Broad Run High School
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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 (LCPS)
.
Of the county's ten public high schools, Broad Run (BRHS) has experienced the most change in both its physical and demographic environments during its nearly four decades of existence. Originally a rural school serving all of eastern Loudoun County
, the explosive growth of the county's population beginning in the mid-1990s has resulted in systematic reduction of Broad Run's attendance area as it spun off six of the district's high schools from within its original boundaries. Initial surroundings of farm fields have been replaced by housing tracts and the school now possesses one of the most culturally diverse student populations in the region.
Nicknamed “Cornfield High” when it opened, Broad Run’s facilities, academic and extracurricular environments have always been challenged by its location in one of the fastest growing counties in the United States. In 1969 Loudoun County opened its third public high school amidst corn fields in Ashburn to accommodate the growing student populations resulting from new housing developments in the unincorporated communities in the eastern half of the county. Since then the county population has increased nearly sevenfold (most of it in the east), straining education budgets, infrastructure and local politics. For Ashburn, this has resulted in constantly shifting attendance boundaries as new school after new school is opened every year, at all levels, elementary, middle and high. The area’s student demographics have significantly changed as well: Loudoun County’s residents are now the country’s most affluent and its ethnic composition continues to diversify as foreign immigration into Northern Virginia increases.
No longer able to justify the sobriquet “Cornfield High”, Broad Run High School today is surrounded by tens of square miles of high density housing developments. However, in this dynamic environment the school continues to achieve academic and extracurricular excellence and recognition, leading regional and state schools in Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and No Child Left Behind AYB performance, as well as in such activities as forensics and sports.
students in 1911. It was a four-room wood frame schoolhouse; additions to the original structure were made in 1922, 1930, and 1934. The school served white Ashburn students until February 14, 1944, when the entire building was destroyed by fire. Its replacement, an elementary-only brick structure, was constructed in 1945 and is still in use; known as the Ashburn Annex, it is a training center for the LCPS district and has also been used for Broad Run High School population overflow.
In the 1960s high school age children from eastern Loudoun County attended Loudoun County High School
. As Dulles Airport
and residential developments, such as Sterling Park
, opened close to the Fairfax County
border, Loudoun County High School's population began to outgrow the facility. The decision to construct a high school in rural eastern Loudoun County was made. The strain on Loudoun County High, however, was so severe that its eastern Loudoun students were temporarily schooled in the then-recently closed Douglass High School
in Leesburg
. Thus, the first Broad Run High School class was actually formed in 1968, a full year before the Broad Run Ashburn campus construction was completed. 1968 had been the first year that the county schools were completely racially integrated
, making the previously all-black
Douglass High School available as it closed and its population moved to other county schools.
The campus of the district's third high school (Loudoun County High opened in 1954 and Loudoun Valley High School
opened in 1962), opened its doors in 1969 to grades 8–12, for students from all of Ashburn, Arcola
, western Chantilly
(now known as South Riding
), and Sterling
. Named for the nearby Potomac River
tributary
, Broad Run was dedicated on October 13, 1969. The ceremony's keynote address
was delivered by then-Governor of Virginia
, Mills E. Godwin Jr.
At the time, Loudoun's three high schools were not limited to 9th through 12th grades since there were no middle schools. Broad Run, therefore, had a "Thetamen" class for two years, its name for eighth graders (similar to calling ninth graders "Freshmen"). In 1976 a portion of the Sterling student body was moved to Park View High School
. By 1979 the Thetamen were shifted to newly opened middle schools. As the Ashburn area grew considerably, additional students shifted to Potomac Falls High School
in 1997. Stone Bridge High School
opened in 2000, which split the Ashburn student body into two different high schools. Broad Run gave the remainder of its Sterling student population to Potomac Falls after Dominion High School
opened in 2003 and shifted students in Brambleton
to Stone Bridge. In 2005, Broad Run split off its South Riding students to Freedom High School
.
, cafeteria
, school store, weight room and two gymnasiums
. The grounds include a sports stadium for football, track and field, lacrosse, and soccer. two baseball/softball diamonds
, six tennis courts, a concession stand
and a pre-school
playground.
The Broad Run attendance boundaries encompass the Ashburn
communities of Ashburn Village
, Farmwell Hunt, and University Center, as well as the Ridges at Ashburn and Ashbrook residential subdivisions. The LCPS middle school
of Farmwell Station and, by extension, the elementary schools Ashburn Elementary, Dominion Trail and Cedar Lane feed students to the high school. A limited number of students living in neighboring communities outside the current attendance boundary, such as Ashburn Farm
and Brambleton
also attend as a result of frequent boundary change "grandfathering
".
The ethnic/racial composition of Broad Run's student body in 2006–2007 is 64% White; 11% Black; 11% Hispanic; and 14% Asian.
. The principal and school, as part of LCPS, are under the direction of the Superintendent
, who operates under the authority of the Loudoun County Board of Education
.
Broad Run has had only four principals since it opened: James C. McBride (1969–1979); E. Wayne Griffith (1980–1996); Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D.
(1997–2010) and presently Doug Anderson. Its previous principal, Edgar T. Markley, a 2003 recipient of the The Washington Post's
Annual Distinguished Educational Leadership Award, retired after the 2009–2010 school year. The principle for the 2010–2011 school year is Douglas Anderson.
There are 117 teachers, yielding a teacher/student ratio
of 1:14.
, such as science and math at Loudoun Academy of Science
and vocational education
classes at C.S. Monroe Technology Center.
The school's instructional curriculum is set primarily by the LCPS district office based on Virginia Department of Education requirements. Broad Run's curriculum is typical of Virginia and United States secondary schools. Broad Run is one of only three LCPS schools teaching Mandarin Chinese (initiated in 2006–2007).
Students attending the Loudoun Academy of Science at Dominion High School
in Sterling and C.S. Monroe Technology Center in Leesburg
do so every other class day, taking their non-magnet classes (typically core courses, such as English, social sciences and electives) at Broad Run on the alternate days.
In the fall 2007–spring 2008 school year, AP physics students, Michael Le, Minjin Choe, Robby Buckman, Sady Ashkar, Emily Spencer, Ilia Drougov, Emil Yanakiev and Steve Hansen at Broad Run were credited with the discovery of Asteroid 2007 TW04, which they have officially begun calling "Sparta" in honor of the Broad Run Spartans. The team was led by AP Physics teacher, Janet Bosch. Bosch also led a sub-division as well, with Physics students David Hockenbury, Tariqul Islam, and Jane Kone; they along with the other AP physics students were each awarded by NASA.
Like the other nine Loudoun County high schools, Broad Run's regular instruction schedule begins at 9:00 am and ends at 3:48 pm on all school days. Loudoun County high schools begin the school day much later than neighboring districts, such as Fairfax County
and Prince William County
, where most schools open at around 7:30 am and close between 2:00 and 2:30 pm.
