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| {{Infobox School | name = Mills E. Godwin High School | |||
| | image = ] | |||
| | established = ] | |||
| | type = ] | |||
| | principal = David A. Myers | |||
| | enrollment = approx. 2,000 | |||
| | free_label = Colors <br> Mascot | |||
| | free_text = Red and white <br> Eagle | |||
| | location = 2100 Pump Road <br>Richmond, VA 23238 | |||
| | information = (804) 750-2600 | |||
| | website = http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/hs/godwin | |||
| }} | |||
| '''Mills E. Godwin High School''' is located in ] of ], ]. The school, operated by ], was named in honor of ] (1914-1999) who was ] of ] for two non-consecutive terms (1966 to 1970 and 1974 to 1978). Its mascot is the Eagle. | |||
| In ], Godwin High School opened its doors to students. It remained the newest high school in Henrico County until Deep Run High School opened its doors in ]. There are over 2,000 students in the student body. ] and ] are Godwin's two biggest rivalries. They compete against each other in the regular sports season and at district, regional, and state matches. | |||
| == Address == | |||
| 2101 Pump Road <br> | |||
| Richmond, Virginia 23238 | |||
| == Academics == | |||
| Godwin is the host of the Math & Science Center for Henrico County. Denise Williams (former biology teacher at ]) became the head of the center for the 2006 - 2007 school year. There is a rigorous selection process for this center. | |||
| Classes: | |||
| *Business | |||
| *English | |||
| **English 9 | |||
| **English 10 | |||
| **English 11 | |||
| **English 12 | |||
| **English 12-AP | |||
| *Exceptional Education | |||
| *Fine Arts | |||
| **Art | |||
| **Drama | |||
| **Band | |||
| ***Jazz Band | |||
| ***Percussion | |||
| ***Symphonic Band | |||
| ***Wind Ensemble | |||
| ***Music Theory | |||
| **Chorus | |||
| ***A Capella | |||
| ***Eagles Combination | |||
| ***Madrigals | |||
| ***Musical Illusions- | |||
| ***Debut (Mixed show choir) | |||
| ***Modern Appeal (Girls show choir) | |||
| ***Perfect Fit (Girls quartet) | |||
| ***Most Wanted (Guys quartet) | |||
| *Foreign Language | |||
| **French | |||
| **German | |||
| **Latin | |||
| **Japanese | |||
| **Spanish | |||
| *Health & PE | |||
| **Health & PE 9 | |||
| **Health & PE 10 | |||
| *Marketing | |||
| **Fundamentals of Marketing | |||
| **Marketing | |||
| **Sports and Entertainment Marketing | |||
| *Mathematics | |||
| **Algebra 1 | |||
| **Geometry | |||
| **Algebra 2 | |||
| **Trigonometry | |||
| **Calculus 1 | |||
| **Calculus 1-AP- | |||
| **Calculus 2-AP- | |||
| **Integrated 1 | |||
| **Integrated 2 | |||
| **Integrated 3 | |||
| **Integrated 4 | |||
| *Publications | |||
| **Journalism | |||
| **Yearbook | |||
| **Newspaper | |||
| *Science | |||
| **Earth Science | |||
| **Biology 1 | |||
| **Biology 2 | |||
| **Biology-AP | |||
| **Chemistry | |||
| **Chemistry-AP | |||
| **Physics | |||
| **Physics-AP | |||
| *Social Studies | |||
| **World History 1 | |||
| **World History 2 | |||
| **Twentieth Century | |||
| **US History | |||
| **US History-AP | |||
| **US Government | |||
| **US Government-AP | |||
| *Works and Family | |||
| **Creative Fashion | |||
| **Foods and Wellness | |||
| **Teacher Intern | |||
| *Photography | |||
| **Basic Photography | |||
| **Photojournalism | |||
| == Science, Mathematics and Technology Specialty Center courses == | |||
| This program provides a learning community that explores the sciences, math, and technology of today's world. It allows students use these concepts through real world applications, and it prepares them for careers in science and math. | |||
| Students in this program participate in annual science fairs, such as the Metro Richmond Science Fair and the Virginia Junior Academy of Science. | |||
| === Required Courses === | |||
| *Integrated Science I, II, and III | |||
| *Mathematical Investigations I, II, and III | |||
