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Encyclopedia > Stone Bridge High School
Stone Bridge High School
Address
43100 Hay Road
Ashburn, Virginia, 20147, United States
Website
http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/sbhs
Information
School district Loudoun County Public Schools
Principal James E. Person
Assistant principals Brenda Ausberry, Jan Whitfield, Matthew Wilburn
School type Public high school
Grades 9–12
Language English
Campus Suburban
Mascot Bulldogs
Colors Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and Silver
Founded 2000
Enrollment 1,635 (2006)
Communities served Ashburn Farm
Belmont
Lansdowne
Feeder schools Belmont Station Elementary, Newton-Lee Elementary, Sanders Corner Elementary, Seldens Landing Elementary, and Belmont Ridge Middle School
Rival Schools Broad Run High School
Loudoun Valley High School
James Madison High School
Langley High School
Athletic Conference Liberty District
Northern Region

Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia. Image File history File links Stonebridgelogo2. ... Ashburn, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Mr. ... Location Ashburn, VA Phone Number (571) 252-1000 Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick School Board Chairman Robert F. DuPree, Jr. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ashburn Farm is a housing subdivision located in Ashburn, Virginia of Loudoun County, directly north of the Dulles Greenway. ... Belmont is an unincorporated community on Goose Creek in Loudoun County, Virginia. ... Lansdowne is an unincorporated planned community located near Leesburg, Virginia. ... Belmont Ridge Middle School is a public secondary school in Leesburg, Virginia, in the Lansdowne community. ... Broad Run High School Broad Run High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, Virginia. ... Loudoun Valley High School (more commonly known as Valley) is a public secondary school in Purcellville, Virginia. ... James Madison High School James Madison High School is a high school located in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, adjacent to the town limits of Vienna, and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. ... This cites very few or no references or sources. ... The AAA Liberty District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that typically includes schools exclusively from Fairfax County. ... The Northern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. ... Ashburn, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. ... Loudoun County (pronounced LOUD-un; IPA: ) is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ...


The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools and is located on 43100 Hay Road. It is not to be confused with Great Bridge High School, a public high school in Chesapeake, Virginia or Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic K-12 girls school in Bethesda, Maryland. Stone Bridge High School serves the northwestern part of Ashburn, including the Ashburn Farm, Belmont Ridge, Belmont Greene, Belmont Country Club communities and the Lansdowne community near Leesburg. Location Ashburn, VA Phone Number (571) 252-1000 Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick School Board Chairman Robert F. DuPree, Jr. ... Great Bridge High School Great Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Chesapeake, Virginia. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded 1963 Government  - Mayor Dalton S. Edge Area  - City  350. ... Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic, independent school for girls located in Bethesda, Maryland, offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum within a dynamic and diverse community. ... Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalems Pool of Bethesda. ... Ashburn Farm is a housing subdivision located in Ashburn, Virginia of Loudoun County, directly north of the Dulles Greenway. ... Belmont Greene Logo Belmont Greene is a neighborhood development in Ashburn, Virginia located off of Belmont Ridge Road. ... Lansdowne is an unincorporated planned community located near Leesburg, Virginia. ... Leesburg is an historic town in and the county seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. ...

Contents

History

Stone Bridge High School
main entrance
Stone Bridge High School
during construction

Stone Bridge opened in 2000, with its student body coming from Broad Run High School and Loudoun County High School. It opened the same year as two other Northern Virginia high schools, Forest Park Senior High School opened in Prince William County, and Westfield High School opened in Fairfax County; all three schools regularly played against each other in many sports in their inaugural year. The school's capacity is at around 1,800 students. Image File history File linksMetadata Stone_Bridge_High_School_today. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Stone_Bridge_High_School_today. ... Image File history File links SBHS_during_construction. ... Image File history File links SBHS_during_construction. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broad Run High School Broad Run High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, Virginia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Forest Park Senior High School Forest Park Senior High School is a high school in Woodbridge, Virginia It is part of the Prince William County Public Schools system and is located on 15721 Forest Park Drive (Formerly Spriggs Road, name changed during 2005-2006 construction on the road. ... Westfield High School is a public high school within the Sully district of Fairfax County, Virginia. ...


The principal is Mr. James Person, who has been there since the school opened. Person previously was the principal of Park View High School in Sterling from 1994 to 1999 where he was popular with students and faculty. As a result, many of Park View's teachers and administrators went to Stone Bridge with him and are still currently at SBHS.


During the first year, there were nearly 1,200 students from 9th through 11th grade; seniors stayed at Broad Run or Loudoun County. There were also nearly 500 8th graders housed at Stone Bridge during the 2000-2001 school year because of overcrowding at Harper Park Middle School, the feeder middle school at that time[1] . To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


In 2002, all of Stone Bridge's Leesburg student body (except for Lansdowne residents) were moved to Heritage High School, but some additional students from Broad Run were moved to Stone Bridge, dropping enrollment to roughly 1,400 students in the 2002-2003 school year[2]. However, by the 2004-2005 school year, the student body went up to nearly 1,900 students, the biggest enrollment at the time for a Loudoun County high school. In 2005, Briar Woods High School's opening helped alleviate crowding, but its enrollment remained above 1,600 students.[3] Heritage High School Heritage High School is located in Leesburg, Virginia, and is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system. ... Briar Woods High School is a public secondary school located in Ashburn, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. ...


Schedule Information

Stone Bridge High School is open from 9:00 AM until 3:48 PM on all school days. Loudoun County schools are open later than neighboring jurisdictions such as Fairfax County and Prince William County where most schools open considerably earlier.[4] [5]



Stone Bridge operates on an 8 period block schedule alternating each day, which are designated as A and B days. Periods 1-4 are on A days (all class periods in order); and periods 5-8 are on B days. Though there are eight periods, all students have a mandatory study hall period which is on one of these days (A/B) and periods. Some students, usually seniors who have enough credits elect to have an additional study hall, or obtain exemptions to leave school early or arrive late.