Broad Run operates on an 8-period block schedule
, alternating each day. Periods 1–4 meet in order on A days (also known as Maroon days, after the school's colors); and periods 5–8 are on B (Gold) days. Periods are 90 minutes in length. Some students, usually seniors with enough credits toward graduation, may have an "Early Release" from school to participate in school approved activities or work.
s or review sessions. The Flex period was introduced in 2003 – 2004; prior to this Broad Run started every day with the same class for 45 minutes, while the rest of the day consisted of three sets of 90 minute periods that alternated every day (still named A/Maroon and B/Gold days).
Each student's subject periods (1–5 and 7–8) are evenly rotated through the Flex periods on a predetermined schedule, and school policy dictates that the Flex period is not to be used for introduction of new material, but for review or individual help. Students can also utilize the time to complete assignments or make up late work. Occasionally, these periods are used for assemblies, administrative homerooms or other activities (thus the name "Flex"). During the 2004–2005 school year a reading program
was begun: during the first 15 minutes of the first of the two Flex periods all students perform silent reading of a book or magazine of their choice. As of the school year 2011-2012, Flex has been replaced by study hall. Study hall incorporates the ability of "flexing out" but instead of switching classes every forty-five minutes, the students stay in a single class room for the entire block. Also new for the school year 2011-2012, study hall periods can be any of the student's 8 blocks.
examinations in Virginia (all but five of Loudoun County's 66 public schools are fully accredited). Virginia high schools are considered fully accredited if students achieve pass rates of 70% or above in all four content areas (English, mathematics, history/social science, and science) on SOL examinations administered during the previous school year. Broad Run's current pass rates (2006–2007) are: English – 95%; Math – 87%; History – 91%; and Science – 85%.
Broad Run's "Fully Accredited" status extends back a number of years:
Performance history for Broad Run students during the span from 2000 to 2006 shows a steady improvement in Math scores (note that the College Board
added the Writing component to the examination for the first time in 2006, and the Critical Reading section was previously called Verbal). In 2006 the school was the only Loudoun County high school whose average SAT scores increased from the previous year.
, the state of Virginia utilizes its Standards of Learning (SOL)
examinations as its progress measurement tool. NCLB requires states to set annual measurable objectives of proficiency in reading and mathematics, participation in testing, and graduation and attendance. These objectives are in addition to the high standards for learning and achievement required under Virginia’s SOL program. Schools and school divisions that meet the annual objectives required by the federal education law are considered to have made adequately yearly progress (AYP) toward the goal of 100 percent proficiency of all students in reading and mathematics by 2014.
Broad Run has maintained Adequate Yearly Progress
for the school years 2003–2004 through 2005–2006. The percentage of students passing the English and Math tests at Broad Run averages higher than Loudoun County as a whole, but lags slightly behind in Science by three points.
to its students and staff outside the regular instructional curriculum. All school sponsored clubs and activities are supervised by a faculty or staff member, although much of the organizational responsibilities are often handled by students. In addition to the fine arts, athletic and other programs detailed below, the extracurricular activities sponsored by the school range from service organizations (Environmental Club and Key Club
) to academic (National Honor Society
and Academic Team & Signet) to professional (DECA
and FBLA) to cultural (Muslim Student Association, German Club, Gay-Straight Alliance
and Spanish Club) to special interests (Chess Club and Dance Team).
and Noises Off
.
program includes over 100 students, with two concert bands (symphonic band and wind ensemble), a marching band
, jazz
, percussion and chamber ensembles, a jazz lab, and music theory
classes. The program has won many awards and competitions over a three-decade history, both locally and at national competitions held in Orlando, Florida
, Virginia Beach, Virginia
, Walt Disney World, Atlanta, Georgia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
. Broad Run has twice been named a Virginia Honor Band, the top award for bands in Virginia (1996–1997 and 2003–2004). Broad Run students regularly win positions in the All Virginia Band and Orchestra, which consists of the top high school musicians in the Commonwealth
.
Subsequent to Loudoun County Public Schools' initiating middle school string programs in 2002 to 6th graders, Broad Run and the other nine Loudoun high schools also began string ensembles in the 2005–2006 school year. Since Loudoun does not offer a full orchestra program at the high school level, students from upper level bands occasionally perform concerts with the combined strings classes.
. The 2006 show was dedicated to the Race for the Cure for breast cancer with the music selection and choreography tailored to the theme. In addition, the Winter Guard collected donations throughout the season to donate for breast cancer research and participate in the 2006 Race for the Cure, raising US$8,825.17. In the same season, the combined Broad Run/Heritage
Winter Guard won the Gold Medal in their division (Independent Regional A Class) at the Atlantic Indoor Association Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina
.Their 2007 Winterguard, Airplane, received 4th at championships. Last year, the 2007 winterguard season, they performed "Ready, Set, Don't Go" and received the bronze medal at championships now at the Scholastic A1 class.
The school has a successful debate
team under the direction of Ron Richards, having won the inaugural AA State Championship in 2004, coming within two points of the title in 2005 (losing to cross-town rival Stone Bridge), and winning its tenth Group AA debate title since 1991 at the 2006 Virginia High School League (VHSL)
Debate Tournament. More recently, in 2009 the debate team took the state title for the 12th time in 19 years. Prior to 2004, team championships were not awarded in debate at the state level, though Broad Run regularly filled the ranks of individual champions: from 2000 to 2006 Broad Run had 20 individual VHSL champions. A display case in the school is dedicated solely to trophies won by the debate teams (see image).
There are five types of debate that have active participation at Broad Run: Policy
, Lincoln-Douglas
, Student Congress, Public Forum
and Speech.
), The Spartan (newspaper
) and a literary/visual arts publication titled Unbound.
Broad Run is a member of the AA Dulles District
of the Region II
of the Virginia High School League
, and sponsors girls and boys athletic teams in the following sports: baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, gymnastics, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls tennis, track, swimming, volleyball, and wrestling. The mascot is a Spartan
.
Broad Run has also had state champions on an individual level in Wrestling (Sean St. Clair, Sean Sprague, Chad Burns, and Brandon Calderwood), including a handful of ALL Americans
1993– Chad Burns
1994– Jason Grant
Marlow Tally (1992) was also a decorated basketball player in Europe.
Jason Lansdowne (1993) set a State record for PPG at the AA level.
Numerous student athletes from the school have advanced to Division I and II sports programs across the nation.
Spring 2007 was a particularly good season for most of that season's teams. The girls soccer, girls lacrosse, girls softball, boys baseball, boys lacrosse, and boys track teams all won their respective district titles. The highlight of season was winning the girls fast-pitch softball state championship (Group AA), Broad Run's second in the past decade (won in 2000 and played in the championship 2002). Ranked fifth in the nation by USA Today
with a 29–0 record, the Lady Spartans defeated New Kent County High School for the championship behind Caitlyn Delahaba's pitching (no-hitter, 12 strikeouts). Delahaba attained 400 strikeouts in 2007, third place in Virginia High School League
history for strikeouts in a season.
