Military Families

Welcome Military Families

Welcome to Bruton High School in Yorktown, Virginia! Our teachers and staff are committed to supporting our military-connected students and families in their transition to our school and community. We are honored for you to join our school and hope the below resources will help provide a smooth transition to Bruton High School and the York County School Division. For more information, please contact our School Counseling Office. 

 

• Where is Bruton High School located?
  • BHS is located at 185E Rochambeau Drive in Williamsburg, VA. We are a part of the York County School Division.
• How many students does Bruton High School serve?
  • BHS serves approximately 700 students.
• What types of classes can students take at Bruton High School?
  • BHS offers classes from the York County Program of Studies.
  • BHS has two unique programs offered within the school: Governor's Health Sciences Academy and the School of the Arts magnet program.
    • York County's International Baccalaureate Programme is offered at York High School.
• How many classes do students take per year and what is the schedule?
  • Students at BHS take 7 classes per year on an A/B day block schedule, with one class meeting every day.
• What time do classes start?
  • BHS hours are 7:20-2:05.
• What clubs and sports are offered?
  • Our students participate in the Bay Rivers District within the Virginia High School League.  View our GHS Athletics page here.
  • Sports offerings include, football, cross-country, golf, girls field hockey, sideline and competition cheerleading, girls volleyball, swimming, basketball, baseball, softball, indoor track and field, tennis, track and field, and soccer.
  • Activities include debate, forensics, scholastic bowl, theatre competitions, SCA, Key Club, National Honor Society, various content specific honor societies, and other student clubs which vary from year to year.  View our Activities & Clubs page here.

Planning for your arrival to Bruton High School

The division's pre-registration online form is designed to enable parents to input their information directly into the division's student management system. To complete the enrollment process, families will need to make an appointment with the school the child is enrolling in and provide several documents after they have pre-registered their child.

Preparing for your move from Bruton High School

Contact the School Counseling Registrar at 757-220-4055 to inform us of your move and request records.

 

Bruton High School Point of Contact

Charna Moss-Gregory, School Counseling Director

 

 

York County

• York County School Division Student Registration
• Hampton Roads Military Joint Services School Liaison

State of Virginia

• Virginia Department of Education
• Virginia Public Schools and Children of the Military
• Virginia Public School Directory Information
• School Quality Profile

Area Military Installations

• Fort Eustis
• Joint Forces Command
• Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
• Langley Air Force Base
• Naval Station Norfolk
• Naval Air Station Oceana
• USCG Training Center Yorktown

Resources

• Military Impacted Schools Association
  Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA) is a national organization representing school districts that serve high concentrations of military children.


• Department of Defense Education (DODEA Schools Worldwide)
  Teaching the children of Department of Defense military and civilian families worldwide.


• Military Child Education Coalition
  The Military Child Education Coalition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, world-wide organization that identifies the challenges facing the highly mobile military child, increases awareness of these challenges in military and educational communities, and initiates and implements programs to meet the challenges.


• School Transfer Checklist
  Checklist for transferring military students

 

YCSD Military School Liaison Contact Information

Joint Base Langley Eustis

Air Force

Terrilyn Williams
Office: 757-764-2628
Cell: 757-778-5019

Army

Christine Stiefel
Office: 757-878-1149
Cell: 757-503-7301

Yorktown Naval Weapons Station

Navy

Jami O'Connor, M.Ed.
Office: 757-887-7311
Cell: 757-373-0946