South County High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)

South County High School (SCHS)
South County High School (SCHS)
Address
	South County High School (SCHS)
	8501 Silverbrook Road; Lorton, Virginia 22079
Information
School type	Public, High school
Motto	“Excellentia in Omni Conatu” (Excellence in All Endeavors)
Founded	2005
School district	Fairfax County Public Schools
Principal	Gary Morris
Staff	Approximately 209
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,212 (December 2018)
Color(s)	Navy blue, forest green, and silver ███
Feeder schools	South County Middle School
Rival schools	Hayfield Secondary School; West Springfield High School; Lake Braddock Secondary School Westfield High School
Website	https://southcountyhs.fcps.edu/

South County High School, opened in September 2005, is a public high school in Lorton,[1] Virginia and is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system. The school mascot is Stanley "Stan" the Stallion and the school colors are forest green, navy blue, and silver. Common nicknames include "SoCo", "SCHS", and "South County".

History of South County

In 2005, South County Secondary School became the first secondary school to open in Fairfax County in 32 years. The school was built on the grounds of the decommissioned District of Columbia Department of Corrections Lorton facility. With the construction of South County Middle School next to it in 2012[2] its designation was changed to that of a high school.

Current status

South County High School serves grades 9–12. SCHS unofficially has a rivalry with Hayfield, West Springfield, and Lake Braddock, which are other schools in FCPS. South County's main building mirrors that of Westfield High School. In 2015, after extensive fundraising efforts led by the former Director of Student Activities, Leah Conte, the natural grass playing fields were replaced with synthetic turf.[3]

Administration

The current principal of South County High School is Gary Morris. He is responsible for liaising with the county, region, and pyramid. He is also a member of the High School Principal’s Association (HSPA) and the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO). His assistant principals are: Warren Carrington (Subschool 1), Dana Walker (Subschool 2), Jeremiah Caven (Subschool 3), and Kaaren Lowder (Subschool 4).[4]

Demographics

In the 2017-18 school year SCHS's student body was: 50.43% male and 49.57% female. It was 41.36% White, 19.18% Asian, 19.91% Black, 13.97% Hispanic or Latino, and 5.58% other.[5]

School safety report card[6]

Offenses	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17
Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Offenses	17	9	14	18	16
Disorderly Or Disruptive Behavior Offenses	25	11	17	10	24
Offenses Against Staff	1	1	0	0	1
Offenses Against Student	9	4	3	0	10
Other Offenses Against Persons	25	17	9	14	8
Property Offenses	3	3	1	0	0
Technology Offenses	0	0	0	0	0
Weapons Offenses	3	0	0	5	4
All Other Offenses	3	2	1	1	6

Academics

South County (as of December 2018) has 206 full time staff, of which 142 are teachers.[7] The school also has 2,142 computers to aid in teaching. SCHS is fully accredited with rates of 92 for English, 90 for History, 87 for Math, and 89 for Science in 2017-2018 (based on 2016-2017 testing).[8]

Grading scale

South County uses the FCPS grading scale.

Letter	Numerical Range	Quality Points
A	93 - 100	4.0
A-	90 - 92	3.7
B+	87 - 89	3.3
B	83 - 86	3.0
B-	80 - 82	2.7
C+	77 - 79	2.3
C	73 - 76	2.0
C-	70 - 72	1.7
D+	67 - 69	1.3
D	64 - 66	1.0
F	0 - 63	0.0

Academic programs

SCHS offers the following programs:

Advanced Placement (AP)

South County offers Advanced Placement programs in the following subject areas:

English	Music	Visual Arts	Math	Science	Social Studies	World Languages
AP English Language and Composition	AP Music Theory	AP Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio	AP Statistics	AP Biology	AP World History	AP French
AP English Literature and Composition		AP Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio	AP Computer Science A	AP Chemistry	AP US History	AP Japanese
		AP Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio	AP Calculus AB	AP Environmental Science	AP Government	AP Latin
			AP Calculus BC	AP Physics 1	AP Human Geography	AP Spanish
				AP Physics 2	AP Macro and Microeconomics	AP Chinese
				AP Physics C - Mechanics	AP Psychology

Career and Transition Services

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

South County athletics[9]

Fall sports

Cheerleading
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
Field Hockey
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
Football
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Girls Volleyball
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Cross Country
- Varsity
Golf
- Varsity
Dance
- Varsity

Varsity football

South County's Varsity Football team is highly skilled and has gone to the playoffs many times including a state championship appearance in 2011 where they lost 20-10. In their 2015 season, the Stallions made it to state semi-finals losing to Westfield 40-8. In 2019, the Stallions defeated Westfield 28-21 in the state semi-finals to advance to their second state title game in school history. They defeated the Oscar Smith Tigers 14-13 to capture their first football state title in school history.

Winter sports

Girls Basketball
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Boys Basketball
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Girls Gymnastics
- Varsity
Indoor Track
- Varsity
Swim and Dive
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Wrestling
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman

Varsity boys basketball

The boys varsity basketball team won the 2018 VHSL 6A State Championship with a 63-47 victory over Western Branch High School. Having another remarkable season, the boys varsity basketball team went 27-3 and made it to the state finals. Due to COVID-19, the game was never played and the team was announced as 2020 VHSL 6A State Co-Champions with Centreville High School.