Again, Spring 2008 proved to be another successful season for Broad Run's sports, including boys and girls track, lacrosse, baseball, and most notably, girl's soccer and softball. This year, the girls claimed victory in soccer's state championship, and for the second year in a row, the Lady Spartans under the leadership of Caitlin Delahaba completed a perfect, undefeated record in softball, winning the state championship and becoming the nation's best high school softball team according to USA today. In addition, Broad Run's softball team has become history's fourth greatest high school softball team with 57 straight game victories.
in nearby Brambleton. . They also enjoy rivalries with Park View High School
in softball, Loudoun County High School
in girls' basketball and girls' soccer, and Potomac Falls High School
in boys' soccer. The Stone Bridge High School
versus Broad Run ice hockey game is always one of the biggest games of the year with the largest fan turnout.
In the winter of 2002, after a basketball game between Broad Run and rival Park View High School, several Park View fans harassed members of the Maroon Crew. The Park View students had stolen items belonging to one Maroon Crew member, and the altercation spilled out of the gymnasium into the Park View parking lot. David Spage, Director of High School Education at Loudoun County Public Schools, then a Broad Run assistant dean, broke up the Park View students who had surrounded Maroon Crew members in a threatening manner. Immediately afterward, however, the Maroon Crew cabal vowed to restore their honor with a legendary prank.
Their plot came to fruition in the spring of 2003. Late one night, Maroon Crew members hacksawed down a street sign along Broad Run Drive, located in Sterling, Virginia. Approximately 24 hours later, the group hoisted the Broad Run street sign, as well as other industrial materials, over the fences of Park View High School's athletic field. They spray-painted the field with Broad Run slogans, and because the street sign bore an intersecting street name that was not topical for the purposes of the prank, the group covered the extraneous street name in yellow spray paint. Finally, the group cemented the street sign in the middle of Park View's football field, with the street name "Broad Run Drive" facing east-westerly toward the hometown stadium seating.
Ashburn, Virginia
Ashburn, Virginia is a census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, northwest of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area...
, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
, Virginia, United States, and is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system (LCPS)
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...
.
Of the county's ten public high schools, Broad Run (BRHS) has experienced the most change in both its physical and demographic environments during its nearly four decades of existence. Originally a rural school serving all of eastern Loudoun County
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
, the explosive growth of the county's population beginning in the mid-1990s has resulted in systematic reduction of Broad Run's attendance area as it spun off six of the district's high schools from within its original boundaries. Initial surroundings of farm fields have been replaced by housing tracts and the school now possesses one of the most culturally diverse student populations in the region.
Nicknamed “Cornfield High” when it opened, Broad Run’s facilities, academic and extracurricular environments have always been challenged by its location in one of the fastest growing counties in the United States. In 1969 Loudoun County opened its third public high school amidst corn fields in Ashburn to accommodate the growing student populations resulting from new housing developments in the unincorporated communities in the eastern half of the county. Since then the county population has increased nearly sevenfold (most of it in the east), straining education budgets, infrastructure and local politics. For Ashburn, this has resulted in constantly shifting attendance boundaries as new school after new school is opened every year, at all levels, elementary, middle and high. The area’s student demographics have significantly changed as well: Loudoun County’s residents are now the country’s most affluent and its ethnic composition continues to diversify as foreign immigration into Northern Virginia increases.
No longer able to justify the sobriquet “Cornfield High”, Broad Run High School today is surrounded by tens of square miles of high density housing developments. However, in this dynamic environment the school continues to achieve academic and extracurricular excellence and recognition, leading regional and state schools in Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and No Child Left Behind AYB performance, as well as in such activities as forensics and sports.
History
Public education in Ashburn predates Broad Run's debut in 1969. In 1892 a school for African-Americans was built in Old Ashburn. At a cost of US$6,000 a separate school, known as Ashburn High School, was built for both elementary and high school whiteWhite people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
students in 1911. It was a four-room wood frame schoolhouse; additions to the original structure were made in 1922, 1930, and 1934. The school served white Ashburn students until February 14, 1944, when the entire building was destroyed by fire. Its replacement, an elementary-only brick structure, was constructed in 1945 and is still in use; known as the Ashburn Annex, it is a training center for the LCPS district and has also been used for Broad Run High School population overflow.
In the 1960s high school age children from eastern Loudoun County attended Loudoun County High School
Loudoun 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...
. As Dulles Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of...
and residential developments, such as Sterling Park
Sterling Park, Virginia
Sterling Park is a community in Sterling, Virginia and is considered part of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The community opened in 1963 on former farmland near Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County. The land where Sterling Park was built was mainly made up of a few very large farms...
, opened close to the Fairfax County
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
border, Loudoun County High School's population began to outgrow the facility. The decision to construct a high school in rural eastern Loudoun County was made. The strain on Loudoun County High, however, was so severe that its eastern Loudoun students were temporarily schooled in the then-recently closed Douglass High School
Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
Douglass High School was built in 1941 in what was then a rural area just outside of Leesburg, Virginia as the first high school for African-American students in Loudoun County. The school was built on land purchased by the black community and donated to the county...
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...
. Thus, the first Broad Run High School class was actually formed in 1968, a full year before the Broad Run Ashburn campus construction was completed. 1968 had been the first year that the county schools were completely racially integrated
Racial integration
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, making the previously all-black
Black people
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Douglass High School available as it closed and its population moved to other county schools.
Loudoun Valley High School
Loudoun Valley High School 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...
opened in 1962), opened its doors in 1969 to grades 8–12, for students from all of Ashburn, Arcola
Arcola, Virginia
Arcola is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. The population as of the 2010 Census was 233.Leesburg is situated northwest of Arcola; the national capital, Washington, D.C., lies to the east.-History:...
, western Chantilly
Chantilly, Virginia
Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place , the community population was 23,039 as of the 2010 census -- down from 41,041 in 2000, due to the...
(now known as South Riding
South Riding, Virginia
South Riding is a census-designated place and planned community in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 24,256.. Neighboring U.S. Route 50 and State Route 28 provide access to the Dulles/Reston/Tysons Corner technology corridor and other major employment centers in...
), and Sterling
Sterling, Virginia
Sterling, Virginia is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 27,822.It is located northwest of Herndon, east of Ashburn, and west of Great Falls, and includes part of Dulles International Airport and the former AOL corporate headquarters...
. Named for the nearby Potomac River
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
tributary
Tributary
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, Broad Run was dedicated on October 13, 1969. The ceremony's keynote address
Keynote
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was delivered by then-Governor of Virginia
Governor of Virginia
The governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. The position is currently held by Republican Bob McDonnell, who was inaugurated on January 16, 2010, as the 71st governor of Virginia....
, Mills E. Godwin Jr.
Mills E. Godwin Jr.
Mills Edwin Godwin, Jr. of Chuckatuck, Virginia, was an American politician who was the 60th and 62nd Governor of Virginia for two non-consecutive terms, from 1966 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1978....
At the time, Loudoun's three high schools were not limited to 9th through 12th grades since there were no middle schools. Broad Run, therefore, had a "Thetamen" class for two years, its name for eighth graders (similar to calling ninth graders "Freshmen"). In 1976 a portion of the Sterling student body was moved to Park View High School
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...
