J.E.B. Stuart High School
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J.E.B. Stuart High School is a high school
in Fairfax County
, Virginia
named after the famous Confederate
cavalry leader J. E. B. Stuart. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools
district. The school has a Falls Church
address but is not located within the city limits of the City of Falls Church.
The school has been featured in National Geographic magazine, and has received national recognition by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Baccalaureate program. President George W. Bush
chose to speak there about education during the 2004-2005 school year.
In 2006, then-principal Mel Riddile, former Director of the teen drug rehab Straight, Inc., was chosen as the principal of the year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Riddile moved to T. C. Williams High School
in neighboring Alexandria City
at the end of the 05-06 school year. Assistant Principal Pamela Jones took his place and is the current principal.
The school's music department has also gained prominence in recent years, being named a Blue Ribbon School for music by the Virginia Music Educators Association in 2003, 2006, and 2008. The band was named a Virginia Honor Band by the Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association in 2000, 2004, and 2006-2009. The band commissioned composer John Mackey
to write a piece, which the band premiered on May 8, 2009 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school. The school's top choir, the Madrigal Chamber Singers, were selected to perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association's annual conference in 2006 and 2008. Stuart has also hosted District X Band auditions annually since 2004, hosted the District X Orchestra event in 2005, and hosted Senior Regional Orchestra Auditions in 2007 and 2008.
Recently, the school has begun to form links with Birkdale School
in Sheffield, England, following on from a teacher exchange, and in October 2007 a group of pupils traveled from England to visit the school.
. In 2009 the Raiders had a remarkable year, with Seniors Abby Voss and Tarek Khulaidy winning the woman's and men's single events, and Seniors Nathan Bent and Francis Kinney, junior Jacob Derzon and Sophomore Alex Trakowski winning the men's quad event.
The boys cross country team, which won districts in 2005, received second place in 2006. The girls cross country team won second in districts in 2007.
The boys swim team won districts in 2005 and 2009, and the girls team was runner-up in 2005.
The boys tennis team won the district in the 2008, going undefeated and only losing one match within a match (meaning they won 8-1 opposed to 9-0) to Edison High School
. The team went on to play Fairfax High School
in the first round of Regionals, but lost 1-5 (the doubles matches were not played). The boys won the district again in 2009, going undefeated, but lost 3-6 to Langley High School in the first round of Regionals. Junior Justin Shane won the singles State title in 2009, and was runner-up for doubles along with his partner, Daniel Santos. The team won the district for the third straight year in 2010, again going undefeated, but lost to W.T. Woodson High School in the first round of Regionals by a score of 3-6.
In the 2008-2009 season, the Boys Basketball team went 19-7, one of their best records in recent history. They made it to the second round of the Regional playoffs, but lost to defending AAA Virginia State champion, T. C. Williams High School.
In the 2008-2009 season, the Boys Swim and Dive team took first place at the National District Championship meet.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Fairfax County
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
named after the famous Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
cavalry leader J. E. B. Stuart. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools
The Fairfax County Public Schools system is a branch of the Fairfax County government which administers public schools in Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax...
district. The school has a Falls Church
Falls Church, Virginia
The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...
address but is not located within the city limits of the City of Falls Church.
The school has been featured in National Geographic magazine, and has received national recognition by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Baccalaureate program. President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
chose to speak there about education during the 2004-2005 school year.
In 2006, then-principal Mel Riddile, former Director of the teen drug rehab Straight, Inc., was chosen as the principal of the year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Riddile moved to T. C. Williams High School
T. C. Williams High School
T. C. Williams High School is a public high school in Alexandria, Virginia, named after former superintendent Thomas Chambliss Williams of Alexandria City Public Schools who served from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s...
in neighboring Alexandria City
Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria City Public Schools is a school division which is funded by the government of Alexandria, Virginia, United States.-Elementary schools:*Samuel Tucker Elementary School*Patrick Henry Elementary School*John Adams Elementary School...
at the end of the 05-06 school year. Assistant Principal Pamela Jones took his place and is the current principal.
