Loudoun Valley High School
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Loudoun Valley High School (more commonly known as Valley) is a public secondary school in Purcellville, Virginia
. The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools
and is located at 340 North Maple Avenue in the Town of Purcellville. Prior to the opening of Woodgrove High School in 2010, it was the sole high school for the western half of Loudoun County, which includes Purcellville, Hamilton
, Round Hill
, Lovettsville
, Hillsboro, Philomont
and Bluemont
.
Recently, due to immigration, Valley has begun to experience a high rate of growth similar to eastern Loudoun schools like Park View
and Broad Run
have. In 2002, Harmony Intermediate School opened as a school for 8th and 9th graders (now for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders), making Valley a 10th-12th grade school ( now 9th through 12th). By the 2005-2006 school year, Valley had become the largest Loudoun County high school with 1,955 students. Valley had extreme overcrowding until a new western Loudoun County high school, Woodgrove High School, opened in September 2010.
tests in Virginia.
| School Year || Number of Students
|-
| 1995–1996 || 1,012
|-
| 1996–1997 || 1,076
|-
| 1997–1998 || 1,147
|-
| 1998–1999 || 1,214
|-
| 1999–2000 || 1,320
|-
| 2000–2001 || 1,402
|-
| 2001–2002 || 1,503
|-
| 2002–2003 || 1,588 (1,172 HS)
|-
| 2003–2004 || 1,682 (1,225 HS)
|-
| 2004–2005 || 1,817 (1,322 HS)
|-
| 2005–2006 || 1,955 (1,440 HS)
|-
| 2006–2007 || 2,043 (1,513 HS)
|-
| 2007–2008 || 2,163 (1,637 HS)
|-
is a Viking
, and the sports teams currently play in the AAA Cedar Run District
and Northwest Region.
! Years || Group || District || Region
|-
| 1962–2001 || AA || Northwestern District
|| Region II
|-
| 2001–2005 || AA || Dulles District
|| Region II
|-
| 2005–2007 || AAA || National District
|| Northern Region
|-
| 2007–present || AAA || Cedar Run District
|| Northwest Region
|-
|}
Loudoun Valley Has won one AAA state championship in Girls Volley ball (2009–2010)
Loudoun Valley has won five AA sportsmanship awards, which are:
in Leesburg
, but this rivalry died down since the opening of Heritage High School
of Leesburg in 2002. After Loudoun Valley's move to Group AAA in 2005, both Valley and County in 2006 agreed not to play games against each other for an indefinite time, making the rivalry nearly obsolete. Fellow Loudoun County school Stone Bridge also joined Group AAA in 2005 however, and rivalries have intensified between the two schools in many sports such as football, volleyball, and softball, where both schools have strong programs. Now with the opening of Woodgrove High School as the second Western Loudoun school in the 2010-2011 year, Valley and Woodgrove will play annually for the Western Cup.
and Valley to the National District as a tournament only member. The move was highly controversial among the National District's membership, because they were located on an average of 50 miles or more away from Valley. This was remedied with Valley's reassignment to the Cedar Run District and Northwest Region in 2007, which was welcomed by most Northern Region members.
Purcellville, Virginia
Purcellville is a town in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,584 at the 2000 census, but has undergone considerable growth since then. Purcellville is the major population center for western Loudoun and the Loudoun Valley...
. The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools
Loudoun County Public Schools
Loudoun County Public Schools is a branch of the Loudoun County, Virginia, United States government, and administers public schools in the county...
and is located at 340 North Maple Avenue in the Town of Purcellville. Prior to the opening of Woodgrove High School in 2010, it was the sole high school for the western half of Loudoun County, which includes Purcellville, Hamilton
Hamilton, Virginia
Hamilton is a town in the Loudoun Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 562 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Round Hill
Round Hill, Virginia
Round Hill is the name of several communities in the U.S. state of Virginia.*Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia*Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia *Round Hill, Rappahannock County, Virginia...
, Lovettsville
Lovettsville, Virginia
Lovettsville is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population was 853 at the 2000 census. The 2005-2009 American Community Survey estimated the population at 1187.-History:Following the 1722 Treaty of St...
