South Lakes High School

South Lakes High School is a public high school in Reston. The school serves grades 9-12 for the Fairfax County Public Schools.

South Lakes High School
Address
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11400 South Lakes Drive Reston , Virginia 20191 United States
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Veritas in Scientia (Truth in Knowledge)
Founded	1979 (1979)
School district	Fairfax County Public Schools
Principal	Kimberly Retzer
Staff	190.92 (on a FTE basis) (2017–18)[1]
Grades	9–12[1]
Enrollment	2,520 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.20 (2017–18)[1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue      Kelly Green
Athletics conference	Liberty District Northern Region
Nickname	Seahawks
Website	Official website

History

South Lakes underwent a $55 million renovation from winter 2006 through August 2008. The renovation was completed in time for the 2008–2009 school year.[2] A second renovation, completed in the winter of 2018, gave the school a new wing.

Notable people

• Maame Biney, short track speed skater who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics[3]
• Benny Blanco, rapper, songwriter, producer[4]
• Grant Hill, professional basketball player[5]
• Michael Jackson, professional basketball player[6]
• Deon King, former NFL player[7]
• Thomas Mayo, NFL wide receiver[8]
• Walter Shaub, director of U.S. Office of Government Ethics from 2013 to 2017[9]
• Mikie Sherrill, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 11th district[10]
• Alan Webb, Olympic runner, U.S. high school mile record holder (3:53.43), and American mile record holder[11]
• Christy Winters-Scott, NBC basketball announcer, University of Maryland women's basketball player, now the head girls basketball coach at South Lakes[12]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - South Lakes High (510126000566)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
2. "South Lakes High School Renovation". hessconstruction.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
3. Balderston, Michael (February 13, 2019). "Reston local Maame Biney on her achievements as an Olympian". Northern Virginia Magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
4. McKinley, James (January 4, 2013). "Only 24, and at Home in the Top 10". The New York Times. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
5. Vivlamore, Chris (December 7, 2017). "Grant Hill returns to South Lakes High School for jersey retirement". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 24, 2019 – via fairfaxtimes.com.
6. Mullan, Dillon (December 2, 2017). "'Still a Reston kid,' Grant Hill has his jersey retired at South Lakes High School". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
7. "Deon King". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
8. Tenorio, Paul (April 21, 2012). "Even as a scrawny high school freshman, Thomas Mayo never stopped believing". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
9. Montgomery, David (March 30, 2017). "How the U.S. ethics chief took on Trump and became a reluctant Washington hero". Washington Post.
10. "Sherrill, Mikie". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
11. Powell, Camille (May 28, 2001). "Webb Sets High School Mile Record". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
12. Williams, Preston (January 31, 2013). "South Lakes Coach Christy Winters Scott juggles high school basketball, a broadcasting career and family". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

External links

• Official website