. By 1979 the Thetamen were shifted to newly opened middle schools. As the Ashburn area grew considerably, additional students shifted to Potomac Falls High School
Potomac Falls High School
Potomac Falls High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, Virginia unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system and is located on 46400 Algonkian Parkway...
in 1997. Stone Bridge High School
Stone Bridge High School
Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia.The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools and is located on 43100 Hay Road...
opened in 2000, which split the Ashburn student body into two different high schools. Broad Run gave the remainder of its Sterling student population to Potomac Falls after Dominion High School
Dominion High School
Dominion High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. Dominion High School first opened in 2003, receiving students from Potomac Falls High School and Park View High School...
opened in 2003 and shifted students in Brambleton
Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, off the Dulles Toll Road. The population as of the 2010 Census was 9,845.It is named for a plantation once located in the vicinity. Construction started on the Brambleton community in 2001...
to Stone Bridge. In 2005, Broad Run split off its South Riding students to Freedom High School
Freedom High School (South Riding, Virginia)
Freedom High School is a public secondary school located in South Riding, an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Loudoun County Public Schools and is located on 25450 Riding Center Drive.-General information:...
.
Enrollment history
Broad Run's student population averaged 1,486 students during the period 1995–2006. The county's steady population increases during this time resulted in accompanying student body expansions, periodically relieved as other high schools opened in eastern Loudoun County (note the population drops in the table below as these schools opened – Potomac Falls in 1997, Stone Bridge in 2000, Dominion in 2003 and Freedom in 2005).| School Year | Number of Students |
| 1969–1970* | 929 |
|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | 1,543 |
| 1996–1997 | 1,751 |
| 1997–1998 | 1,284 |
| 1998–1999 | 1,315 |
| 1999–2000 | 1,670 |
| 2000–2001 | 1,343 |
| 2001–2002 | 1,376 |
| 2002–2003 | 1,520 |
| 2003–2004 | 1,483 |
| 2004–2005 | 1,687 |
| 2005–2006 | 1,448 |
| 2006–2007 | 1,415 |
- *includes an eighth gradeEighth gradeEighth grade is a year of education in the United States, Canada, Australia and other nations. Students are usually 13 - 14 years old. The eighth grade is typically the final grade before high school, and the ninth grade of public and private education, following kindergarten and subsequent grades...
class of 244 students
Campus
The campus sits on 39.96 acres (161,712.5 m²) along Ashburn Road, across from the Ashbriar community. It has been renovated and expanded three times since its opening in 1969 and is located ½-mile south of Farmwell Road and one mile (1.6 km) north of the Dulles Greenway. The main building houses 75–80 classrooms, two computer labs, a media center (library), auditoriumAuditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
, cafeteria
Cafeteria
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, school store, weight room and two gymnasiums
Gymnasium (school)
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. The grounds include a sports stadium for football, track and field, lacrosse, and soccer. two baseball/softball diamonds
Baseball field
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, six tennis courts, a concession stand
Concession stand
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and a pre-school
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
playground.
Students
Ashburn, Virginia
Ashburn, Virginia is a census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, northwest of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area...
communities of Ashburn Village
Ashburn Village
Ashburn Village is a housing subdivision located in Ashburn, Virginia of Loudoun County. Ashburn Village opened for development in 1987 and is nearly complete. It is situated on over 1,500 acres of land, with over 5,000 residential units and 15,000 residents.-Amenities:Ashburn Village has four...
, Farmwell Hunt, and University Center, as well as the Ridges at Ashburn and Ashbrook residential subdivisions. The LCPS middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
of Farmwell Station and, by extension, the elementary schools Ashburn Elementary, Dominion Trail and Cedar Lane feed students to the high school. A limited number of students living in neighboring communities outside the current attendance boundary, such as Ashburn Farm
Ashburn Farm
Ashburn Farm is a housing subdivision located in Ashburn, Virginia of Loudoun County, directly north of the Dulles Greenway. The community opened for development in 1986 and its first residents bought houses in 1988...
and Brambleton
Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, off the Dulles Toll Road. The population as of the 2010 Census was 9,845.It is named for a plantation once located in the vicinity. Construction started on the Brambleton community in 2001...
also attend as a result of frequent boundary change "grandfathering
Grandfather clause
Grandfather clause is a legal term used to describe a situation in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations, while a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means to grant such an exemption...
".
The ethnic/racial composition of Broad Run's student body in 2006–2007 is 64% White; 11% Black; 11% Hispanic; and 14% Asian.
Administration and faculty
The school's administrative team is headed by the principal and includes three assistant principals, the director of guidance, and the athletic directorAthletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
. The principal and school, as part of LCPS, are under the direction of the Superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
, who operates under the authority of the Loudoun County Board of Education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
.
Broad Run has had only four principals since it opened: James C. McBride (1969–1979); E. Wayne Griffith (1980–1996); Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D.
Doctor of Education
The Doctor of Education or Doctor in Education degree , in Latin, Doctor Educationis, is a research-oriented professional doctorate that prepares the student for academic, administrative, clinical, or research positions in educational, civil, and private organizations.-Differences between an Ed.D...
(1997–2010) and presently Doug Anderson. Its previous principal, Edgar T. Markley, a 2003 recipient of the The Washington Post's
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
Annual Distinguished Educational Leadership Award, retired after the 2009–2010 school year. The principle for the 2010–2011 school year is Douglas Anderson.
There are 117 teachers, yielding a teacher/student ratio
Student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio refers to the number of teachers in a school or university with respect to the number of students who attend the institution. For example, a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students for every one teacher...
of 1:14.
Administrator timeline
| BRHS Administrators | ||
|---|---|---|
| School Year | Principal | Assistant Principals |
| 1969 – 1975 | James C. McBride | Edgar B. Hatrick Michael Megeath |
| 1975 – 1977 | James C. McBride | Alta Bibb Michael Megeath |
| 1977 – 1978 | James C. McBride | Alta Bibb Charles Haydt |
| 1978 – 1979 | James C. McBride | Jean Bibb David G. Smith |
| 1979 – 1986 | E. Wayne Griffith | David G. Smith Janice B. White |
| 1986 – 1988 | E. Wayne Griffith | David G. Smith John Taylor |
| 1988 – 1989 | E. Wayne Griffith | Virginia Minshew David G. Smith |
| 1989 – 1992 | E. Wayne Griffith | Michael Martin Virginia Minshew |
| 1992 – 1995 | E. Wayne Griffith | Ms. Basil Michael Martin Virginia Minshew |
| 1995 – 1996 | E. Wayne Griffith | Virginia Minshew, Ed.D. |
| 1996 – 1997 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | W. John Brewer |
| 1997 – 1998 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | |
| 1998 – 1999 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | W. John Brewer Anne Brooks Ron Petrella |
| 1999 – 2000 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | W. John Brewer Ron Petrella Meriel Roberts |
| 2000 – 2001 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | W. John Brewer Ron Petrella Mrs. Roberts |
| 2001 – 2002 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | Muriel Heanue Ron Petrella David Spage |
| 2002 – 2003 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | Gwendolyn Good Muriel Heanue David Spage |
| 2003 – 2005 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | |
| 2005 – 2010 | Edgar T. Markley, Ed.D. | Douglas Anderson Pamela Jacobs Christopher O'Rourke |
| 2010 – present | Douglas Anderson | Jennifer Cavanaugh Michael Fitzgerald |
Curriculum
Students mainly attend classes on the Broad Run campus, but have opportunities to take additional, specialized courses at LCPS's magnet and alternative schoolsMagnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
, such as science and math at Loudoun Academy of Science
Loudoun Academy of Science
The Loudoun Academy of Science is a part time alternative school program for high school students enrolled in Loudoun County Public Schools. Currently, the program is located at the campus of Dominion High School at 21326 Augusta Drive in Sterling, an area in unincorporated Loudoun County,...
and vocational education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
classes at C.S. Monroe Technology Center.
