J.E.B. Stuart High School

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J.E.B. Stuart High School is a high school in Fairfax County, Virginia named after the famous Confederate cavalry leader J.E.B. Stuart. The school is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district. The school has a Falls Church address but is not located within the city limits of the City of Falls Church.

The school has been featured in National Geographic magazine [1], and has received national recognition by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Baccalaureatte program. President George W. Bush chose to speak there about education during the 2004-2005 school year.

In 2006, Principal Mel Riddile was chosen as the principal of the year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals[2]. Riddile moved to T. C. Williams High School in neighboring Alexandria City at the end of the 05-06 school year. Assistant Principal Pamela Jones took his place.

They are also known for their breakthrough recycling club, named Ingenium, which was founded by three students in the class of 2008. This program sparked an interest in many other high schools, and in 2006, all schools were given the resources to create a similar program.

The school's music department has also gained prominence in recent years, being named a Blue Ribbon School for music by the Virginia Music Educators Association[3] in 2003 and 2006. The band[4] was named a Virginia Honor Band by the Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association[5] in 2000, 2004 and 2006. The band has commissioned composer John Mackey[6] to write a piece which the band will premiere in May 2009 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school. The school's top choir, the Madrigals, were selected to perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association's annual conference in 2006. Stuart has also hosted District X Band auditions annually since 2004, hosted the District X Orchestra event in 2005, and will host Senior Regional Orchestra Auditions in 2007.

[edit] J.E.B. Stuart Sports

The J.E.B. Stuart athletic website can be found at www.raidersports.org . Stuart boasts an accomplished cross country team as well as an excellent sport rowing team, that recently went to the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Championships in 2006. They also have a successful Cross Country team, which won districts in 2005 and got second place in 2006. The boys swim team won districts in 2005, and the girls swim team was runner-up. Both the boys and girls swim team have won the Bell meet for the past two years.

Spring Sports start February 23rd, 2007.

[edit] External links

• JEB Stuart Official Web Site
• JEB Stuart High School Class of 1987 Alumni Site
• Raider Sports Website
• The Raiders Digest Newspaper

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