Menchville High School Alumni
Newport News, Virginia (VA)

Recent Members
Aaron Vaughan | 1973 |
Crystal Haughton | 2008 |
Darryl Donnell | 1981 |
Edwin Edwin L Strickland | 1982 |
Eric Yancey | 1976 |
Hayley Hall Hayley Hall | 1997 |
Jana Marshall | 1973 |
Kent Lilly Kent Lilly | 1978 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
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Honored Military Alumni

Adreania McMillian
Class of 1989
Air Force, 10 Years
Served as a Medic and also a Military Medical Instructor.
Class of 1989
Air Force, 10 Years
Served as a Medic and also a Military Medical Instructor.

Andrew McLemore
Class of 2003
Navy, 2 Years
Served during Operation Enduring Freedom as Aviation Machinist Mate as well as Emergency Ordnance Disposal
Class of 2003
Navy, 2 Years
Served during Operation Enduring Freedom as Aviation Machinist Mate as well as Emergency Ordnance Disposal

Boris G. Robinson
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Served 26 years active in the Infantry, Intelligence and Special Operations Forces.
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Served 26 years active in the Infantry, Intelligence and Special Operations Forces.

Brian House
Class of 1984
Navy, 8 Years
Submarine duty out of Norfolk Virginia - USS Atlanta (SSN-712) and USS Emory S Land (AS-39).
Class of 1984
Navy, 8 Years
Submarine duty out of Norfolk Virginia - USS Atlanta (SSN-712) and USS Emory S Land (AS-39).


David Chandler
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Logistics NCO now working for government in DC.
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Logistics NCO now working for government in DC.


James Wright
Class of 1989
Air Force, 3 Years
Stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. I worked at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe is support of the Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
Class of 1989
Air Force, 3 Years
Stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. I worked at Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe is support of the Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

Laura Laurita (Ramsey)
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 15 Years
Currently on active duty as a Captain in the Marine Corps. Enlisted in 2003 as a Legal Service Specialist. Deployed to OIF during 2006. Attended the US Naval Academy and commissioned as a 2d Lieutenant in 2011. Deployed again in 2013 to the Middle East. Currently attending the Naval Postgraduate School for a Masters of Science in Management/Data Analytics. Heading to Virginia in 2019 for duty.
Class of 2003
Marine Corps, 15 Years
Currently on active duty as a Captain in the Marine Corps. Enlisted in 2003 as a Legal Service Specialist. Deployed to OIF during 2006. Attended the US Naval Academy and commissioned as a 2d Lieutenant in 2011. Deployed again in 2013 to the Middle East. Currently attending the Naval Postgraduate School for a Masters of Science in Management/Data Analytics. Heading to Virginia in 2019 for duty.

Leon L. Crawley
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 20 years as a Hospital Corpsman. Served during Desert Shield/Storm and Uplift Democracy in Port authority Prince, Haiti. Currently works for FDA.
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 20 years as a Hospital Corpsman. Served during Desert Shield/Storm and Uplift Democracy in Port authority Prince, Haiti. Currently works for FDA.



Michelle Berryman
Class of 1989
Air Force, 8 Years
Served with pride as a Combat Systems Officer.
Last stationed at MacDill AFB, Tampa, Fl.
Class of 1989
Air Force, 8 Years
Served with pride as a Combat Systems Officer.
Last stationed at MacDill AFB, Tampa, Fl.


Raymond Lentz
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20 Years
20 years of service - half as an aircraft mechanic, half as an engineer.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 20 Years
20 years of service - half as an aircraft mechanic, half as an engineer.

Toni Williams-Simms
Class of 2000
Navy, 14 Years
Served as an aviation ordnanceman at vx9, uss theodore Roosevelt, HM14, SFWSLANT, and uss Harry S Truman.
Class of 2000
Navy, 14 Years
Served as an aviation ordnanceman at vx9, uss theodore Roosevelt, HM14, SFWSLANT, and uss Harry S Truman.

Vanessa WIthers-Little
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in the Air Force from October 1985 until November 2005. Received numerous awards to include 2 Achievement Medal, Joint Service Medal, 3 Accomodations and 2 Meritorius Service Medals. After serving twenty years, I retired at Dover Air Force Base as a Master Sergeant.
Class of 1979
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in the Air Force from October 1985 until November 2005. Received numerous awards to include 2 Achievement Medal, Joint Service Medal, 3 Accomodations and 2 Meritorius Service Medals. After serving twenty years, I retired at Dover Air Force Base as a Master Sergeant.
Alumni Stories

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School News
MHS BAND GOES TO LONDON
The Marching band has been invited to go to London to march in the 2009 New Years Day Parade! It is a great honor to b...
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Our Menchville High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Menchville High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Newport News are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!