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Peninsula Enterprise
Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia
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Virginia reaches 400 accredited four-year high schools with 9 new additions, including details on 15 schools in Accomack and Northampton Counties, as reported by State Board of Education Secretary T. D. Eason on February 23.
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Nine Are In Accomack County And Six Are In Northampton
Richmond, Va., February 23--Virginia has 400 four-year accredited high schools with the addition of 9 schools reported yesterday by T. D. Eason, secretary of the State Board of Education. In all fifteen high schools are on the accredited list in Accomack and Northampton Counties, 9 being in Accomack County and 6 in Northampton. The accredited schools in Accomack county are: Chincoteague, New Church, Temperanceville, Bloxom, Parksley, Accomac, Onley, Onancock and Central High School. The only new school on the list in Accomack County is New Church. This school had its credits certified last year but it was not put on the list until this year.
In Northampton County all of the high schools are on the accredited list. They are: Exmore-Willis Wharf, Franktown - Nassawadox, Eastville, Cheriton, Cape Charles and Capeville. Cape Charles High School is the only one of the 15 accredited High Schools of Accomack and Northampton which is on the accredited list of the Southern Association of Secondary Schools.
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Virginia
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February 23
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virginia has 400 four-year accredited high schools with the addition of 9 schools. in accomack county: 9 accredited schools (chincoteague, new church, temperanceville, bloxom, parksley, accomac, onley, onancock, central high school); new church is the only new one. in northampton county: 6 accredited schools (exmore-willis wharf, franktown - nassawadox, eastville, cheriton, cape charles, capeville); all high schools there are accredited. cape charles high school is the only one accredited by the southern association of secondary schools.
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Virginia has 400 four-year accredited high schools following the addition of 9 schools reported by T. D. Eason, secretary of the State Board of Education. Fifteen high schools are accredited in Accomack and Northampton Counties, with 9 in Accomack and 6 in Northampton. Lists the schools in each county, noting New Church as new in Accomack and all Northampton schools accredited. Cape Charles is additionally accredited by the Southern Association.