The school's instructional curriculum is set primarily by the LCPS district office based on Virginia Department of Education requirements. Broad Run's curriculum is typical of Virginia and United States secondary schools. Broad Run is one of only three LCPS schools teaching Mandarin Chinese (initiated in 2006–2007).
Students attending the Loudoun Academy of Science at Dominion High School
Dominion High School
Dominion High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. Dominion High School first opened in 2003, receiving students from Potomac Falls High School and Park View High School...
in Sterling and C.S. Monroe Technology Center 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...
do so every other class day, taking their non-magnet classes (typically core courses, such as English, social sciences and electives) at Broad Run on the alternate days.
In the fall 2007–spring 2008 school year, AP physics students, Michael Le, Minjin Choe, Robby Buckman, Sady Ashkar, Emily Spencer, Ilia Drougov, Emil Yanakiev and Steve Hansen at Broad Run were credited with the discovery of Asteroid 2007 TW04, which they have officially begun calling "Sparta" in honor of the Broad Run Spartans. The team was led by AP Physics teacher, Janet Bosch. Bosch also led a sub-division as well, with Physics students David Hockenbury, Tariqul Islam, and Jane Kone; they along with the other AP physics students were each awarded by NASA.
Instruction schedule
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
and 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:...
, where most schools open at around 7:30 am and close between 2:00 and 2:30 pm.
Broad Run operates on an 8-period block schedule
Block scheduling
Block scheduling is a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day but each class is scheduled for a longer period of time . A student might be taking 7 different classes, but only 4 per day, and the specific daily classes would rotate through a changing daily cycle...
, alternating each day. Periods 1–4 meet in order on A days (also known as Maroon days, after the school's colors); and periods 5–8 are on B (Gold) days. Periods are 90 minutes in length. Some students, usually seniors with enough credits toward graduation, may have an "Early Release" from school to participate in school approved activities or work.
Flex and Spartan Read
Since students generally have only seven courses, period 6 is designated as the Flex period. Flex consists of two half-periods during which normal classes are not held (taking place on B/Gold day). Instead, students report to two 41-minute subject-specific study hallStudy Hall
Study hall or study period is a term for a place and/or time during the school day where students are assigned to study when they are not scheduled for an academic class. They are most commonly found in high schools and some middle schools, especially in the United States...
s or review sessions. The Flex period was introduced in 2003 – 2004; prior to this Broad Run started every day with the same class for 45 minutes, while the rest of the day consisted of three sets of 90 minute periods that alternated every day (still named A/Maroon and B/Gold days).
Each student's subject periods (1–5 and 7–8) are evenly rotated through the Flex periods on a predetermined schedule, and school policy dictates that the Flex period is not to be used for introduction of new material, but for review or individual help. Students can also utilize the time to complete assignments or make up late work. Occasionally, these periods are used for assemblies, administrative homerooms or other activities (thus the name "Flex"). During the 2004–2005 school year a reading program
Sustained silent reading
Sustained silent reading is a form of school-based recreational reading, or free voluntary reading, where students read silently in a designated time period every day in school. An underlying assumption of SSR is that students learn to read by reading constantly...
was begun: during the first 15 minutes of the first of the two Flex periods all students perform silent reading of a book or magazine of their choice. As of the school year 2011-2012, Flex has been replaced by study hall. Study hall incorporates the ability of "flexing out" but instead of switching classes every forty-five minutes, the students stay in a single class room for the entire block. Also new for the school year 2011-2012, study hall periods can be any of the student's 8 blocks.
Accreditation
Broad Run is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning (SOL)Standards 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...
examinations in Virginia (all but five of Loudoun County's 66 public schools are fully accredited). Virginia high schools are considered fully accredited if students achieve pass rates of 70% or above in all four content areas (English, mathematics, history/social science, and science) on SOL examinations administered during the previous school year. Broad Run's current pass rates (2006–2007) are: English – 95%; Math – 87%; History – 91%; and Science – 85%.
Broad Run's "Fully Accredited" status extends back a number of years:
| School Year | English | Math | History | Science | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005/2006 | 95 | 87 | 91 | 85 | Fully Accredited |
| 2004/2005 | 97 | 91 | 94 | 85 | Fully Accredited |
| 2003/2004 | 98 | 87 | 89 | 84 | Fully Accredited |
| 2002/2003 | 100 | 84 | 89 | 87 | Fully Accredited |
| 2001/2002 | 86 | 78 | 92 | 90 | Fully Accredited |
| 2000/2001 | 86 | 72 | 75 | 88 | Fully Accredited |
SAT scores
The average Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score in 2006 for Broad Run was 1,568 (535 in Math; 525 in Verbal; 508 in Writing). These scores compare favorably to averages for other LCPS high schools, and are significantly better than the average performances of Virginia students and the United States overall.| Test Group | Mathematics | Critical Reading | Writing | Total |
| BRHS | 535 | 525 | 508 | 1,568 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCPS | 528 | 525 | 508 | 1,561 |
| Virginia | 513 | 512 | 500 | 1,525 |
| United States | 518 | 503 | 497 | 1,508 |
Performance history for Broad Run students during the span from 2000 to 2006 shows a steady improvement in Math scores (note that the College Board
College Board
The College Board is a membership association in the United States that was formed in 1900 as the College Entrance Examination Board . It is composed of more than 5,900 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. It sells standardized tests used by academically oriented...
added the Writing component to the examination for the first time in 2006, and the Critical Reading section was previously called Verbal). In 2006 the school was the only Loudoun County high school whose average SAT scores increased from the previous year.
| School Year | Mathematics | Critical Reading | Writing | Total |
| 2005–2006 | 535 | 525 | 508 | 1,568 (1,060 M & CR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 | 532 | 522 | – | 1,054 |
| 2003–2004 | 530 | 532 | – | 1,062 |
| 2002–2003 | 530 | 527 | – | 1,057 |
| 2001–2002 | 528 | 532 | – | 1,060 |
| 2000–2001 | 515 | 522 | – | 1,037 |
NCLB and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
To meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
, the state of Virginia utilizes its Standards of Learning (SOL)
Standards 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...
examinations as its progress measurement tool. NCLB requires states to set annual measurable objectives of proficiency in reading and mathematics, participation in testing, and graduation and attendance. These objectives are in addition to the high standards for learning and achievement required under Virginia’s SOL program. Schools and school divisions that meet the annual objectives required by the federal education law are considered to have made adequately yearly progress (AYP) toward the goal of 100 percent proficiency of all students in reading and mathematics by 2014.
