Freedom High School (Woodbridge, Virginia)
Encyclopedia
Freedom High School is a public high school established in 2004. It is located in Woodbridge
in unincorporated Prince William County
, Virginia
, United States
, and is part of Prince William County Public Schools
. The school is located on 15201 Neabsco Mills Road.
Freedom High School is home to a 9/11 memorial in the shape of a sundial.
In May 2007, Newsweek Magazine ranked Freedom 1148th in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America."
Freedom is mostly known for its boys basketball which have won regionals for the past three years.
) tests by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2006-2007 school year.
Freedom High School has a continuing pledge to raising the bar on its SOL scores.
s and its sports teams currently play in the AAA Cardinal District
of the AAA Northwest Region.
Woodbridge, Virginia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,941 people, 10,687 households, and 7,769 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,047.8 people per square mile . There were 11,026 housing units at an average density of 1,052.1/sq mi...
in unincorporated Prince William County
Prince William County, Virginia
-National protected areas:* Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge* Manassas National Battlefield Park* Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge* Prince William Forest Park-Government and politics:...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and is part of Prince William County Public Schools
Prince William County Public Schools
Prince William County Public Schools is a Virginia school division with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States...
. The school is located on 15201 Neabsco Mills Road.
Freedom High School is home to a 9/11 memorial in the shape of a sundial.
In May 2007, Newsweek Magazine ranked Freedom 1148th in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America."
Geography
Freedom High School is located at 38°37′17"N 77°17′15"W (38.621389° N, -77.2875° W).9/11 Dedication
Freedom High School held its dedication ceremony on September 11, 2004. On that date, Freedom High School also dedicated its memorial to the Prince William County victims of the events of September 11, 2001. As a permanent part of the high school, there is a 62 feet (18.9 m) sundial dedicated to them. The names of the Prince William County victims are inscribed on the bricks around the sundial. Four brass plates are placed on the face of the sundial to mark the times when the four airliners struck the North and South Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the field in Pennsylvania.Schedule
FHS' schedule revolves around a blocked schedule which consists of "even" and "odd" days. On "even" days classes are held for periods 1, 2, 4, & 6 and on "odd" days classes are held for periods 1, 3, 5, & 7. The date does not determine whether it is an even or an odd day.Sports Teams and Student Groups
Freedom offers many opportunities for students to participate in various sports teams and student groups to support their academics and challenge them to learn and grow outside the classroom. Such activities include:Freedom is mostly known for its boys basketball which have won regionals for the past three years.
Sports Teams
- Baseball
- Boys Basketball varsity
- Boys Freshman Basketball
- Boys JV Basketball
- Boys Soccer
- Boys Tennis
- Cheerleading
- Football
- Freshman Cheerleading
- Girls Basketball
- Girls JV Basketball
- Girls Soccer
- Girls Softball
- Girls Tennis
- JV Cheerleading
- Lacrosse
- Swim Team
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Student Groups
- Anime Club
- Book Club
- Career Center
- Class of 2011
- Class of 2012
- Class of 2013
- Class of 2014
- Drama Club
- Ecology
- Envirothon Team
- FBLA
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Forensics
- Freedom Model United Nations Society
- Future Educators Association
- Horticulture
- Key Club
- Marching Band
- MLK Oratory Competition
- National Honor Society
- Oceanography & Aquarium
- Peer Mediation
- SCA
- Science Club
- Spanish Club
Test Scores
Freedom High School is a fully accredited high school based on its performance on the Virginia SOL (Standards of LearningStandards of Learning
Standards of Learning ' is a public school standardized testing program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It sets forth learning and achievement expectations for core subjects for grades K-12 in Virginia's Public Schools...
) tests by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2006-2007 school year.
Freedom High School has a continuing pledge to raising the bar on its SOL scores.
Athletics
The school's mascot is the EagleEagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
s and its sports teams currently play in the AAA Cardinal District
AAA Cardinal District
The AAA Cardinal District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools exclusively from Prince William County. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School League and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.The...
of the AAA Northwest Region.
See also
- Official web site
- Prince William County Public SchoolsPrince William County Public SchoolsPrince William County Public Schools is a Virginia school division with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States...