, Hillsboro, Philomont
Philomont, Virginia
Philomont is a small unincorporated rural village in western Loudoun County, Virginia. The name is derived from the Greek word philo meaning "beloved" and the French word mont or "mountain"; Philomont means "Beloved Mountain."-History:...
and Bluemont
Bluemont, Virginia
Bluemont is an unincorporated village in Loudoun County, Virginia located at the base of Snickers Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain. At 680 feet , it is the highest community in Loudoun County...
.
History
Loudoun Valley opened in 1962. The current principal is Ms. Susan Ross. Throughout its history, Valley has remained a predominantly rural high school, maintained a small enrollment of roughly 800 students each year, and did not experience much of the sprawl that eastern Loudoun County experienced in the 1980s and 1990s. Until the 1999-2000 school year, Valley was the smallest high school in Loudoun County.Recently, due to immigration, Valley has begun to experience a high rate of growth similar to eastern Loudoun schools like Park View
Park View High School (Sterling, Virginia)
For schools of a similar name, see Park View School .Park View High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States...
and Broad Run
Broad Run High School
Broad Run High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, and is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system ....
have. In 2002, Harmony Intermediate School opened as a school for 8th and 9th graders (now for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders), making Valley a 10th-12th grade school ( now 9th through 12th). By the 2005-2006 school year, Valley had become the largest Loudoun County high school with 1,955 students. Valley had extreme overcrowding until a new western Loudoun County high school, Woodgrove High School, opened in September 2010.
Accreditation
Loudoun Valley High School is a fully accredited high school based on the 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 in Virginia.
SAT scores
The average SAT score in 2006 for Valley was a 1,608 (535 in Math; 544 in Critical Reading; 529 in Writing). Valley's SAT scores are the highest of all the Loudoun County high schools.| School Year | Mathematics | Critical Reading | Writing | Total |
| 2000–2001 | 533 | 544 | n/a | 1,077 |
| 2001–2002 | 529 | 540 | n/a | 1,069 |
| 2002–2003 | 537 | 551 | n/a | 1,088 |
| 2003–2004 | 549 | 557 | n/a | 1,106 |
| 2004–2005 | 553 | 559 | n/a | 1,112 |
| 2005–2006 | 535 | 544 | 529 | 1,608 (1,079 M & CR) |
| 2006–2007 | 546 | 553 | 538 | 1,637 (1,099 M & CR) |
| 2007–2008 | 552 | 551 | 539 | 1,642 (1,103 M & CR) |
| 2008–2009 | 542 | 554 | 543 | 1,638 (1,096 M & CR) |
Enrollment history
{| border="1"| School Year || Number of Students
|-
| 1995–1996 || 1,012
|-
| 1996–1997 || 1,076
|-
| 1997–1998 || 1,147
|-
| 1998–1999 || 1,214
|-
| 1999–2000 || 1,320
|-
| 2000–2001 || 1,402
|-
| 2001–2002 || 1,503
|-
| 2002–2003 || 1,588 (1,172 HS)
|-
| 2003–2004 || 1,682 (1,225 HS)
|-
| 2004–2005 || 1,817 (1,322 HS)
|-
| 2005–2006 || 1,955 (1,440 HS)
|-
| 2006–2007 || 2,043 (1,513 HS)
|-
| 2007–2008 || 2,163 (1,637 HS)
|-
Athletics
The mascotMascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is a Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
, and the sports teams currently play in the AAA Cedar Run District
AAA Cedar Run District
The AAA Cedar Run District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Manassas to Ashburn. 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 Cedar...
and Northwest Region.
District and region affiliations
{| class="wikitable"! Years || Group || District || Region
|-
| 1962–2001 || AA || Northwestern District
AA Northwestern District
The AA Northwestern District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that currently includes Frederick County and Warren County. The Northwestern District member schools compete in Region II with the schools from the AA Dulles District, AA Jefferson District, and AA Evergreen...
|| Region II
AA Region II
Region II is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AA Dulles District, the AA Evergreen District, the AA Jefferson District and the AA Northwestern District....
|-
| 2001–2005 || AA || Dulles District
AA Dulles District
The AA Dulles District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from Northern Virginia, with all of its full time members from Loudoun County...
|| Region II
AA Region II
Region II is one of the four AA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AA Dulles District, the AA Evergreen District, the AA Jefferson District and the AA Northwestern District....
