South County High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)
Coordinates: 38°43′21.42″N 77°14′25.86″W / 38.7226167°N 77.2405167°W
South County High School (SCHS) | |
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“Excellentia in Omni Conatu” (Excellence in All Endeavors) | |
Address | |
South County High School (SCHS) South County High School (SCHS) South County High School (SCHS) | |
8501 Silvercook Road Lorton, Virginia 22079 | |
Information | |
School type | Public, High school |
Founded | 2005 |
School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
Principal | Mr. Matthew J. Ragone |
Staff | Approximately 0 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,305 (2014-15) |
Language | English |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Navy blue, forest green, and silver ███ |
Mascot | Nobody |
Feeder schools | South County Middle School |
Rival schools |
Hayfield Secondary School West Springfield High School Lake Braddock Secondary School |
Website | http://www.fcps.edu/southcountyhs |
South County High School is a high school in Lorton,[1] unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system, opened in September 2005. The school mascot is Stanley the Stallion or more commonly called Stan, and school colors are forest green, navy blue, and silver. Common nicknames include "SoCo", "SCHS", and "South County".
Current status
South County High School is designated to serve grades 9–12. In order to prevent disruption in students' senior years, 2005–06 seniors were allowed to remain at Hayfield, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Lee High School, or any other secondary school they were currently enrolled in to finish their secondary education and maintain continuity during the college application process. South County unofficially has a rivalry with Hayfield, West Springfield, and Lake Braddock, which are other FairFax County public schools. South County's main building has the same layout as Westfield High School (Virginia).
Administration
The current Principal of South County High School is Matt Ragone. He is the Instructional Leadership & Supervisior. He is responsible for County, Region, Pyramid Liaison. He is also responsible in the High School Principal’s Association (HSPA), Community Relations (PTSO), and School Improvement Plan (SIP). The assistant principals are: Michael Pflugrath, Paula DiSalvo, Jeremiah Caven, Kaaren Lowder, Carol Henry, and Leah Conte.
Demographics
In the 2014-15 school year South County High School's student body was: 51.77% Male, 48.23% Female. It was 47.28% White, 18.50% Asian, 16.85% African America, 11.50% Hispanic, and 5.87% other.[2]
History of South County
In 2005 South County became the first secondary school to open in Fairfax County in 32 years. The school was built over the grounds of what used to be DC Department of Corrections facility at Lorton. The school originally was meant to be a secondary school, but with the construction of the middle school (South County Middle School) next to it, the school no longer served grades 7-12 but only 9-12.
South County Education
South County (as of December 2015) has a School Staffing Full-Time Equivalent Total of 202.8. The school has 2,229 Computers as of December 2015. The accreditation rates in the 2015-2016 (based on 2014-2015 testing) were: 93 for English, 95 for History, 89 for Math, and 89 for Science.[3]
Grading Scale
South County uses the FCPS grading scale, which has been implemented by the county since 2009.
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 has the following FCPS Programs:
Advanced Placement (AP)
SoCo offers Advanced Placement programs for students who are highly motivated in their education. These courses are:
Calculus AB | English Language | AP Seminar |
Computer Science AB | English Literature | Japanese |
Calculus BC | Macroeconomics | Physics |
Chemistry | Microeconomics | Psychology |
Computer Science A | Music Theory | Spanish |
Art: 3D Design | Environmental Science | Statistics |
Art: Studio Art | French | U.S. History |
Biology | Government | World History |
- Career and Transition Services
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
South County Athletics
Fall Sports
South County High School has three cheer teams, Freshman Cheer-leading, Junior Varsity Cheer-leading, and Varsity Cheer-leading. SoCo has girls JV Field Hockey, as well as Girls Varsity Field Hockey. SCHS has three football teams like most high-schools: Freshmen Football, Junior Varsity Football, and Varsity Football. Volleyball has its place in South County as well; the school offers Girls Freshmen Volleyball, Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball, and Varsity Volleyball. The school also a Cross-Country team and a golf team. The school also offers Marching Band.
Varsity Football
South County's Varsity Football team is highly-skilled and has gone to the playoffs many times. In their 2015 season, the Stallions made it to state semi-finals. The final game of the "Stallion's" 2016 season ended November 18. The "Stallions" were defeated during the playoff portions of their 2015 and 2016 seasons by the Westfield High School (Virginia) "Bulldogs".
Winter Sports
During the winter the main sport at SoCo is Basketball, having six teams which are: Boys Freshmen Basketball, Boys Junior Varsity Basketball, Boys Varsity Basketball, Girls Freshmen Basketball, Girls Junior Varsity Basketball, and Girls Varsity Basketball. The school also has teams for: Gymnastics, Indoor Track, Swim and Dive, and Wrestling. In the Winter, students may participate in the Indoor Drumline as well as the Indoor Colorguard.