| *Tools of Research | |||
| *AP Statistics | |||
| === Elective Courses === | |||
| *C++ Structured Programming | |||
| *Biotechnology Research Applications | |||
| *Genetics | |||
| *Image Processing | |||
| *Mathematical Modeling | |||
| *Techniques of Microscopy | |||
| *Number Theory | |||
| *Linear Algebra | |||
| *Introduction to Probability Theory | |||
| == Honor Societies == | |||
| *National Honors Society | |||
| *National Art Honors Society | |||
| *Math Honors Society | |||
| *Beta | |||
| *Thespian Society | |||
| *Spanish Honor Society | |||
| *German Honor Society | |||
| *French Honor Society | |||
| *Latin Honor Society | |||
| *Forensics Honor Society | |||
| *Quill and Scroll Honor Society | |||
| == Clubs and Organizations == | |||
| *Medical Club (new for 2006) | |||
| *Law Enforcement Club | |||
| *Future Business Leaders of America | |||
| *Student Organization for Developing Attitudes | |||
| *Keyettes | |||
| *Jr. Keyettes | |||
| *Key Club | |||
| *Jr. Key Club | |||
| *Interact Club | |||
| *Peer Helpers | |||
| *Pep Club | |||
| *Astronomy Club | |||
| *Battle of the Brains | |||
| *Bowling Club | |||
| *Chess Club | |||
| *Dance Team | |||
| *Debate Team | |||
| *SHAARK | |||
| *Ecology Club | |||
| *Forensics | |||
| *Film Club | |||
| *International Congress | |||
| *Democrat Club | |||
| *Republican Club | |||
| *Technology Student Association | |||
| *Meteorology Club | |||
| *DECA | |||
| *French Club | |||
| *FCCLA | |||
| *Latin Club | |||
| *Quill and Scroll | |||
| *Spanish Club | |||
| *Robotics Team | |||
| *Defunct Clubs | |||
| **The Anime Singing Group | |||
| **Ultimate Frisbee Club | |||
| == Sports == | |||
| *Baseball - with 2 State Championships (1987 and 1999), 9 Central Region Championships and 15 District Championships and over 400 wins since 1982 is now ranked 2nd in the district and region. | |||
| *Basketball | |||
| *Cheerleading | |||
| *Chess | |||
| *Cross Country (boys) | |||
| *Cross Country (girls) | |||
| *Debate | |||
| *Field Hockey (girls) | |||
| *Football | |||
| *Golf | |||
| *Gymnastics | |||
| *Indoor Track (boys) | |||
| *Indoor Track (girls) | |||
| *Soccer (boys) - 2003 State Champs, went 23-0-0. | |||
| *Soccer (girls) | |||
| *Softball | |||
| *Tennis (boys). | |||
| *Tennis (girls) | |||
| *Track and Field (boys) | |||
| *Track and Field (girls) | |||
| *Volleyball (boys) | |||
| *Volleyball (girls) | |||
| *Wrestling | |||
| == Other Known Facts == | |||
| *Godwin's colors are red and white, and the school mascot is not the eagle, but the Eagles. | |||
| *Class sizes range from 15 students to 30 students. | |||
| *The school newspaper is called the "Eagles' Eyrie" and is entirely student run. The school yearbook is also student run, and is called "The Statesman" | |||
| *The school's marching band is known as the Marching Eagles Band. | |||
| *The Godwin chorus department contains a mixed Show Choir, a Girls Show Choir, Madrigals-mixed, Acapella-all girls, Musical Illusions- all girls, Eagles Combination-mixed and two Barbershop quartets (one male and one female). | |||
| *The Godwin Theatre Department's acting troupe is called the Short Pump Players. They perform 3 mainstage shows a year with plays in the fall and winter. A musical is always performed in the spring. Various competition one acts are also performed throughout the year. | |||
| *Godwin's SAT scores have consistently been the highest in Henrico County, with the highest percentage of students taking the test of any school in Henrico County. | |||
| *Very well noted for their girls volleyball team, which was once featured on boxes of ] cereal. | |||
| *Their freshman football team went undefeated for 3 straight years. | |||
| *They participate in "The Outback Showdown" (a football game between Deep Run and Godwin football) every year. | |||
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