Grassfield High School is a public high school located in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, and is administered by Chesapeake City Public Schools. It was built to ease overcrowding at Deep Creek High School, Great Bridge High School, and Hickory High School. Grassfield, along with Western Branch High School and Oscar Smith High School, features the latest technology available in the school district. Grassfield is also the City of Chesapeake's location for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) school as various high school students around the city can apply for admission into the program. History By 2004 the school district was planning to spend $63.6 million to build Grassfield, and anticipated it would open in 2007. Extracurriculars Athletics Grassfield's 24 varsity sports teams compete in Conference 2 of the VHSL's Group 6A South Region. Fall - Cheerleading, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Boys and Girls Golf, Boys and Girls Volleyball, Marching Band Winter - Boys and Girls Basketball, Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Boys and Girls Indoor Track, Boys and Girls Swimming and Diving, Wrestling, Winter Guard, and Crew (rowing) Spring - Baseball, Boys and Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Soccer, Softball, Boys Lacrosse, and Boys and Girls Outdoor Track In November 2007 Grassfield held a home run derby to raise money for their athletic teams. It included B.J. Upton, Justin Upton, Ryan Zimmerman, David Wright, Michael Cuddyer, and Mark Reynolds. The Girls Varsity Volleyball team made school history in their fall 2008 season by winning both the regular season and district tournament titles, and receiving the first district championship banner in the gym. Football The football team is currently coached by Joe Jones. (*) Nansemond River High School forfeited their victory due to an ineligible player. (**) VHSL moved the 2020 season from autumn to spring and reduced the number of games played due to COVID-19 restrictions. Swimming During the 2017-2018 Grassfield Swim season the girls team secured a first place victory at regionals. Wrestling In February 2009 the Grassfield wrestling team secured 1st place for the regular season and won Southeastern District tournament title. During February, they finished 2nd in the Eastern Regional Tournament and 4th at the AAA state tournament. In 2009, the Grizzlies had 2 state champions: Caleb Richardson in the class (The Grizzlies' 1st male state champion) and Andrew Clement in the class. Drama In its first year, the Grassfield High School Drama Department collected many