Beach commemorates city's only black high school

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By Lauren Roth
The Virginian-Pilot
© January 29, 2009

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is launching a web site commemorating the city’s only black high school in time for Black History Month.

The web site, www.vbschools.com/PACTS-UKHS, includes video clips of former students, history, biographical notes and links related to the Princess Anne County Training School, later renamed Union Kempsville High School.

A museum dedicated to the school, which closed in 1969, is slated to open next January in the Renaissance Academy alternative school, which is being constructed on the site of the former school.

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Princess Anne Road

Submitted by sd1955 on Thu, 01/29/2009 at 8:15 pm.

I remember being told by the families along PA Road, being approached by officials to clear a road to the Courthouse area. It went through family properties and it was agreed that all of the family college educations would be paid for in the deal and all the kids became professionals as a result. Love a good ending.