Broad Run has maintained Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
for the school years 2003–2004 through 2005–2006. The percentage of students passing the English and Math tests at Broad Run averages higher than Loudoun County as a whole, but lags slightly behind in Science by three points.
Extracurricular activities
Broad Run High School offers a number of extracurricular activitiesExtracurricular activity
Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education...
to its students and staff outside the regular instructional curriculum. All school sponsored clubs and activities are supervised by a faculty or staff member, although much of the organizational responsibilities are often handled by students. In addition to the fine arts, athletic and other programs detailed below, the extracurricular activities sponsored by the school range from service organizations (Environmental Club and Key Club
Key Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
) to academic (National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
and Academic Team & Signet) to professional (DECA
DECA (organization)
DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
and FBLA) to cultural (Muslim Student Association, German Club, Gay-Straight Alliance
Gay-straight alliance
Gay–straight alliances are student organizations, found primarily in North American high schools and universities, that are intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their straight allies .-Goal:The goal of most, if not all,...
and Spanish Club) to special interests (Chess Club and Dance Team).
Drama
In addition to its drama instruction, Broad Run students and staff produce and stage at least three major theatrical performances each year. These productions include a full-length play in the fall, a one-act play festival in the winter, and a musical in the spring. Participation in shows is open to all students, regardless of enrollment in a drama class. 2005 and 2006 productions included The Government Inspector, The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden
The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in the autumn of 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English children's...
and Noises Off
Noises Off
Noises Off is a 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn. The idea for it was born in 1970, when Frayn was standing in the wings watching a performance of Chinamen, a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave...
.
Band
Broad Run's bandSchool band
A school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...
program includes over 100 students, with two concert bands (symphonic band and wind ensemble), a marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
, jazz
Jazz band
A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section, in the early days often trumpet, trombone, and clarinet with rhythm section of piano, banjo, bass or tuba, and drums.-Eras:SwingDuring the swing era in the mid-twentieth...
, percussion and chamber ensembles, a jazz lab, and music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
classes. The program has won many awards and competitions over a three-decade history, both locally and at national competitions held in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, Walt Disney World, Atlanta, Georgia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the...
. Broad Run has twice been named a Virginia Honor Band, the top award for bands in Virginia (1996–1997 and 2003–2004). Broad Run students regularly win positions in the All Virginia Band and Orchestra, which consists of the top high school musicians in the Commonwealth
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...
.
Subsequent to Loudoun County Public Schools' initiating middle school string programs in 2002 to 6th graders, Broad Run and the other nine Loudoun high schools also began string ensembles in the 2005–2006 school year. Since Loudoun does not offer a full orchestra program at the high school level, students from upper level bands occasionally perform concerts with the combined strings classes.
Color Guard
Broad Run's color guard program competes in both the fall and winter athletic seasons. Under the direction of Catina Anderson since 1998 and now recently by Gina Corbin since 2007, the Fall and Winter Guards have won almost every competition they have attended since 2001. The Fall Guard competes as a unit of the marching band (Marching Spartans), while the Winter Guard competes indoors independently against various guards from all across the Mid-Atlantic regionMid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic states, also called middle Atlantic states or simply the mid Atlantic, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South...
. The 2006 show was dedicated to the Race for the Cure for breast cancer with the music selection and choreography tailored to the theme. In addition, the Winter Guard collected donations throughout the season to donate for breast cancer research and participate in the 2006 Race for the Cure, raising US$8,825.17. In the same season, the combined Broad Run/Heritage
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...
Winter Guard won the Gold Medal in their division (Independent Regional A Class) at the Atlantic Indoor Association Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
.Their 2007 Winterguard, Airplane, received 4th at championships. Last year, the 2007 winterguard season, they performed "Ready, Set, Don't Go" and received the bronze medal at championships now at the Scholastic A1 class.
Debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
team under the direction of Ron Richards, having won the inaugural AA State Championship in 2004, coming within two points of the title in 2005 (losing to cross-town rival Stone Bridge), and winning its tenth Group AA debate title since 1991 at the 2006 Virginia High School League (VHSL)
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,...
Debate Tournament. More recently, in 2009 the debate team took the state title for the 12th time in 19 years. Prior to 2004, team championships were not awarded in debate at the state level, though Broad Run regularly filled the ranks of individual champions: from 2000 to 2006 Broad Run had 20 individual VHSL champions. A display case in the school is dedicated solely to trophies won by the debate teams (see image).
There are five types of debate that have active participation at Broad Run: Policy
Policy debate
Policy debate is a form of speech competition in which teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government or security discourse...
, Lincoln-Douglas
Lincoln-Douglas debate
Lincoln–Douglas debate is sometimes also called values debate because it traditionally places a heavy emphasis on logic, ethical values, and philosophy...
, Student Congress, Public Forum
Public forum debate
Public forum debate, also known as crossfire debate, PFD , is a style of debate practiced in National Forensic League, Texas Forensics Association, and National Catholic Forensic League competitions....
and Speech.
Publications
Students have a number of publishing education and experience opportunities, including The Shield (yearbookYearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
), The Spartan (newspaper
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
) and a literary/visual arts publication titled Unbound.
Athletics
| Years | Group | District | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1996 | 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.... |
| 1996–1999 | AAA | Liberty District AAA 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... |
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... |
| 1999–2001 | 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.... |
| 2001–2011 | 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.... |
| 2011–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 |
Broad Run is a member of the 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...
of the 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....
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,...
, and sponsors girls and boys athletic teams in the following sports: baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, gymnastics, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls tennis, track, swimming, volleyball, and wrestling. The mascot is a Spartan
Spartan Army
The Spartan army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city-states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose citizens' primary obligation was to be good soldiers. Subject to military drill from infancy, the Spartans were one of the most feared...
.
