Mountain View High School (Virginia)
Encyclopedia
Mountain View High School is a public high school
in Stafford, Virginia
, United States
, for students in grades nine through twelve in the western area of Stafford County
.
. The school's colors are maroon
and orange
and the mascot is the Wildcat.
The school's principal, Dr. James Stemple, was named Principal of the Year for the district during the 2006-2007 school year.
and U.S. 1
. Any demographic information pertaining to Mountain Views' student population has yet to be formally documented or released by the Stafford County Public School System or any other reputable agency. However, according to Standard & Poor's SchoolMatters.com, the ethnicity breakdown is as follows: 73.4% White, 15% Black, 7% Hispanic, 2.6% Asian/Pacific Islander.
's school district. Motivated students at MVHS can enroll in either single IB courses to earn the IB Certificate or the full IB diploma program. Students in the full diploma program take advanced courses in six core areas and a Theory of Knowledge course. Students in the diploma program must complete the Extended Essay which is a 4,000 word research paper on the topic of their choice. In addition to academic rigor, IB Diploma students are expected to complete a community service
course requiring at least 150 hours of community service.
In 2008, nine students out of the graduating class of over 400 chose to pursue the prestigious IB Diploma. Over 30 graduated with the IB certificate.
Their Varsity Wrestling team was Voted 10th of all AAA teams in the Metropolitan Area (includes Maryland
, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia
, they also went on to place second in both the Commonwealth District and Northwest Regional Championships, both times behind state champion, Colonial Forge High School
.
Boys Cross Country
and Track and Field
at Mountain View, despite the school's infancy, have proven to be extremely competitive. During their first year in existence, the track team claimed the Commonwealth District Title for Spring Track. They continued to win the Commonwealth District and Northwest Region in Cross Country and won the Indoor District Championship and Indoor Regional Championship. Recently, they have completed a triple crown of district and regional titles by winning both in outdoor track.
Jacob Hodges holds the school records for most touchdown passes in a game (5 touchdowns), most completions in a game (24 completions), and most passing yards in a game (321). A. J. Fernow holds the school records for most receiving yards in one game (251) and most receptions in a game (20). AJ Fernow also holds the Virginia State High School football record for most receptions in one game (20) which was set in November 2007.
In their 08-09 season the band received a Superior rating at the VBODA Marching Festival for their show "Call of the Mountain". It contained of the following songs: Call of the Mountain, Comin Around the Mountain, Avalanche (percussion feature), and Hall of the Mountain King. With a Superior rating from the Wind Ensemble at VBODA Festival, the MVHS Band became a Virginia Honor Band.
In their 2009-10 season the band received a Superior rating at the VBODA Marching Festival for their show titled, "Echoes of Freedom". It contained of the following pieces: Fanfare and Variations of Yankee Doodle, Call to Arms(percussion feature), Chester De Ritmo, and Hymn to Freedom. With another Superior rating from the Mountain View Wind Ensemble at the VBODA District Festival, the band became a Virginia Honor band for the fourth year in a row.
In the band's 10-11 season, the band received a Superior rating at the VBODA Marching Festival for their show titles, "The Music of Beethoven". It contained the following pieces: Beethoven's Fifth, Fur Elise, Scherzo, Pathetique, and Ode to Joy. With another Superior rating performance by the Mountain View Wind Ensemble from the VBODA District Performance Assessment, the Mountain View Band program is an Honor Band for the fifth consecutive time.
Scene accepts submissions of art and writing from the student body. A volunteer after-school student staff then selects and edits those submissions for publication and designs the magazine. The magazine is printed by Stafford Printing.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Stafford, Virginia
Stafford, Virginia
Stafford is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Stafford County in the northern part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 4,320. It lies north of Fredericksburg, approximately south of metropolitan Washington, D.C., and about north of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, for students in grades nine through twelve in the western area of Stafford County
Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state, and just across the Rappahannock River from the City of Fredericksburg. As of the 2000 census, the population was 92,446, increasing to 128,961 in 2010.. Its county seat is Stafford. In 2006, and again in 2009,...
.
History
Mountain View High School was completed in 2005 as the fifth secondary school in Stafford County. "MVHS" is the second in a series of educational facilities architecturally identical to Colonial Forge High SchoolColonial Forge High School
Colonial Forge High School is a public high school in Stafford, Virginia serving students in grades nine through twelve in the central portion of Stafford County, Virginia....
. The school's colors are maroon
Maroon (color)
Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...
and orange
Orange (colour)
The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
and the mascot is the Wildcat.
The school's principal, Dr. James Stemple, was named Principal of the Year for the district during the 2006-2007 school year.
