Academic and Athletic Honors
Frank W. Cox has an academically advanced student body with an 80% annual passing rate on Advanced Placement tests. Also, two out of three diplomas awarded each year are advanced diplomas. The school has been recognized by major organizations such as Newsweek, which named the high school as a "top" public high school. As far as extracurricular activities go, Cox has an excellent array of sports teams to choose from. It has won 3 state athletic titles so far in the year 07-08 school year. Also, its music program, student newspaper, and student yearbook all won Blue ribbon awards in 2006.
The high school, which has won 35 state athletic titles, has been awarded the Virginia High School League Wachovia Cup for outstanding academic and athletic achievement eight out of 17 times, more than any other school.
Cox is one of five Virginia Beach high schools ranked in the top 2600 in Newsweek's 2006 ranking of American high schools. Cox High School recently won its first match at the regional Worldquest competition, a challenge of geopolitical knowledge.
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