Stafford Senior High School (Often mistakenly called South Stafford High School, colloquially known as "'Stafford High School"') is a public secondary school located in Falmouth, Virginia - just north of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...

, and currently serves students in the southern portion of Stafford County, Virginia

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,...

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Stafford High School is a comprehensive secondary school for students in grades 9 through 12. It was the only Stafford County high school from 1952 through 1981 (when North Stafford High School

North Stafford High School

North Stafford High School is a public high school in northern Stafford County, Virginia. It is one of five public high schools in the and instructs students in grades 9 through 12.-History:...

 was opened). Stafford High School is also the seat of the Commonwealth Governor's School for Stafford and King George County.

Athletics

Stafford High currently fields varsity teams in 14 different sports as a member of the AAA Commonwealth District

AAA Commonwealth District

The AAA Commonwealth District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools stretching from Stafford to Charlottesville...

 and Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League

Virginia High School League

The Virginia High School League is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Unlike similar organizations in many other states, private or religious schools are prohibited from joining. Non-public schools belong to other organizations,...

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State Champions

• Field Hockey
  Field hockey
  Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
  
   2005
• 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...
  
   1996
• Softball
  Softball
  Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
  
   1983
• Outdoor 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...
  
   1968

Commonwealth Governor's School

Stafford High serves as one of the five base schools for the Commonwealth Governor's School

Commonwealth Governor's School

The Commonwealth Governor's School is one of 18 magnet Governor's Schools in Virginia. The Commonwealth Governor's School is a half-day program based on a school-within-a-school model...

. Students from both Stafford High School and King George High School

King George High School

King George High School is a high school in King George County, Virginia. It is and has been the only high school in the county since 1968 when the county's schools were integrated and Ralph Bunche High School was closed...

 attend half day classes which include all the highest level courses available in literature, mathematics, science and history. These classes are all weighted: honors, AP, and DE. Culminating, a four-year research project on a topic of choice, is similar to a college thesis.

Notable alumni

• Jessica Player
  Jessica Player
  Jessica Player who currently resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia is an American child actress, best known for playing the role of Krystina Carrington, the young daughter of Krystle Carrington and Blake Carrington from 1987–1989 in the hit ABC 1980s television drama...
  
  , Class of 2000, child actress on the television show Dynasty
  Dynasty (TV series)
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• Jeff Rouse
  Jeff Rouse
  Jeffrey Norman Rouse is an Olympic Gold Medalist and former World Record Holder in swimming from the United States.-References:* from the International Swimming Hall of Fame.*...
  
  , Class of 1988, Olympic Swimmer 1992 and 1996, won 3 Gold Medals (1992 4x100 Medley Relay, 1996 100 Meter Backstroke, 1996 4x100 Medley Relay) and 1 Silver Medal (1992 100 Meter Backstroke)
• Mark Lenzi
  Mark Lenzi
  Mark Edward Lenzi is a former American Olympic diver and diving coach. Lenzi is known for his Olympic gold medal in the 1992 Olympic Games, and his Olympic bronze medal in the 1996 Olympic Games on the 3m springboard....
  
  , Class of 1986, Olympic Diver 1992 and 1996, won 1 Gold Medal (1992 3 Meter Springboard) and 1 Bronze Medal (1996 3 Meter Springboard)
• Torrey Smith
  Torrey Smith
  James Torrey Smith is an American wide receiver and kickoff returner in the National Football League. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2011 NFL Draft. Smith attended Stafford Senior High School in Stafford, Virginia, where he played basketball and football. He accepted a scholarship...
  
  , Class of 2007, starting wide receiver for the Maryland Terrapins football team and holds many ACC kick return records; drafted into the NFL in 2011 by the Baltimore Ravens
  Baltimore Ravens
  The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
  
  in the second round.