Great Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. It is part of Chesapeake City Public Schools.

History

Great Bridge opened in 1907, holding students from 1st through 12th grade. Another larger building opened in 1924, which also housed students from 1st through 11th grade. In 1954, Great Bridge moved to another new larger building which accommodated students in 6th through 12th grade. This building has now become the site of Great Bridge Middle School. In 1983, the current site of Great Bridge opened, which accommodates students in the 9th through 12th grade.

Athletics

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. The women's field hockey team won the state title in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Theatre

In 2002, the Great Bridge High School Theatre Company placed first at the Virginia Theatre Association One-Act Competition, performing ''Gilgamesh: Man's First Story''. The GBHS Theatre Company won again in 2005, performing ''The Standard of the Man''.

Notable alumni

* Ken Barefoot, NFL Football Player, Washington Redskins 1968, 1969 *

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player; ninth overall pick in the

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by the Minnesota Twins * Mark Davis, 9th pick of the fourth round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers * Dave Elkins, member of the band Mae, on vocals and guitar * Randy Forbes, U.S. Congressman * Larry Griffin, NFL football player, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Oilers. Class of 1981 * George L. Hanbury II, President/CEO,

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, WNBA Minnesota Lynx 9th overall pick 2009 * Lawrence Johnson, 2000 Olympics pole vault silver medalist; 2001 World Indoor pole vault champion * Connor Jones, second round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft by the

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* Jim Kitts, NFL football player, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers. '90 *

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, actor; wrestler * Carlton Powell,

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' fifth round pick in 2008 NFL Draft * Chris Rahl, All-American college baseball player at William & Mary * Chris Richardson, ''

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'' season six finalist *

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player; top pick in the

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by the

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* B.J. Upton, born Melvin Emanuel Upton Jr., Major League Baseball player * Brianté Weber (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

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, weightlifter

External links

Official website

References

{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1907 Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Chesapeake, Virginia 1907 establishments in Virginia