State championships
| Football State Championship Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Location (all in Virginia) | Class | ||
| 2008 | Broad Run | 13 | Amherst County Amherst County High School Amherst County High School is a suburban public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia. As the only high school in the county, ACHS offers a comprehensive roster of classes, from advanced classes to classes offered through a program of reciprocity with local colleges that... |
0 | Liberty University Liberty University Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online... , Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in... |
AA Div. 4 |
| 2009 | Broad Run | 21 | Amherst County Amherst County High School Amherst County High School is a suburban public high school, grades 9–12, serving Amherst County, Virginia. As the only high school in the county, ACHS offers a comprehensive roster of classes, from advanced classes to classes offered through a program of reciprocity with local colleges that... |
16 | Virginia Tech Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in... , Blacksburg Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which... |
AA Div. 4 |
| Softball State Championship Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Class | ||
| 1994 | Rustburg Rustburg High School Rustburg High School is a public school for grades nine through 12, located in Rustburg, Virginia. It is one of four high schools that are part of the Campbell County Public Schools, along with Altavista High School, Brookville High School, and William Campbell High School.- Brief history... |
6 | Broad Run | 0 | AA |
| 2000 | Broad Run | 4 | Virginia Virginia High School Virginia High School, home of Blue Devil Athletics, educates students grades 7-12 in Virginia, Minnesota. It is a public high school with open enrollment located on scenic 5th Avenue across from the courthouse. Virginia High School has a very strong music department. The marching band, known as... |
0 | AA |
| 2002 | Park View | 1 | Broad Run | 0 | AA |
| 2007 | Broad Run | 8 | New Kent New Kent High School New Kent High School is a public high school located in New Kent, Virginia, east of Richmond. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High School League's AA Bay Rivers District in Region I.The school relocated to a new facility for the 2008–2009 school year... |
0 | AA |
| 2008 | Broad Run | 4 | Tunstall Tunstall High School Tunstall Sr. High School is a high school located in Dry Fork, Virginia. About 800 students go to the school each year. The school has two levels and was recently renovated over the past several years. Tunstall High School was named for a long time legislator and lawyer, Whitmell P. Tunstall... |
0 | AA |
| 2009 | Broad Run | 2 | Tunstall Tunstall High School Tunstall Sr. High School is a high school located in Dry Fork, Virginia. About 800 students go to the school each year. The school has two levels and was recently renovated over the past several years. Tunstall High School was named for a long time legislator and lawyer, Whitmell P. Tunstall... |
1 | AA |
| Baseball State Championship Games | |||||
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| Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Class | ||
| 1990 | Louisa County Louisa County High School Louisa County High School is a secondary school for students of Louisa County, Virginia in the United States. It serves as the school for students in the county in grades 9-12.-History:... |
4 | Broad Run | 1 | AA |
| 1991 | Broad Run | 5 | Rustburg Rustburg High School Rustburg High School is a public school for grades nine through 12, located in Rustburg, Virginia. It is one of four high schools that are part of the Campbell County Public Schools, along with Altavista High School, Brookville High School, and William Campbell High School.- Brief history... |
0 | AA |
| Girls Soccer State Championship Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Class | ||
| 2001 | Broad Run | 1 | Potomac Falls Potomac Falls High School Potomac Falls High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, Virginia unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system and is located on 46400 Algonkian Parkway... |
0 | AA |
| 2004 | Potomac Falls Potomac Falls High School Potomac Falls High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, Virginia unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system and is located on 46400 Algonkian Parkway... |
2 | Broad Run | 0 | AA |
| 2008 | Broad Run | 1 | Courtland Courtland High School Courtland High School is a public high school in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It was founded in 1980 as Spotsylvania County's second public high school, the first being Spotsylvania High School. However, it is currently the oldest high school since Spotsylvania changed buildings... |
0 | AA |
| 2009 | Broad Run | 3 | Hidden Valley Hidden Valley High School (Roanoke, Virginia) Hidden Valley High School is a public high school in Roanoke County, Virginia. It is one of the five high schools in the Roanoke County Public Schools system. Hidden Valley High School is one of the two high schools, along with Cave Spring High School, that serve southwest Roanoke... |
0 | AA |
| 2010 | Broad Run | 2 | Loudoun County Loudoun 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... |
0 | AA |
| 2011 | Broad Run | 1 | Blacksburg Blacksburg High School Blacksburg High School is a high school in the Montgomery County public school division. The school serves the town of Blacksburg, Virginia and surrounding areas of the county.-History:... |
0 | AA |
| Gymnastics State Championships | |||||
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| Year | Winning Team | Runner-Up | Class | ||
| 1976 | Varina Varina High School Varina High School is located in eastern Henrico County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. The current principal of the school is Tracie Omohoundro.-Programs:... |
106.00 | Broad Run | 99.00 | AA |
| 1988 | Park View | 105.05 | Broad Run | 98.90 | AA |
| 1990 | Park View | 103.35 | Broad Run | 103.20 | AA |
| 1991 | Broad Run | 101.25 | Chancellor Chancellor High School Chancellor High School is a public high school accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools. It is located in Salem District in the northwestern portion of Spotsylvania County, VA.... |
96.55 | AA |
| Boys Cross Country State Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winning Team | Runner-Up | Class | ||
| 1972 | Culpeper Culpeper County High School Culpeper County High School, properly abbreviated CCHS, used to be the sole high school in Culpeper County, Virginia. However, a new second high school opened in Fall of 2008. The school's current principal is Dr. Jeffrey J. Dietz... |
64 | Broad Run | 77 | AA |
| 1973 | Broad Run | 64 | Blacksburg Blacksburg High School Blacksburg High School is a high school in the Montgomery County public school division. The school serves the town of Blacksburg, Virginia and surrounding areas of the county.-History:... |
94 | AA |
| 1974 | John Handley John Handley High School John Handley High School is an endowed public high school located in the city of Winchester, Virginia. It was founded by a grant from Judge John Handley, hence the school mascot, the Judges. Construction on Handley High School started in 1922, and continues to the present day... |
17 | Broad Run | 78 | AA |
| Boys Track and Field State Championships | |||||
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| Year | Winning Team | Runner-Up | Class | ||
| 1976 | John Handley John Handley High School John Handley High School is an endowed public high school located in the city of Winchester, Virginia. It was founded by a grant from Judge John Handley, hence the school mascot, the Judges. Construction on Handley High School started in 1922, and continues to the present day... |
47.0 | Broad Run | 45.0 | AA |
| Cheerleading State Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winning Team | Runner-Up | Class | ||
| 2006 | William Byrd William Byrd High School William Byrd High School is a public secondary school located in Roanoke County, Virginia. It is a part of the Roanoke County Public Schools system.... |
296.50 | Broad Run | 263.00 | AA |
| 2007 | Brentsville District Brentsville District High School Brentsville District High School is a public high school in Nokesville in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States, and part of Prince William County Public Schools... |
271.50 | Broad Run | 267.50 | AA |
| 2008 | William Byrd William Byrd High School William Byrd High School is a public secondary school located in Roanoke County, Virginia. It is a part of the Roanoke County Public Schools system.... |
266.50 | Broad Run | 265.50 | AA |
| Virginia State Champions (Individuals) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Event | Sport/Competition |
| 1972 | James Dart | 2 Mile Run | Boys Track and Field |
| 1974 | Jackie Cooper | Triple Jump | Girls Track and Field |
| 1974 | Steve Dye | Mile | Boys Track and Field |
| 1975 | Steve Dye | 1000 Y Run | Boys Track and Field |
| 1976 | Greg Canty | 880 Y Run | Boys Track and Field |
| 1976 | Robert Burnett | 60 Y Dash | Boys Track and Field |
| 1976 | Kathy Anch | Vault | Gymnastics |
| 1976 | Kathy Anch | Floor | Gymnastics |
| 1982 | Tom Malloy | Shotput | Boys Track and Field |
| 1989 | Rachel Krolikowski | Floor | Gymnastics |
| 1991 | Lucy Rankin | Beam | Gymnastics |
| 1993 | Sean St. Clair | 152 lb. class | Wrestling |
| 1994 | Chad Burns | 135 lb. class | Wrestling |
| 1995 | Sean Sprague | 171 lb. class | Wrestling |
| 2000 | Stefani Lubore | 200 Y Freestyle | Girls Swimming |
| 2001 | Stefani Lubore | 100 Y Butterfly | Girls Swimming |
| 2003 | Idikiro Eradiri | Triple Jump | Boys Track and Field |
| 2004 | Mike Coleman | 100 M Dash | Boys Track and Field |
| 2004 | Mike Coleman | 200 M Dash | Boys Track and Field |
| 2006 | Jeff Edwards | High Jump | Boys Track and Field |
| 2010 | Mark Sarman | 200 Y IM | Boys Swimming |
| 2010 | Mark Sarman | 100 Y Butterfly | Boys Swimming |
| 2011 | Mark Sarman | 100 Y Butterfly | Boys Swimming |
| 2011 | Jonathan Russell | 300 M Hurdles | Boys Track and Field |
| 2011 | Jonathan Russell | 200 M Dash | Boys Track and Field |
Broad Run has also had state champions on an individual level in Wrestling (Sean St. Clair, Sean Sprague, Chad Burns, and Brandon Calderwood), including a handful of ALL Americans
1993– Chad Burns
1994– Jason Grant
Marlow Tally (1992) was also a decorated basketball player in Europe.