|-
| 2005–2007 || AAA || National District
AAA National District
The AAA National District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from eastern Fairfax County and all of the public high schools in Arlington County....
|| Northern Region
AAA Northern Region
The AAA Northern Region is one of the four AAA regions in the Virginia High School League. It is made up of four districts: the AAA Concorde District, the AAA Liberty District, the AAA National District, and the AAA Patriot District...
|-
| 2007–present || AAA || Cedar Run District
AAA Cedar Run District
The AAA Cedar Run District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Manassas to Ashburn. 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 Cedar...
|| Northwest Region
|-
|}
Athletics
Loudoun Valley is best known for its softball, lacrosse, golf, volleyball, girls' cross country and gymnastics teams, which have advanced in AA Region II and AAA Northern Region competition in the last five years. Loudoun Valley High School also has a well-known marching band program known as the Loudoun Valley Marching Vikes. The Marching Vikes consist of music students from both Loudoun Valley High School and Harmony Intermediate. Currently, they compete in AAA competition during the fall months.State championships
Loudoun Valley has won twelve AA state championships, which are:- Three in Girl's Volleyball (2000–01; 2001–02; 2004–05; 2009)
- Two in Softball (2003;2005)
- One in Girl's Track in 1976
- One in Baseball in 1972
- One in Golf in 1994
- One in Men's Track 4x800 relay 2003
- One in Men's Lacrosse 2004
- One in Men's Swimming 2004
- One in Men's Track 4x400 relay 2005
Loudoun Valley Has won one AAA state championship in Girls Volley ball (2009–2010)
Loudoun Valley has won five AA sportsmanship awards, which are:
- Three in Girls Volleyball (1999–2000; 2002–2003; 2004–2005)
- Two in Girls Basketball (1993–1994; 1994–1995)
Rivalries
Valley's traditional rival school is Loudoun County High SchoolLoudoun County High School
Loudoun County High School is a public secondary school in Leesburg, Virginia. It is located on 415 Dry Mill Road SW in the Town of Leesburg and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. It currently serves students who live in western and southern Leesburg, Middleburg, and Lucketts.-History:The...
in Leesburg
Leesburg, Virginia
Leesburg is a historic town in, and county seat of, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. Leesburg is located west-northwest of Washington, D.C. along the base of the Catoctin Mountain and adjacent to the Potomac River. Its population according the 2010 Census is 42,616...
, but this rivalry died down since the opening of Heritage High School
Heritage High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
Heritage High School is a public secondary school located in Leesburg, Virginia, and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The principal is Margaret Huckaby...
of Leesburg in 2002. After Loudoun Valley's move to Group AAA in 2005, both Valley and County in 2006 agreed not to play games against each other for an indefinite time, making the rivalry nearly obsolete. Fellow Loudoun County school Stone Bridge also joined Group AAA in 2005 however, and rivalries have intensified between the two schools in many sports such as football, volleyball, and softball, where both schools have strong programs. Now with the opening of Woodgrove High School as the second Western Loudoun school in the 2010-2011 year, Valley and Woodgrove will play annually for the Western Cup.
Redistricting and reclassification controversy (2005-2007 playing cycle)
Before the 2005-2006 to 2006-2007 redistricting cycle, Valley was determined to be in Group AAA and was expected to join the Northern Region along with fellow district member Stone Bridge, but met very strong resistance with member schools. After several heated debates, Stone Bridge joined the Liberty DistrictAAA Liberty District
The AAA Liberty District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from Northern Virginia. 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 Liberty District...
and Valley to the National District as a tournament only member. The move was highly controversial among the National District's membership, because they were located on an average of 50 miles or more away from Valley. This was remedied with Valley's reassignment to the Cedar Run District and Northwest Region in 2007, which was welcomed by most Northern Region members.
Notable alumni
- Jimmye LaycockJimmye LaycockJimmye Laycock has served as head football coach at the College of William & Mary since 1980. Laycock graduated from William & Mary in 1970 and played quarterback under legendary coaches Marv Levy and Lou Holtz...
, Class of 1966, Head Coach of the College of William and MaryCollege of William and MaryThe College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States...
football teamWilliam & Mary Tribe footballThe William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. As of 2010, Jimmye Laycock is in his 31st...