Spring Sports
South County has teams for Baseball, Lacrosse, Crew, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Track. The baseball teams are: Junior Varsity and Varsity Baseball. The Lacrosse teams are: Boys Junior Varsity, Boys Varsity, Girls Junior Varsity, and Girls Varsity. Soccer also has 4 teams, which are Boys Junior Varsity, Boys Varsity, Girls Junior Varsity, and Girls Varsity. The Softball teams are Girls Junior Varsity, and Girls Varsity, and the tennis teams are Boys Varsity and Girls Varsity tennis.
Other Sports
SoCo also has courses in Dance and in Sports Medicine.
South County Performing Arts
Band
Kevin Engdahl
Kevin Engdahl is currently the director of the band program at South County High School. He is known at the school as Mr. Engdahl. Mr. Engdahl was a student at South County. Mr. Engdahl also graduated from James Madison University located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Mr. Engdahl directs all band classes, marching band, and jazz band.
Orchestra
Latoya Lamons
Ms. Lamons is currently the director of orchestras at South County High School. Latoya got her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has performed with the University Symphony Orchestra, Mount Vernon Orchestra, and the BESK quartet. Ms. Lamons lives in Springfield.
Guitar
South County After School Programs
South County High School offers many different clubs and after school programs
Clubs
NAME OF CLUB | SPONSOR OF CLUB |
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ACT Prep Club | Tom Demharter |
Band | Kevin Engdahl |
Bhangra Team | |
Black Student Union | Leslie Lewis, Michelle Arnold and Deborah Hicks Johnson |
Business Honor Society | Danielle Rutherford and Tasha Wearren |
Book Club | Emily Strong |
Chorus | Jennifer Willard |
Chess Club | Ian Chiprut |
Computer Science Club | Terri Cubeta |
Club Emerge | Janet Edgington |
College Partnership Program | Leslie Lewis |
Crew Club | Colin Farrell |
Dance Team | Wendy Alexander and Markeith Scott |
DECA | Dianne Mace, Pearl Springfield, Vera Woodson and Kellen Scott. |
Drama | Kathie McCormally |
Economics | Tom Demharter |
eSports | Danny Southard and Caroline Bruss |
Family, Career & Community Leaders of America ( FCCLA) | David Long Jane Byrum |
FCA | Danielle Rutherford |
FEA | |
French Club | Albert Ament |
Future Business Leaders of America | Danielle Rutherford and Tasha Wearren |
Investment Club | Marilyn Porter |
International Thespian Society | Kathie McCormally |
Japanese Club | Nichole Tsuruta |
Key Club | Megan Pitts and Kaitlyn Wischum |
Korean Student Association | Cristina Procaccino |
Latin Club | Cristina Procaccino |
Literary magazine ( Xanthus) | Troy Ketch |
Manga Advisory Congress | Gannon Sugimura |
Math Honor Society ( Mu Alpha Theta) | Danny Southard |
Math Team | Sharon Hicks and Danny Southard |
Model United Nations | Alyssa Pyrak |
Model Judiciary | Kathleen Landrum |
Muslim Student Association | Alyssa Pyrak |
Minority Achievement Club ( MAC) | Ms. Woodson |
National Art Honor Society | Justyne Fischer |
National English Honor Society | Samantha Ballard |
National French Honor Society | Albert Ament |
National Honor Society | Kristina Brody |
National Latin Honor Society | M.C. Moshos |
National Spanish Honor Society | Janet Beckmann |
Newspaper ( Courier) | Carol Floto |
Orchestra | Latoya Lamons |
Partners Club | Walter Bagwell, Karen Katzberg, Angela Bashore, and Laura Delrieu |
Philosophy Club | |
Psychology Club | Sara Jean Blanc |
Quill and Scroll Honor Society | Carol Floto and Leana Jensen |
‘Rho Kappa National Soc. Studies Honor Society | Karen Murphy |
Sexuality and Gender AcceptanceSAGA | Cristina Procaccino and Deborah Smith |
Scholastic Bowl | Eric Greiling and Charles LeFebure |
Science National Honor Society | Mary Engels |
SBS News 11 | Dan Deiter |
SoCO Eco Club | Liz Harrison |
Stallions for Serviceman | Robbie Smith |
Stallions Stop the Hate | Becky Freeman |
Social Group- NEASONS | Heather Frost |
TSSC- Technology Social Skills Club | Karen Katzberg |
Teenage Republicans | Thomas Demharter |
Tri-M Music Honor Society | Mike Ward |
TSA | Abdel Ebrahim and Safwat Hanna |
Yearbook ( Lock and Key) | Leana Jensen |
Young Democrats | Karen Murphy, Kathy Landrum |
Young Feminists Club | Jennifer Delinski |
Young Republicans | Thomas Demharter |
Young Life Breakfast Club | Meryl Cox |
Notable alumni
Jeffrey Philip Caesar Political Scientist, Environmental Justice Activist, and Social Entrepreneur.
Andi Sullivan, U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
References
- ↑ "Lorton CDP, Virginia." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "VDOE Accreditation Summary". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.