Academics

See also: Loudoun County Public Schools curriculum

Loudoun County Public Schools (abbreviated LCPS) is a branch of the Loudoun County, Virginia government, and administers public schools in the county. ...

Accreditation

Stone Bridge High School is fully accredited based on its performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia since its opening in 2000. Standards Of Learning SOL stands for The Standards Of Learning. ...


Curriculum

Stone Bridge High School offers a comprehensive curriculum to all of its students. Most students take a standard curriculum, but the school is also a member of the Advanced Placement program, ESL courses for those who cannot speak English well, and special education courses for students with learning disabilites. Some students also elect to take classes at the Loudoun Academy of Science for math and science courses or the C.S. Monroe Technology Center for vocational courses. Advanced Placement (AP) is the term used to describe high school classes that are taught at a college level. ... English as an additional language is used to refer to the learning of English by speakers of other languages. ... The Loudoun Academy of Science is a a part time alternative school program for high school students enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools. ...


SBHS offers a wide variety of elective courses in a wide variety of areas, including Marketing, Technology, Home Economics, Art, Music, and Advanced Physical Education (for 11th and 12th graders only). Many of the elective courses offered at Stone Bridge require a great deal of work outside the classroom and some of these groups are mentioned in further detail below. Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia. ...


SAT Scores

The average SAT score in 2006 for Stone Bridge High School was a 1,582 (536 in Math; 533 in Critical Reading; 513 in Writing).

School Year Mathematics Critical Reading Writing Total
2001-2002 522 518 n/a 1,040
2002-2003 524 531 n/a 1,055
2003-2004 517 531 n/a 1,048
2004-2005 541 538 n/a 1,079
2005-2006 536 533 513 1,582 (1,069 M & CR)

Demographics

Stone Bridge High School's student body in 2006-2007 was 75% White; 9% Black; 7% Hispanic; and 9% Asian.


Enrollment History

School Year Number of Students
2000-2001 1,160
2001-2002 1,700
2002-2003 1,450
2003-2004 1,600
2004-2005 1,880
2005-2006 1,660

Extracurricular Activities

Drama

Stone Bridge has a large drama department with three annual shows; a fall play, winter one-acts, and the spring musical.

Stone Bridge's Drama Troupe, Running Dog Productions, was recently won 3 awards for their 2006 musical, Seussical by the Cappies.
  • Best Musical
  • Mace Sorenson won Lead Actor in a Musical
  • The Wickershams won Best Ensemble in a Musical

Previous Shows include: Seussical is a musical based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. ... The Critics and Awards Program for High School Students or short form, The Cappies, is an American high school awards program intended to encourage students to become involved in the theater. ...

  • Up the Down Staircase [2000-2001]
  • Fools [2000-2001]
  • Starmites [2000-2001]

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Little Shop of Horrors is a 1982 off-Broadway musical comedy by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a nerdy florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. ... Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... Kiss Me, Kate is a Tony Award-winning musical with a book by Samuel and Bella Spewack and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ... A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written in the mid-1590s. ... Seussical is a musical based on the books of Dr. Seuss that debuted on Broadway in 2000. ...

Debate

Stone Bridge competes in the Liberty District of the Northern Region for debate competitions. These are the same districts that Stone Bridge athletics are in, because debate is sponsored by the Virginia High School League. The debate program has been very competitive recently, and won the 2005 AA Debate State title. In the 2005-2006 school year, Stone Bridge placed fifth in the AAA Debate tournament. The AAA Liberty District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that typically includes schools exclusively from Fairfax County. ... The Northern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. ... The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...


FBLA

Stone Bridge has a very active and dynamic Future Business Leaders of America chapter. The chapter has been named as an Honor Chapter by the Virginia FBLA since it was chartered in 2002. In 2006, the chapter was recognized with its first award from the National FBLA organization; the chapter received the Business Achievement Award due to the excellent teamwork and planning of the chapter's officers. The Future Business Leaders of America, or FBLA, is an international Career and Technical Student Organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia. ...


Athletics

The mascot is a bulldog and the sports teams play in the AAA Liberty District and Northern Region. The Bulldogs' athletic teams have won many team state and regional championships in their short history. Stone Bridge is best known for their football and cheerleading teams, and also have one of the strongest volleyball, softball, and girls soccer teams in Virginia. Stone Bridge Bulldogs The Stone Bridge Bulldogs is the name used for all athletic teams at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, Virginia. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The AAA Liberty District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that typically includes schools exclusively from Fairfax County. ... The Northern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. ...


External links

  • Loudoun County Prep Sports: Covers in depth on all sports in Loudoun County, including Stone Bridge High School.

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References

  1. ^ Seymour, Liz (July 6, 2000), "Countdown to Completion; County's Largest High School Makes Final Push to Its Opening", The Washington Post: V.01, Loudoun Extra
  2. ^ Helderman, Rosalind S. (September 15, 2002), "Officials Hit Mark on School Data; Enrollment Up 8%", The Washington Post: T3, Loudoun Extra
  3. ^ Sollinger, Sharon (August 2, 2005), "Briar Woods Falcons get ready to soar", Loudoun Times-Mirror
  4. ^ Westfield High School Bell Schedule. Fairfax County Public Schools. Retrieved on 03-22-2007.
  5. ^ Forest Park Senior High School Parent Newsletter (pdf). Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved on 03-22-2007.


 

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