Hayfield Secondary School

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Hayfield Secondary School
School type	Public
Established	1968
District	Fairfax County Public Schools
Grades	7-12
Principal	William L. Oehrlein
Students	2,305 (1,486 in the HS)
Colors	Orange and White
Mascot	Hawk
Location	7630 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315  United States
Information	(703) 924-7400
Website	www.fcps.edu/HayfieldSS

Hayfield Secondary School is the oldest secondary school in the Fairfax County Public Schools system of Virginia. It opened its doors in 1968 and graduated its first seniors in 1971.

[edit] History

The land that Hayfield sits on was at one time part of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. Because of a small natural spring underneath the school, the land literally served as a hay field. The land itself changed hands numerous times, until 1956 when developers constructed Hayfield Farms, the first of many housing developments in the region. Hayfield Secondary opened its doors to middle school (7th and 8th grade) students as well as 9-10th grades during the 1968-1969 school year, while still under construction. The school is erroneously mentioned in Remember the Titans as being "all white." While at the time the majority of students were white, the school has always been integrated.[1] As the region which it serves grew, overcrowding became a major issue at Hayfield, and by the late 1990s it routinely exceeded its intended capacity. A renovation of the school began in 2002 and was completed in 2005. Further helping to relieve the pressure on Hayfield was the opening of South County Secondary School, also in 2005.

[edit] Academics

Hayfield is a secondary school, meaning it serves grades 7 through 12, but the high school and middle school students are generally kept segregated. The middle school has an honors (formally GT) program and the high school offers both honors and Advanced Placement courses.

Hayfield has a notable Robotics Team that has been in the Top 8 in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and been invited two times in the past two years to attend the national competition in Georgia. Hayfield has already been invited to nationals for the 2007 season.

Hayfield's Varsity Science Olympiad team took first place in several categories at the McLean High School Competition 2007.

[edit] Athletics

Hayfield's high school teams compete in the AAA Patriot District of the AAA Northern Region of the Virginia High School League. The school's most notable athletics programs are boy's wrestling and lacrosse. They are also notable for their struggling football program, who's only wins this season were from JV. Their mascot is the hawk and their school colors are orange and white (and unofficially blue). Hayfield's gym is the largest gym in Northern Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

Hayfield has formed an Ultimate Frisbee team, separating it from many of its Fairfax County Public School counterparts. Although there is no official field, members play every Tuesday and Thursday on "The Field," which is the large front lawn located near the entrance of Hayfield.