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In 1959 when the school opened, [16] the Fairfax County school board opposed racial integration of its schools, and the name, J. E. B. Stuart High School, reflected the school board's sentiments. [17] In 2015 seniors at the school started a drive to rid Fairfax County Public Schools of names honoring the Confederacy and segregation.
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Having opened in 1988 to serve the rapidly growing population of the Clifton/Centreville region, CVHS is the top of the Centreville High School Pyramid in Region 4 of the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system. In 2010 the school was ranked as the 4th best high school in Fairfax County, and the 18th best high school out of 172 schools rated ...
Thomas Jefferson High School was constructed and opened in 1964. [7] [8] Fairfax County Public Schools' superintendent William J. Burkholder and his staff began working on the idea of a science high school in 1983 with advice from the superintendent's business/advisory council. [9]
The school opened in 1952. The magnet program was established in 1991, [1] after Bailey's parent–teacher association (PTA), under President Richard Kurin, threatened to sue the school board to redraw the school boundaries, [2] hoping to bring academic, linguistic, and cultural diversity to a school with a high percentage of non-native English speakers (87% in 1991). [3]
Westfield High School is a public high school in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, west of the Chantilly CDP. [2]It is a part of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), serving students from the communities including Chantilly and Centreville as well as areas with Herndon addresses in grades 9–12.
George C. Marshall High School is a public school in Falls Church, Virginia. Named for General George C. Marshall, it opened in 1962 and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). It is ranked #245 in the nation for public schools and has received a gold award for Best High Schools from the U.S. News & World Report 2020. [5]
Linganore is noted for its wide selection of Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as a high pass rate for those who choose to take AP exams. [7] A course guide for Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) can be found at fcps.org. [8] The school offers AM and PM Career and Technology Center classes. [9]