Jason Lansdowne (1993) set a State record for PPG at the AA level.
Numerous student athletes from the school have advanced to Division I and II sports programs across the nation.
Softball and football
Like the school's band and debate team, Spartan softball has achieved a notable degree of success. The teams of 2000 and 2002 set new state records for various team categories, such as total runs scored in a season, consecutive shutout innings, total strikeouts in a season, and total strikeouts in one game. Christy Anch, pitcher for the Lady Spartans from 1999–2002, personally holds 22 individual state records in the Virginia High School League. On the other hand, the football program has experienced limited degrees of success since 2000, fielding only two teams with winning records (2003 and 2004 / 6–4 records) between 2000 and 2006. Losing seasons in 2002 and 2005 led to the replacement of Ken Belchik as head coach with Michael Burnett in 2006. The team's record was 5–5 in 2006. In 2007, the Spartans had a perfect 10–0 regular season, winning the district championship, but lost to rival Park View High School in the first playoff round. In 2008, the Spartan football team won the AA Division 4 state championship, with a 14–0 record. In 2009 the team won a second state title against Amherst and is currently on a 28 game winning streak.Spring 2007 was a particularly good season for most of that season's teams. The girls soccer, girls lacrosse, girls softball, boys baseball, boys lacrosse, and boys track teams all won their respective district titles. The highlight of season was winning the girls fast-pitch softball state championship (Group AA), Broad Run's second in the past decade (won in 2000 and played in the championship 2002). Ranked fifth in the nation by USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
with a 29–0 record, the Lady Spartans defeated New Kent County High School for the championship behind Caitlyn Delahaba's pitching (no-hitter, 12 strikeouts). Delahaba attained 400 strikeouts in 2007, third place in 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,...
history for strikeouts in a season.
Again, Spring 2008 proved to be another successful season for Broad Run's sports, including boys and girls track, lacrosse, baseball, and most notably, girl's soccer and softball. This year, the girls claimed victory in soccer's state championship, and for the second year in a row, the Lady Spartans under the leadership of Caitlin Delahaba completed a perfect, undefeated record in softball, winning the state championship and becoming the nation's best high school softball team according to USA today. In addition, Broad Run's softball team has become history's fourth greatest high school softball team with 57 straight game victories.
Rivalries
Broad Run's main rival is Briar Woods High SchoolBriar Woods High School
Briar Woods High School is a public secondary school located in Ashburn, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school is located in the Brambleton community and also serves students who live in Broadlands and...
in nearby Brambleton. . They also enjoy rivalries with Park View High School
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...
in softball, Loudoun County High School
Loudoun 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 girls' basketball and girls' soccer, and Potomac Falls High School
Potomac Falls High School
Potomac Falls High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, Virginia unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia. The school is part of the Loudoun County Public Schools system and is located on 46400 Algonkian Parkway...
in boys' soccer. The Stone Bridge High School
Stone Bridge High School
Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia.The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools and is located on 43100 Hay Road...
versus Broad Run ice hockey game is always one of the biggest games of the year with the largest fan turnout.
The Maroon Crew
In 2002, several students, including Stephen Premo and Colin Reynolds, founded an informal spirit organization called the Maroon Crew. The group's chief purpose was to instill a sense of school pride and invigorate spectators at athletic events. Premo created and distributed "Maroon Crew" t-shirts to other students and encouraged students to join him, Reynolds, and other Maroon Crew members in attending Broad Run games and leading spectator cheers. After the Maroon Crew founders graduated, other students continued the tradition. Today, a large Maroon Crew contingent attends many athletic events throughout the year. Some members of the local community credit the advent of the Maroon Crew for Broad Run's robust, self-sustaining culture of school spirit, which the school had arguably lacked before the group's creation.2003 Park View Prank
In the winter of 2002, after a basketball game between Broad Run and rival Park View High School, several Park View fans harassed members of the Maroon Crew. The Park View students had stolen items belonging to one Maroon Crew member, and the altercation spilled out of the gymnasium into the Park View parking lot. David Spage, Director of High School Education at Loudoun County Public Schools, then a Broad Run assistant dean, broke up the Park View students who had surrounded Maroon Crew members in a threatening manner. Immediately afterward, however, the Maroon Crew cabal vowed to restore their honor with a legendary prank.
Their plot came to fruition in the spring of 2003. Late one night, Maroon Crew members hacksawed down a street sign along Broad Run Drive, located in Sterling, Virginia. Approximately 24 hours later, the group hoisted the Broad Run street sign, as well as other industrial materials, over the fences of Park View High School's athletic field. They spray-painted the field with Broad Run slogans, and because the street sign bore an intersecting street name that was not topical for the purposes of the prank, the group covered the extraneous street name in yellow spray paint. Finally, the group cemented the street sign in the middle of Park View's football field, with the street name "Broad Run Drive" facing east-westerly toward the hometown stadium seating.
Notable alumni
- Patton OswaltPatton OswaltPatton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Spencer Olchin in the popular sitcom The King of Queens, voicing Remy from the film Ratatouille and Thrasher from the Cartoon Network original series Robotomy.-Early life:Oswalt was born...
, actor, writer, voiceover artist and comedian: graduated in 1987; attended 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... - Larry IzzoLarry IzzoLawrence Alexander Izzo is a retired American football Linebacker and special teamer and current assistant special teams coach for the New York Giants. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 1996...
, football player for the New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
, attended and played football from 1988–1990 before moving to Texas; attended Rice UniversityRice UniversityWilliam Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
. - Alex FieldAlex FieldAlexander Marshall "Alex" Field is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2009...
, played football at VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, and on the practice squads of the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Conor Mullee, drafted as a pitcher in the 24th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
; attended St. Peters College