Stafford Senior High School

Stafford Senior High School (colloquially known as Stafford High School and often mistakenly called South Stafford High School) is a public high school in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1926 and is part of the Stafford County Public Schools district.

Stafford Senior High School
Address
63 Stafford Indian Lane

Fredericksburg
,
Virginia
22405

United States
Coordinates38°21′42″N 77°27′50″W
Information
Other nameStafford High School
TypePublic high school
MottoRelationships, Rigor, and Relevance
Established1926 (1926)
School districtStafford County Public Schools
NCES School ID510366001602[1]
PrincipalJoseph Lewis
Teaching staff126.66 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,960 (2017-2018)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.47[1]
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold         
Fight songAcross the Field
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League
MascotIndian
NicknameIndians
NewspaperThe Smoke Signal
YearbookIndian Legend
Websitewww.staffordschools.net/SHS

History
Across the pond at Stafford High School.

The first Stafford High School opened in 1926. The school was located near the Stafford County Courthouse in what is now part of the Alvin York Bandy Administrative Complex. In 1952 Stafford High School and Falmouth High School merged into one school. Prior to the merge, the mascots for the respective schools were the "Pioneers" and the "Indians." While Stafford High School was retained as the official name for the school, the mascot chosen was the "Indians." The combined school was located in what is now Edward E. Drew, Jr. Middle School. It was the only Stafford County high school from 1952 until 1981, when North Stafford High School was opened.

In 1975, Stafford High School moved to 33 Stafford Indian Lane.[2] This building was built with an experimental open concept design and thus had no windows and open classrooms that later had to be divided up with thin walls to make individual classrooms. A new building began construction in June 2013 just behind the existing school. The new Stafford High School opened to students on September 14, 2015, a week later than the rest of the county schools. This delayed start was due to the failure of the construction company to substantially complete the school on time. With the move to the new school, the address changed to 63 Stafford Indian Lane.

In 2005, the Native American mascot controversy prompted the National Education Association to recommend schools with Native American-based mascots change their team names. Stafford High School’s administration considered a name change until meeting with the local Patawomeck tribe, for whom the mascot was named. Tribal leaders overwhelmingly supported keeping the team name “Indians,” but were unhappy with the mascot's historical inaccuracy. The original mascot featured a full-feathered headdress more common to the Plains Indians than to the ancestral Patawomeck tribes native to the Stafford area. Stafford High School art teacher Nick Candela drafted the artwork for the new mascot and obtained support and approval from Tribal leaders and various school organizations.[3] The new mascot was unveiled in late 2014.

Athletics

Stafford High fields varsity teams in 14 different sports as a member of the AAA Commonwealth District and Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League.

State Champions

Governor's STEM Academy

Stafford High also serves as one of three locations (with Brooke Point High School and North Stafford High School) supporting the Stafford Academy for Technology (STAT), a program which focuses on information technology, mathematics, and engineering.

Goals of the STAT program include incorporating workplace experiences, implementating industry assessments, providing hands-on learning experiences, aligning curriculum to emerging job opportunities, and maintaining a strong partnership network, such as the Dual Enrollment agreement the program maintains with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).[7]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - STAFFORD SR. HIGH (510366001602)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. Executive Summary, Stafford Senior High School, Stafford County Public Schools. AdvancED. 19 February 2013.
  3. Amy Flowers Umble (27 March 2014). "Stafford High gets real with Indian mascot". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  4. LoMonaco, Joey (14 June 2019). "High school baseball, Class 5 title game: Stafford defeats Mills Godwin 4-3, claims championship". Fredericksburg.com. The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. "VHSL Book of Records 2017-18". Virginia High School League. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. "VHSL Record Book 2006-2007" (PDF). Virginia High School League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-09. Retrieved 2006-11-01.
  7. "STAT Overview". VDOE.
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  9. "Mark Edward Lenzi Obituary". Shannon Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  10. "Jeff Rouse (USA) Honor Swimmer". International Swimming Hall of Fame. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  11. Jessica Player in Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA)
  12. Broman, Ben. "2011 NFL Draft: Maryland WR Torrey Smith Drafted by Baltimore in Second Round". Testudo Times. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  13. "Caelynn Miller-Keyes". Miss Universe. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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