Unity Reed High School

Unity Reed High School is a public secondary school in Bull Run, Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas. It was formerly known as Stonewall Jackson High School. In May 2007, Newsweek magazine ranked Unity Reed 530th in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America". In 2001, Time named Unity Reed as its High School of the Year.[2][3]

Unity Reed High School
Address
Unity Reed High School
Unity Reed High School
Unity Reed High School
8820 Rixlew Lane

Manassas
,
Virginia
20109

United States
Information
Former nameStonewall Jackson High School (1972–2020)
School typePublic, high school
Founded1972
School districtPrince William County Public Schools
School number(703) 365.2900
PrincipalDr. Richard Nichols
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,568 (2015-16)[1]
Color(s)Maroon, Gold, and White             
MascotLion
Feeder schoolsUnity Braxton Middle School
Websiteunityreedhs.pwcs.edu

Naming controversy

The school was named after Stonewall Jackson, a Confederate general. In 2017, the Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) Board was considering renaming the school as part of a shift away from naming schools after Confederate leaders.[4][5] In 2020, the PWCS Superintendent released an open letter saying, "We can no longer represent the Confederacy in our schools".[6]

On June 29, 2020, the school board voted to rename the school to "Unity Reed High School", honoring Arthur Reed, who served as a security assistant at the school.[7][8][9]

Demographics

As of the 2016–2017 school year, the student body demographics were:

  • Hawaiian/Pacific Isl.: 0.2%
  • Hispanic of any race: 56.5%
  • Am. Indian/Alaskan: 0.4%
  • Asian: 5.7%
  • Black/African-Am.: 15.5%
  • White 17.2%
  • Two or More race: 4.5%[10]

See also

References
  1. "Stonewall Jackson High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. "Time Magazine May 21 2001 Vol. 157 No. 20".
  3. "Washington Post - A School For Our Time".
  4. "School board chairman proposes name change for Stonewall Jackson high, middle". Fauquier Times. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. Fatima, Bhojani (August 18, 2017). "What's in a name? Virginia school enters Confederate symbols battle". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  6. "Prince William superintendent: rename Stonewall Jackson High". WTOP. June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  7. "Unity Braxton MS & Unity Reed HS". Prince William County Public Schools. June 29, 2020.
  8. Mitchell, Samantha (June 29, 2020). "Meet the people who former 'Stonewall' schools in Pr. William County will now be named for". WJLA-TV.
  9. Basch, Michelle (June 29, 2020). "Prince William County votes to rename schools honoring Stonewall Jackson". WTOP-FM.
  10. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Stonewall Jackson High". nces.ed.gov. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 29, 2019.

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