The Peninsula District is a district of the Virginia High School League (VHSL). It consists of public high schools in the cities of Hampton and Newport News, as well as Gloucester High School in Gloucester County.
Schools in the Peninsula District compete in the VHSL's Class 4 and Class 5 regions.
Current member schools
School Location Mascot Colors Division (VHSL Class) Notes Bethel High School Hampton Bruins Green and Gold 4A Denbigh High School Newport News Patriots Red, White, and Blue 4A Hampton High School Hampton Crabbers Red and White 4A Historic football powerhouse Heritage High School Newport News Hurricanes Maroon and Silver 4A Newest school, alongside Woodside High School Kecoughtan High School Hampton Warriors Green and White 5A Menchville High School Newport News Monarchs Purple and Gold 5A Phoebus High School Hampton Phantoms Blue and Gold 4A Multiple state football championships Warwick High School Newport News Raiders Maroon and Gold 5A Named after the predecessor to the city of Newport News, Warwick County Woodside High School Newport News Wolverines Teal and Purple 5A Largest school in the district
Former member schools
Homer L. Ferguson High School – Newport News (closed in 1996) Lafayette High School – Williamsburg (now in the AA Bay Rivers District) Newport News High School – Newport News (became Newport News Intermediate School, closed in 1980) Tabb High School – York County (now in the AA Bay Rivers District) James Blair High School – Williamsburg (converted to middle school in 1973) York High School – Yorktown (now in the AA Bay Rivers District) Gloucester High School - Gloucester (now in the AA Bay Rivers District, left in 2025)
Champions Season Football 2004 Hampton (12–1) 2005 Phoebus (11-1) 2006 Hampton (9–2) 2007 Phoebus (13–1) 2008 Phoebus (15-0) 2009 Phoebus (15-0) 2010 Phoebus (15-0) 2011 Woodside (11–1) 2012 Phoebus (12-1) 2013 Phoebus (10-2) 2014 Heritage (11-2) 2015 Hampton (13–1) 2016 Hampton (12-2) 2017 Phoebus (11-1) 2018 Phoebus (13-2) 2019 Phoebus (12-2) 2020 Phoebus & Warwick (4-2) 2021 Phoebus (14-1) 2022 Phoebus (15-0) 2023 Phoebus (15-0) 2024 Phoebus (14-0)
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