South County Secondary School

Infobox Education in the United States
name= South County Secondary School (SCSS)


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streetaddress= 8501 Silverbrook Road
city= Lorton
state= Virginia
zipcode= 22079
url= http://www.fcps.edu/southcountyss
district= Fairfax County Public Schools
principal= Jane Lipp
staff= approximately 250
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= secondary school
grades= 7–12
language= English
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feeders= Halley Elementary School Newington Forest Elementary School Silverbrook Elementary School
campus= Suburban
mascot= Stallions
colors= Blue, green, and silver ███
founded= 2005
enrollment= 2,944
enrollment_as_of= 2007
other_grade_label= Middle school
other_grade_enrollment= 880
other_grade_label_1= High school
other_grade_enrollment_1= 2,064
free_label_1= Rival schools
free_1= Hayfield Secondary School West Springfield High School
free_label_2= Athletic conferences
free_2= Patriot District Northern Region
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South County Secondary School is a secondary school in Lorton, Virginia, part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system, opened in September 2005. The school mascot is the Stallion, and school colors are green, blue, and silver.

Current status

South County is designated to serve grades 7-12, similar to its mother school, Hayfield, from which many of its students were drawn. In order to prevent disruption in students' senior years, 2005-06 seniors were allowed to remain at Hayfield, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Lee High School, or other secondary school they were currently enrolled in to finish their secondary education and maintain continuity during the college application process. South County will remain a secondary school until a new middle school, which is currently under development, is built to take away its 7th and 8th graders, at which point it will become a high school. The class to graduate in 2009 will be the first to have attended SCSS for all of high school, and the class of 2011 will have spent all of secondary school at the school.

Athletics

Sports teams at South County, although not very successful on the whole in their inaugural year, have made progress and achieved a number of accolades. The cross country teams went to regionals. The baseball team won districts the first two years the school was open, and in 2007 made it to the state semi-finals. The football team made the playoffs during the 2007 season, and has had a winning record the past two years. The softball team won district titles in 2007 and 2008. The girls tennis team won the district title in 2008.

Band

South County has quickly earned a good reputation in the district, as they have won the title of "Honor Band" for 2007 and 2008. Color Guard has also had success, winning awards in 2007 and 2008.

Academic programs

SCSS has the following FCPS Programs:
*Advanced Placement Diploma (AP)
* [http://www.fcps.edu/ss/career_transition.htm Career and Transition Services]
*English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

As well, DECA sent members to the international competition in Florida. One group won second place in the category of Ecommerce Business Plan.

The theater department is under the direction of Mrs. Sherry Adams-Johnson. In their first Cappies Musical at South County, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" received 12 nominations, and 4 awards, including Best Musical.

Enrollment history

External links

* [http://www.fcps.edu/southcountyss/ Official site]
* [http://www.stallionsports.org/ Stallion Athletics]