Loudoun Valley High School

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Loudoun Valley High School
Address
340 North Maple Avenue Purcellville, Virginia, 20132, United States
Website
http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/fhs
Information
School district	Loudoun County Public Schools
Principal	Susan Ross
School type	Public high school
Grades	9–12
Language	English
Campus	Rural
Mascot	Vikings
Colors	Green, White, and Gold
Founded	2005
Enrollment	2,046 (2006)
Rival Schools	Loudoun County High School Stone Bridge High School
Athletic Conference	National District Northern Region

Loudoun Valley High School (more commonly known as Valley) is a public secondary school in Purcellville, Virginia. The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools and is located on 340 North Maple Avenue in the Town of Purcellville. It is the sole high school for the western half of Loudoun County, which includes Purcellville, Hamilton, Round Hill, Lovettsville, Hillsboro, Philomont and Bluemont.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Accreditation and Test Scores 3.1 Accreditation 3.2 SAT Scores 4 Enrollment History 5 Athletics 5.1 High Points of Valley Athletics 5.1.1 State Championships 5.2 Rivalries 5.3 Redistricting and Reclassification Controversy (2005-2007 playing cycle) 5.4 Redistricting and Reclassification (2007-2009 playing cycle) 6 Notable Alumni

[edit] History

Loudoun Valley opened in 1962 and is the second oldest high school in Loudoun County. The current principal is Ms. Susan Ross. Throughout its history, Valley has remained a predominantly rural high school, maintained a small enrollment of roughly 800 students each year, and did not experience much of the sprawl that eastern Loudoun County has experienced in the 1980's and 1990's. Until the 1999-2000 school year, Valley was the smallest high school in Loudoun County.

Recently, Valley has begun to experience a high rate of growth similar to eastern Loudoun schools like Park View and Broad Run have. In 2002, Harmony Intermediate School opened as a school for 8th and 9th graders, making Valley a 10th-12th Grade school as it is currently is. By the 2005-2006 school year, Valley became the largest Loudoun County High School with 1,955 students, including the Harmony 9th graders. Valley will have about 2,400 students before a new western Loudoun County high school, HS-3 opens in 2008-2009.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2006-2007, Loudoun Valley's student body is 90% White; 4% Black; 4% Hispanic; and 2% Asian.

[edit] Accreditation and Test Scores

[edit] Accreditation

Loudoun Valley High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia.

[edit] SAT Scores

The average SAT score in 2006 for Valley was a 1,608 (535 in Math; 544 in Critical Reading; 529 in Writing). Valley's SAT scores are the highest of all the Loudoun County high schools.

School Year	Mathematics	Critical Reading	Writing	Total
2000-2001	533	544	n/a	1,077
2001-2002	529	540	n/a	1,069
2002-2003	537	551	n/a	1,088
2003-2004	549	557	n/a	1,106
2004-2005	553	559	n/a	1,112
2005-2006	535	544	529	1,608 (1,079 M & CR)

[edit] Enrollment History

School Year	Number of Students
1995-1996	1,012
1996-1997	1,076
1997-1998	1,147
1998-1999	1,214
1999-2000	1,320
2000-2001	1,402
2001-2002	1,503
2002-2003	1,588 (1,172 HS)
2003-2004	1,682 (1,225 HS)
2004-2005	1,817 (1,322 HS)
2005-2006	1,955 (1,440 HS)
2006-2007	2,043 (1,513 HS)

[edit] Athletics

The mascot is a Viking and the sports teams currently play in the AAA National District and Northern Region. Though the Vikings are a Group AAA school, they play an independent schedule in the regular season, and join the other National District schools for the playoffs in all sports except football where Valley plays as a full member.

[edit] High Points of Valley Athletics

Loudoun Valley is best known for their football, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, volleyball, softball, and girl's basketball teams which have advanced in AA Region II and AAA Northern Region competition in the last five years.

[edit] State Championships

Loudoun Valley has won ten state championships, all in AA, which are:

• Three in Girls Volleyball (2000-01; 2001-02; 2004-05)
• Two in Softball (2003;2005)
• One in Baseball in 1972
• One in Golf in 1994
• One in Men's Lacrosse 2004
• One in Men's Swimming 2004
• One in Men's Track 4x400 relay 2004

Loudoun Valley has won five AA sportsmanship awards, which are:

• Three in Girls Volleyball (1999-2000; 2002-2003; 2004-2005)
• Two in Girls Basketball (1993-1994; 1994-1995)

[edit] Rivalries

Valley's traditional rival school is Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, though this rivalry has died down since the opening of Heritage High School of Leesburg in 2002. Since the Vikings joined Group AAA in 2005, they have not been able to play Loudoun County regularly, but with Stone Bridge also in Group AAA, the two schools have continued to play each other in non district games in every sport, and rivalries have intensified in many of them such as football, volleyball, and softball where both schools have strong programs.

[edit] Redistricting and Reclassification Controversy (2005-2007 playing cycle)

Before the 2005-2006 to 2006-2007 redistricting cycle, Valley was determined to be in Group AAA and was expected to join the Northern Region along with fellow district member Stone Bridge, but met very strong resistance with member schools. After several heated debates, Stone Bridge joined the Liberty District and Valley to the National District as a tournament only member. The amount of controversy surrounding Stone Bridge ahd Valley joining the Northern Region was unexpected, as Broad Run, Park View, and Potomac Falls joined the Liberty District with no resistance from 1996-1999.

[edit] Redistricting and Reclassification (2007-2009 playing cycle)

The redistricting woes of Loudoun Valley continued as its enrollment continued to climb among AAA schools, especially as it became evident that Valley will remain in AAA for a long period of time, rather than as a temporary stint. The Vikings were moved to the Cedar Run District of the Northwest Region for the 2007-2009 playing cycle as a full member. This district will reunite Valley with many former rivals in the AA Northwestern District who are now AAA schools, including Fauquier High School, Liberty High School, and Osbourn High School.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Jimmye Laycock, Class of 1966, Head Coach of the College of William and Mary football team

• Chris Leonard, Class of 1988, West Virginia University, Basketball

• Michael Woodall, Class of 1994, West Point Graduate, Class of 1998, Member of World-Renouned West Point Glee Club (1995-1998).