Stafford Senior High School

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Stafford Senior High School
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Stafford Senior High School
63 Stafford Indian Lane

Fredericksburg
,
Virginia
22405

United States
Coordinates 38°21′37″N77°27′49″W / 38.36028°N 77.46361°W / 38.36028; -77.46361
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Other nameStafford High School
Type Public high school
MottoTRIBE: Trust, Respect, Integrity, Betterment, Effort
Established1926 (1926)
School district Stafford County Public Schools
NCES School ID 510366001602 [1]
PrincipalChelsea Tryon
Teaching staff126.66 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,960 (2017-2018) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.47 [1]
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold   
Fight song Across the Field
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
MascotIndian
Nickname Indians
NewspaperSmoke Signal
YearbookIndian Legend
Feeder schoolsDixon Smith Middle School (Majority)
Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School (Majority)
T. Benton Gayle Middle School (Minority)
Website www.staffordschools.net/SHS

Stafford Senior High School (colloquially known as Stafford High School and often called South Stafford High School) is a public high school in Stafford, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1926 and is part of the Stafford County Public Schools district.

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History

The former Stafford High School building from across the pond. SHSacrosslake.jpg
The former Stafford High School building from across the pond.

The first Stafford High School opened in 1926. The school was located near the Stafford County Courthouse in what is now part of the Alvin York Bandy Administrative Complex. In 1952 Stafford High School and Falmouth High School merged into one school. Prior to the merge, the mascots for the respective schools were the "Pioneers" and the "Indians." While Stafford High School was retained as the official name for the school, the mascot chosen was the "Indians." The combined school was located in what is now Edward E. Drew, Jr. Middle School. It was the only Stafford County high school from 1952 until 1981, when North Stafford High School was opened.

In 1975, Stafford High School moved to 33 Stafford Indian Lane. [2] This building was built with an experimental open concept design and thus had no windows and open classrooms that later had to be divided up with thin walls to make individual classrooms. A new building began construction in June 2013 just behind the existing school. The new Stafford High School opened to students on September 14, 2015, a week later than the rest of the county schools. This delayed start was due to the failure of the construction company to substantially complete the school on time. With the move to the new school, the address changed to 63 Stafford Indian Lane.

In 2005, the Native American mascot controversy prompted the National Education Association to recommend schools with Native American-based mascots change their team names. Stafford High School's administration considered a name change until meeting with the local Patawomeck tribe, for whom the mascot was named. Tribal leaders overwhelmingly supported keeping the team name “Indians,” but were unhappy with the mascot's historical inaccuracy. The original mascot featured a full-feathered headdress more common to the Plains Indians than to the ancestral Patawomeck tribes native to the Stafford area. Stafford High School art teacher Nick Candela drafted the artwork for the new mascot and obtained support and approval from Tribal leaders and various school organizations. [3] The new mascot was unveiled in late 2014.

In October 2022 almost one half of the population of the school and some teachers were absent with flu-like or Gastrointestinal tract symptoms, prompting a health investigation. [4]

Athletics

Stafford High fields varsity teams in 14 different sports as a member of the AAA Commonwealth District and Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League.

State Champions

Governor's STEM Academy

Stafford High also serves as one of three locations (with Brooke Point High School and North Stafford High School) supporting the Stafford Academy for Technology (STAT), a program which focuses on information technology, mathematics, and engineering.

Goals of the STAT program include incorporating workplace experiences, implementing industry assessments, providing hands-on learning experiences, aligning curriculum to emerging job opportunities, and maintaining a strong partnership network, such as the Dual Enrollment agreement the program maintains with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). [8]

Notable alumni

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