The school's music department has also gained prominence in recent years, being named a Blue Ribbon School for music by the Virginia Music Educators Association in 2003, 2006, and 2008. The band was named a Virginia Honor Band by the Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association in 2000, 2004, and 2006-2009. The band commissioned composer John Mackey
John Mackey (composer)
John Mackey is an American composer of classical music, with an emphasis on music for wind band, as well as orchestra. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet.-Background:...
to write a piece, which the band premiered on May 8, 2009 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school. The school's top choir, the Madrigal Chamber Singers, were selected to perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association's annual conference in 2006 and 2008. Stuart has also hosted District X Band auditions annually since 2004, hosted the District X Orchestra event in 2005, and hosted Senior Regional Orchestra Auditions in 2007 and 2008.
Recently, the school has begun to form links with Birkdale School
Birkdale School
Birkdale School is a Christian public school for boys in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire in England, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference...
in Sheffield, England, following on from a teacher exchange, and in October 2007 a group of pupils traveled from England to visit the school.
J.E.B. Stuart sports
The sport rowing team went to the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Championships in 2007 and 2006. The men's quad received third place at States in 2007 and 2006. The lightweight four received second at Matthews Regional Regatta. In 2008, the lightweight double team won second, and the men's light four also placed second. They qualified for the 2008 National Championship in Oak Ridge, TennesseeOak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about west of Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 27,387 at the 2000 census...
. In 2009 the Raiders had a remarkable year, with Seniors Abby Voss and Tarek Khulaidy winning the woman's and men's single events, and Seniors Nathan Bent and Francis Kinney, junior Jacob Derzon and Sophomore Alex Trakowski winning the men's quad event.
The boys cross country team, which won districts in 2005, received second place in 2006. The girls cross country team won second in districts in 2007.
The boys swim team won districts in 2005 and 2009, and the girls team was runner-up in 2005.
The boys tennis team won the district in the 2008, going undefeated and only losing one match within a match (meaning they won 8-1 opposed to 9-0) to Edison High School
Thomas A. Edison High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)
Thomas A. Edison High School is a high school in Rose Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, administered by Fairfax County Public Schools.In the 1990s, the school's debate and forensics teams gained widespread recognition. The Policy Debate Team won the Harvard Tournament , the Glenbrooks , and two...
. The team went on to play Fairfax High School
Fairfax High School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Fairfax High School is a public high school in Fairfax, Virginia. The school is owned by the City of Fairfax, but is operated by Fairfax County Public Schools, as part of a contractual agreement....
in the first round of Regionals, but lost 1-5 (the doubles matches were not played). The boys won the district again in 2009, going undefeated, but lost 3-6 to Langley High School in the first round of Regionals. Junior Justin Shane won the singles State title in 2009, and was runner-up for doubles along with his partner, Daniel Santos. The team won the district for the third straight year in 2010, again going undefeated, but lost to W.T. Woodson High School in the first round of Regionals by a score of 3-6.
In the 2008-2009 season, the Boys Basketball team went 19-7, one of their best records in recent history. They made it to the second round of the Regional playoffs, but lost to defending AAA Virginia State champion, T. C. Williams High School.
In the 2008-2009 season, the Boys Swim and Dive team took first place at the National District Championship meet.
Demographics
In the 2008-2009 school year, Stuart High School's student body was 40.76% Hispanic, 27.53% White, 18.10% Asian or Pacific Islander, 10.00% Black, and 3.61% other.Senior traditions
During the summer, the rising senior class used the portion of Peace Valley Lane, which is across from the school to paint their names. This tradition is usually done at nightfall to avoid cars from running over the student's work or the students themselves. Behind the baseball fields, the symbolic "S" rock formation was turned into the graduating class's year. In the 2008-09 school year, principal Pamela Jones decided to get rid of most of the rocks, due to students changing the rocks to different numbers or letters. She has also claimed that students were making obscene drawings and/or hate symbols. Another tradition that most rising seniors look forward to is the privilege to leave class 15 minutes early, which gives seniors the chance to get a head start to go to lunch before the underclassmen arrive. In the 2009-2010 school year, the senior class was stripped of both the ability to leave class early and the ability to paint the street because of actions taken predominantly by underclassmen.Notable alumni
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