football team also won the 1993 state championship, defeating Langley High School 19-0. [3]

I. C. Norcom has a well-decorated NJROTC unit. They came in first place in the 2013 Fishbowl parade. They earned top spots in many current competitions and events. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "I.C. Norcom High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ^ I. C. Norcom High School
  3. ^ Mark Fitzhenry (1993-12-12). "VIRGINIA AAA, DIVISION 5 CHAMPIONSHIP". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN  0190-8286. OCLC  1330888409.
  4. ^ I. C. Norcom High School / NJROTC / About
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