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Annandale High School
Address
Map
4700 Medford Drive

Annandale
,
Virginia
22003
Information
School typePublic, high school
Founded1954
School districtFairfax County Public Schools
PrincipalJohn Ponton
Staffapproximately 250
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,365 (2006)
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red and white ██
Athletics conferencePatriot District,
Northern Region
MascotAtoms
RivalLake Braddock Secondary School,
West Springfield High School
Feeder schoolsHolmes Middle School,
Poe Middle School
Websitehttp://www.fcps.edu/AnnandaleHS

Annandale High School is a high school in the Annandale CDP in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.[1] It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools.

School summary

There are eight active honor societies. Annandale High School's band has been recognized as a Virginia Honor Band, with a orchestra and choral program which have earned the music department Blue Ribbon status from the Virginia State Music Educators Association.

The school's newspaper, The A-Blast has both print and online editions. [2] It has been highly decorated, as it has won national awards for its print and online editions, as well as a national 'teacher of the year' award for its advisor, Alan Weintraut. [3][4][5]

Academic programs

AHS also has the following FCPS Programs:

Enrollment history

School Year Number of Students
1995-1996 1,939
1996-1997 2,010
1997-1998 2,054
1998-1999 2,167
1999-2000 2,220
2000-2001 2,308
2001-2002 2,370
2002-2003 2,422
2003-2004 2,568
2004-2005 2,537
2005-2006 2,424
2006-2007 2,290
2007-2008 2,402

Demographics

In 2008-2009, Annandale's student body was 28.85% White, 29.82% Hispanic, 22.22% Asian, 15.23% Black and 3.88% other. 43.43% of the student body received free and reduced price lunch. 72.12% of the school was proficient in English. pr[7] The school has a large Middle Eastern population. It consistently ranks as one of the most racially diverse high schools in the country. [8]

Additional history

The school was all-white segregated institution when it was founded in 1954, but by the late 90's the proportion of white students was only 44% and there were students from 73 countries, speaking 43 different languages.[9] For this reason, it was visited in 1998 by President Bill Clinton's President’s Advisory Board on Race for round-table discussions[10]. As of 2006, 87 nationalities and 46 languages are represented in the student population. A Gay-straight alliance club is present at Annandale.

Thomas Jefferson High School (not TJHSST) was merged with AHS during the 1988 school year which lead to tragic consciences, 3 students comitted suicide from TJ in 1987. Thomas Jefferson High School would eventually be re-designated as a magnet school for the sciences and technology.

School Year AHS Grade 9 AHS Grade 10 AHS Grade 11 AHS Grade 12 TJHS Grade 9 TJHS Grade 10 TJHS Grade 11 TJHS Grade 12
1983-1984 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
1984-1985 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
1985-1986 yes (x2) yes yes yes NO yes yes yes
1986-1987 yes (x2) yes (x2) yes yes NO NO yes yes
1987-1988 yes (x2) yes (x2) yes (x2) yes (x2) NO NO NO NO

It stopped accepting new students after 1985 and it merged with Annandale High School for the 1987-1988 school year. No students from Jefferson or TJHSST graduated in 1988. Students who had attended TJ from 1984-1987 graduated from Annandale HS in 1988. During this transition time, the TJHSST opened its doors to more and more students.

Football

In 50 years, Annandale has won six football state championships (1965, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1993, and 1994) and numerous district titles as a member of both the Potomac District (Pre-resdistricting) and the Patriot District (Post redistricting).[11] After an undefeated season in 1978, Annandale ended the year ranked #1[12] in the nation by the National Sports Service. Annandale won Patriot District titles in both 2005 and 2006, but both times the Atoms fell to their first round opponents. In 2008 the Atoms shared a Patriot District championship with West Springfield High School.

Notable alumni

Books

Kugler, Eileen Gale (2003). Debunking the Middle-Class Myth: Why Diverse Schools Are Good For All Kids. Scarecrow Education Press.

References

  1. ^ "Annandale CDP, Virginia." United States Census Bureau. AHS is one of the most ethnically diverse high schools in the United States with large populations of Hispanic, East Asian, Arab, South Asian, and Black students. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "The A-Blast homepage".
  3. ^ "nspa winners".
  4. ^ "2008 NSPA Online Pacemaker Winners".
  5. ^ "Alan Weintraut Named Dow Jones Newspaper Fund's 2006 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year".
  6. ^ "Fairfax County Schools Receive Foreign Language Grant".
  7. ^ "Student Membership Demographics and Supplemental Programs".
  8. ^ "'Good' Schools Today Can Defy Stereotypes".
  9. ^ "Embrace Diverse Schools: Resources".
  10. ^ "Hoover Digest - Fast Times at Annandale High".
  11. ^ "Annandale Football: A Timeline of Dominance".
  12. ^ "HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS".
  13. ^ "The Reliable Source". The Washington Post. 2005-10-23. Retrieved 2009-04-30. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Student Profile of Tim Yuskavage". Penn State. 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-12-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annandale_High_School?oldid=336550238