History Floyd E. Kellam High School, opened in 1962, serves the largest geographical area of any school in the City of Virginia Beach. The boundaries run from the highly populated General Booth corridor south to the North Carolina line and from Landstown east to Back Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. This uniqueness is also seen in the diverse student population of Kellam High School.

The student population includes 83 percent Caucasian students, 9 percent African-American students, 4 percent Hispanic, and 3 percent Asian/Pacific Islander students. Our current total population is 1,809 students. A new building for Kellam High School on West Neck Road was officially opened in January of 2014. The total cost of the school was estimated at about $102 million dollars. It is a two-story building that occupies 336,410 square feet.

Alma Mater

Kellam High School, ever faithful, Noble, brave, and strong, Glory, honor, truth, and beauty, Echo in our song. And, with hearts of thankfulness, We lift your praises high. Kellam, lead us ever onward As the years go by.

Did you know

• Kellam High School was named in honor of

Floyd Eaton Kellam who was a lawyer and judge

a Princess Anne County.

• The land was donated by the Kellam family.

• The school opened in September of 1962.

• Only grades 7-10 were the only ones attending

at that time.

• There were only 176 students in the first

graduation class (Class of 1963)

• Kellam High School is the largest geographical

community of the 11 high schools in Virginia

Beach

• Kellam High School held their first overnight

Leadership Workshop in the 2014-2015 school

year at Camp Silver Beach.

administration

• Bruce Biehl, Principal • Dr. Sherri Brooks, Assistant Principal • Dr. Christopher Jones, Assistant Principal • Carrie Pierce, Assistant Principal • Richard Trumble, Assistant Principal • Jim Moxey, Student Activities Coordinator • Jo Blackmon, Assistant Student Activities

Coordinator

sca Advisers Mallory Apelis Abbie McGee Officers President – Emily Rose Vice President – Hannah Smith Secretary – Autumn Guild Treasurer – Dakota MacMillan Historian – Courtney Owen

Class of 2016 Adviser Jo Blackman Officers President – Maggie Sullivan Vice President – Sara Mejia Secretary – Sarah Hornung Treasurer – Shannon Mooney

Class of 2017 Advisers Thal ia Ser ino Sara Shepperd Off icers President - Jarrod Tanedo Vice President – Tyler Starkey Secretary – Jordan Benderoth Treasurer – Just in Fernandes

Class of 2018 Adviser Anne Marzite l lo Off icers President – Kai t l yn Ashcraft Vice President – Naomi Reynolds Secretary – Kyra Higgins

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