Spring sports

Girls Soccer
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Boys Soccer
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Girls Lacrosse
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Boys Lacrosse
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
- Freshman
Outdoor Track
- Varsity
Baseball
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
Crew
- Varsity
Softball
- Varsity
- Junior Varsity
Boys Tennis
- Varsity
Girls Tennis
- Varsity

South County after school programs

SCHS offers many different clubs and after school programs.

Clubs

Clubs and Sponsors[10]
Name	Sponsor
African Student Association	Ayodele Akeowo
Archimedes	Christopher Long
Band	Kevin Engdahl
Black Students Unite SOCO	Deborah Hicks-Johnson and RC Gamble
Business Honor Society	Christopher Long and Scott Evans
Boardgaming	Ilan Chiprut
Bollywood	Cheryl Gannaway
Book Club	Emily Strong
Chorus	Antonio Rodriguez
Computer Science Club	Bo Jones
College Partnership Program	Leslie Lewis and Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie
Dance Team	Wendy Alexander
DECA	Kellen Scott, Vera Woodson, and Sarah Hinkhouse
Drama	Molly Rumberger
Dungeons and Dragons	Gregory Lee
eSports	Danny Southard and Caroline Bruss
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America	David Long and Jayne Byrum
Fellowship of Christian Athletes	Cyruss Shroff
Forensics	Ronielle Romney
French Club	Susan Baker
Future Business Leaders of America	Christopher Long and Scott Evans
Digital Art Design	Bob Christie
Gardening Club	Jane Byrum
Ice Hockey Interest Club	Mike Pflugrath
International Thespian Society	Molly Rumberger
International Club	Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie
Japanese Club	Nichole Tsuruta
Key Club	Megan Pitts and Sally Perry
Korean Student Association	Lisa Cridlan and Ayodele Okeowo
Latin Club	Cristina Procaccino and MC Moshos
Linguistics Club	Cristina Procaccino
Literary Magazine (Xanthus)	Troy Ketch
Manga Advisory Council	Michelle Abrahamson
Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta)	Danny Southard and Ann Baylor
Junior Math League	Steve Brumet and Safia Elhassan
Virginia Math League	Eron Grabowsky
Military Connections	Tynan Rolander
Model United Nations	Alyssa Pyrak
Model Judiciary	Cheryl Gannaway
Muslim Student Association	Holly Biehl and Dr. Abdel Hady Ebrahim
Minority Achievement Committee	Vera Woodson
National Art Honor Society	Justyne Fischer
National English Honor Society	Sam Ballard and Christina Sohn
National French Honor Society	Susan Baker
National Honor Society	Kristina Brody and Charlene Ragins
National Latin Honor Society	MC Moshos
National Japanese Honor Society	Nichole Tsuruta
National Spanish Honor Society	Janet Beckmann
Orchestra	Marci Swift
Partners Club	Walter Bagwell, Karen Katzberg, and Angela Bashore
Psychology Club	Sara Jeanblanc
Quill and Scroll Honor Society	Carol Floto and Jennifer Delinski
National Social Studies Honor Society (Rho Kappa)	Tom Demharter
Scholastic Bowl	Eric Greiling
Science National Honor Society	Mary Engels
Science Olympiad	N/A
SOCO Eco Club	Kristina Brody and Mellisa Maher
South County Women Engineers	Christopher Long
Stallion Ambassadors	Becky Freeman, Erica Mack, and Caroline Bruss
Stallions for Refugees	Wendell Johnson and Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie
Stallions for Servicemen	Robbie Smith
Social Group(NEASONS)	Heather Frost
Technology Social Skills Club	Karen Katzberg
Theatre Sports Team	Molly Rumberger
Young Republicans	Tom Demharter
Tri-M Music Honor Society	Kevin Engdahl
Technology Student Association	Abdel Ebrahim and Safwat Hanna
Vietnamese Student Association	Troy Ketch
Woman of the World	Jennifer Delinski
Yearbook	Jennifer Delinski
Young Life Breakfast Club	Meryl Cox

Notable alumni

Andi Sullivan, U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
Oren Burks, LB for the Green Bay Packers

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References

"Lorton CDP, Virginia Archived 1 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
"South County Middle School Opens Doors". Lorton, VA Patch. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"Hellas Construction". www.hellasconstruction.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
[southcountyhs.fcps.edu/about/administration]
"Student Membership Demographics and Supplemental Programs (as of June for each school year)". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:2:::NO::P0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID,P0_EDSL:420,0
"FCPS - School Profiles - South County HS - Staffing". schoolprofiles.fcps.edu. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
"VDOE Accreditation Summary". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
"Athletics - South County High School". southcountyhs.rschoolteams.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
https://southcountyhs.fcps.edu/student-life-and-activities/clubs

External links

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[1] "Lorton CDP, Virginia Archived 1 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[2] "South County Middle School Opens Doors". Lorton, VA Patch. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[3] "Hellas Construction". www.hellasconstruction.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[4] [southcountyhs.fcps.edu/about/administration]

[5] "Student Membership Demographics and Supplemental Programs (as of June for each school year)". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[6] ttp://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108:2:::NO::P0_CURRENT_SCHOOL_ID,P0_EDSL:420,0

[7] "FCPS - School Profiles - South County HS - Staffing". schoolprofiles.fcps.edu. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[8] "VDOE Accreditation Summary". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[9] "Athletics - South County High School". southcountyhs.rschoolteams.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[10] ttps://southcountyhs.fcps.edu/student-life-and-activities/clubs

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