South County High School

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South County High School (SCHS)
Address
South County High School
8501 Silverbrook Road

Lorton
,
Virginia
22079
Information
School type Public, High school
Motto“Excellentia in Omni Conatu” (Excellence in All Endeavors)
Founded2005
School district Fairfax County Public Schools
PrincipalSamuel (Sammy) Khoshaba
StaffApproximately 209
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,212 (December 2018)
Color(s)Navy blue, forest green, and silver ███
Feeder schoolsSouth County Middle School
Rival schools Hayfield Secondary School
West Springfield High School
Lake Braddock Secondary School Westfield High School
Website https://southcountyhs.fcps.edu/

South County High School, opened in September 2005, is a public high school in Lorton, [1] Virginia and is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system. The school mascot is "Stan" the Stallion and the school colors are forest green, navy blue, and silver. Common nicknames include "SoCo", "SCHS", and "South County".

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History

In 2005, South County Secondary School became the first secondary school to open in Fairfax County in 32 years. The school was built on the grounds of the decommissioned District of Columbia Department of Corrections Lorton facility. With the construction of South County Middle School next to it in 2012 [2] its designation was changed to that of a high school.

Current status

South County High School serves grades 9–12. SCHS unofficially has a rivalry with Hayfield, West Springfield, and Lake Braddock, which are other schools in FCPS. South County's main building mirrors that of Westfield High School.[ citation needed ] In 2015, after extensive fundraising efforts led by the former Director of Student Activities, Leah Conte, the natural grass playing fields were replaced with synthetic turf. [3]

The current high school's Student Government President is Zion Nuby, elected in April of 2021.

Administration

The principal of South County High School is Samuel Khoshaba. Khoshaba was formerly the principal of Western Branch Middle School in Chesapeake City Public Schools. He was also named the 2021 Middle School Principal of the Year by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals. [4]

Demographics

In the 2018-2019 school year SCHS's student body was 40.09% White, 19.95% Black, 1.20% Asian, 15.75% Hispanic or Latino, and 5.66% other. [5]

School safety report card [6]

Offenses2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17
Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Offenses179141859
Disorderly Or Disruptive Behavior Offenses2511171024
Offenses Against Staff110039
Offenses Against Student943010
Other Offenses Against Persons251791423
Property Offenses33100
Technology Offenses00000
Weapons Offenses30054
All Other Offenses32116

Academics

South County (as of December 2018) has 206 full time staff, of which 142 are teachers. [7] The school also has 2,142 computers to aid in teaching. SCHS is fully accredited with rates of 92 for English, 90 for History, 87 for Math, and 89 for Science in 2017-2018 (based on 2016-2017 testing). [8]

Grading scale

South County uses the FCPS grading scale.

LetterNumerical RangeQuality Points
A93 - 1004.0
A-90 - 923.7
B+87 - 893.3
B83 - 863.0
B-80 - 822.7
C+77 - 792.3
C73 - 762.0
C-70 - 721.7
D+67 - 691.3
D64 - 661.0
F0 - 630.0

Academic programs

SCHS offers the following programs:

Advanced Placement (AP)

South County offers Advanced Placement programs in the following subject areas:

EnglishMusicVisual ArtsMathScienceSocial StudiesWorld Languages
AP English Language and CompositionAP Music TheoryAP Studio Art: Drawing PortfolioAP StatisticsAP BiologyAP World HistoryAP French
AP English Literature and CompositionAP Studio Art: 2-D Design PortfolioAP Computer Science AAP ChemistryAP US HistoryAP Japanese
AP Studio Art: 3-D Design PortfolioAP Calculus ABAP Environmental ScienceAP GovernmentAP Latin
AP Calculus BCAP Physics 1AP Human GeographyAP Spanish
AP Physics 2AP Macro and MicroeconomicsAP Chinese
AP Physics C - MechanicsAP Psychology

Career and Transition Services

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Athletics

South County athletic teams are as follows: [9]

Fall sports

Varsity football

South County's Varsity Football team is highly skilled and has gone to the playoffs many times including a state championship appearance in 2011 where they lost 20-10. In their 2015 season, the Stallions made it to state semi-finals losing to Westfield 40-8. In 2019, the Stallions defeated Westfield 28-21 in the state semi-finals to advance to their second state title game in school history. They defeated the Oscar Smith Tigers 14-13 to capture their first football state title in school history. In 2021, the Stallions made their third state championship appearance.

Winter sports

Varsity boys basketball

The boys varsity basketball team won the 2018 VHSL 6A State Championship with a 63-47 victory over Western Branch High School. Having another remarkable season, the boys varsity basketball team went 27-3 and made it to the state finals. Due to COVID-19, the game was never played and the team was announced as 2020 VHSL 6A State co-champions with Centreville High School.

Spring sports

After-school programs

SCHS offers many different clubs and after school programs.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Lorton CDP, Virginia Archived 1 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine ." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "South County Middle School Opens Doors". Lorton, VA Patch. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hellas Construction". www.hellasconstruction.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Welcome, Principal Khoshaba! | South County High School". southcountyhs.fcps.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Student Membership Demographics and Supplemental Programs (as of June for each school year)". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "FCPS - School Profiles - South County HS - Demographics".
  7. ↑ "FCPS - School Profiles - South County HS - Staffing". schoolprofiles.fcps.edu. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "VDOE Accreditation Summary". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Athletics - South County High School". southcountyhs.rschoolteams.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

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