Location and demographics
Mountain View is located on Mountain View Road, several miles from I-95Interstate 95 in Virginia
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64 in Richmond, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85 in Petersburg. Though Interstate 95 was originally planned to go straight through Washington, D.C., it was instead...
and U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Virginia runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street Bridge into the District of Columbia...
. Any demographic information pertaining to Mountain Views' student population has yet to be formally documented or released by the Stafford County Public School System or any other reputable agency. However, according to Standard & Poor's SchoolMatters.com, the ethnicity breakdown is as follows: 73.4% White, 15% Black, 7% Hispanic, 2.6% Asian/Pacific Islander.
Number of Graduating Students
The class of 2007 was the first graduating class of Mountain View High School, and consisted of over 300 graduating students. In 2010, approximately 500 students graduated.International Baccalaureate Program
In 2006, MVHS became the first IB school in Stafford CountyStafford County, Virginia
Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state, and just across the Rappahannock River from the City of Fredericksburg. As of the 2000 census, the population was 92,446, increasing to 128,961 in 2010.. Its county seat is Stafford. In 2006, and again in 2009,...
's school district. Motivated students at MVHS can enroll in either single IB courses to earn the IB Certificate or the full IB diploma program. Students in the full diploma program take advanced courses in six core areas and a Theory of Knowledge course. Students in the diploma program must complete the Extended Essay which is a 4,000 word research paper on the topic of their choice. In addition to academic rigor, IB Diploma students are expected to complete a community service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
course requiring at least 150 hours of community service.
In 2008, nine students out of the graduating class of over 400 chose to pursue the prestigious IB Diploma. Over 30 graduated with the IB certificate.
Athletics
The Mountain View High School Athletics Department is led by their Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Chris Courtney.Their Varsity Wrestling team was Voted 10th of all AAA teams in the Metropolitan Area (includes Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...
, they also went on to place second in both the Commonwealth District and Northwest Regional Championships, both times behind state champion, Colonial Forge High School
Colonial Forge High School
Colonial Forge High School is a public high school in Stafford, Virginia serving students in grades nine through twelve in the central portion of Stafford County, Virginia....
.
Boys Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
and Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
at Mountain View, despite the school's infancy, have proven to be extremely competitive. During their first year in existence, the track team claimed the Commonwealth District Title for Spring Track. They continued to win the Commonwealth District and Northwest Region in Cross Country and won the Indoor District Championship and Indoor Regional Championship. Recently, they have completed a triple crown of district and regional titles by winning both in outdoor track.
Jacob Hodges holds the school records for most touchdown passes in a game (5 touchdowns), most completions in a game (24 completions), and most passing yards in a game (321). A. J. Fernow holds the school records for most receiving yards in one game (251) and most receptions in a game (20). AJ Fernow also holds the Virginia State High School football record for most receptions in one game (20) which was set in November 2007.
Band
The Mountain View Marching Band received a superior rating in 2007 at VBODA for their show of music from the motion picture First Knight.In their 08-09 season the band received a Superior rating at the VBODA Marching Festival for their show "Call of the Mountain". It contained of the following songs: Call of the Mountain, Comin Around the Mountain, Avalanche (percussion feature), and Hall of the Mountain King. With a Superior rating from the Wind Ensemble at VBODA Festival, the MVHS Band became a Virginia Honor Band.
In their 2009-10 season the band received a Superior rating at the VBODA Marching Festival for their show titled, "Echoes of Freedom". It contained of the following pieces: Fanfare and Variations of Yankee Doodle, Call to Arms(percussion feature), Chester De Ritmo, and Hymn to Freedom. With another Superior rating from the Mountain View Wind Ensemble at the VBODA District Festival, the band became a Virginia Honor band for the fourth year in a row.
In the band's 10-11 season, the band received a Superior rating at the VBODA Marching Festival for their show titles, "The Music of Beethoven". It contained the following pieces: Beethoven's Fifth, Fur Elise, Scherzo, Pathetique, and Ode to Joy. With another Superior rating performance by the Mountain View Wind Ensemble from the VBODA District Performance Assessment, the Mountain View Band program is an Honor Band for the fifth consecutive time.
Literature and art magazine
MVHS has an award-winning student-run literature and art magazine called Scene. In its first year of publication (2005–2006), Scene earned both a Gold Medal and a Gold Crown from Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). In addition to these prestigious distinctions, the first issue of Scene also won top awards from NSPA and ASPA, and was awarded Trophy Class by the Virginia High School League (VHSL). In its second year of publication, Scene earned top awards from CSPA, NSPA, SIPA, and VHSL. The magazine was deemed "Best in Show" at the VHSL's annual publications workshop on October 27, 2007.Scene accepts submissions of art and writing from the student body. A volunteer after-school student staff then selects and edits those submissions for publication and designs the magazine. The magazine is printed by Stafford Printing.