Heritage High School (Leesburg, Virginia)

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Heritage High School


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streetaddress= 520 Evergreen Mill Road, SE
city= Leesburg
state= Virginia
zipcode= 20175
url= http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/hhs
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district= Loudoun County Public Schools
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principal= Margaret Huckaby
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type= Public
schooltype= High School
grades= 9–12
language= English
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campus= Suburban
mascot= Pride
colors= Red and Black
founded= 2002
enrollment= 1,746
enrollment_as_of= 2007
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free_1= Loudoun County High School
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free_3= Dulles District
Region II
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Heritage High School is a public secondary school located in Leesburg, Virginia, and is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The principal is Margaret Huckaby. Its naming broke the previous tradition of naming high schools with two words prior to "High School" (Loudoun County High School, Broad Run High School, etc.)

Heritage is located in the southern border of Leesburg, adjacent to J. Lupton Simpson Middle School and Evergreen Mill Elementary School. It does not serve the southern Leesburg community however, due to the very densely populated eastern section of Leesburg, which Heritage currently serves, including the Exeter, Mayfair Commons, Sycamore Hill, Potomac Crossing, Potomac Station, Tavistock Farms, and River Creek communities.

History

Heritage opened in 2002 for the eastern Leesburg community, feeding students from Stone Bridge High School and the rest from Loudoun County High School. It was originally expected that Simpson's 8th graders would feed into Heritage, but instead, boundary lines were drawn to have Harper Park Middle School feed into Heritage. The lines were drawn and are still drawn to the point where students who live in communities adjacent to Heritage do not go there for high school and instead go to Loudoun County High.

, Heritage opened without a senior class, and juniors were allowed to choose which school they wanted to graduate from. Most Heritage students came from the Stone Bridge attendance area, and many rising juniors (Class of 2004) at Stone Bridge chose to stay there rather than go to Heritage. This was somewhat understandable because Leesburg students at Stone Bridge in the class of 2004 attended Simpson Middle School for 6th and 7th grade (1997-1999); went to a brand new Harper Park Middle School for 8th grade (1999-2000); went to a brand new Stone Bridge for their first two years of high school (2000-2002); and then were expected to go to another new school for their last two years. Constant boundary adjustments may have contributed to the large number of rising juniors who wished to remain at Stone Bridge. Consequently, the junior class at Heritage was only about 110 members, rather than about 250 if all juniors were required to go to the new school.

Of the 312 students in the graduating class of 2006, 112 received the governor's seal on an Advanced Studies diploma, one of the highest academic honors offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia. [ [http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/509759161361/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=371815&C=68823 Heritage Graduation Marks the End of a Beginning] ] Like other Loudoun County high schools, Heritage participates in the Advanced Placement program and offers numerous AP courses.

Accreditation and Test Scores

Accreditation

Heritage High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia.

AT Scores

The average SAT score in 2006 for Heritage was a 1,532 (518 in Math; 515 in Critical Reading; 499 in Writing).

Enrollment History

Athletics

The mascot is the Pride, in the shape of a Lion. Heritage's sports teams currently play in the AA Dulles District and Region II of the Virginia High School League. The school is well known for its boys basketball team which consistently has made it to Region II playoffs, its 2006 team was the first undefeated team in the history of the Dulles District. The Pride boys basketball team has won 3 consecutive Dulles District Championships 2006,2007,& 2008.The school is also known for its girls volleyball team which is lead by legendary coach Carmel Keilty. The girls Volleyball team is one of the top programs in the Dulles District

Heritage teams did surprisingly well in the 2005-2006 year, in particular with the Pride's boys varsity soccer team making it to the AA semifinals before falling 2-1 to AA Dulles District champion Potomac Falls. [cite news
last = Lukat
first = Carl
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title = Potomac Falls denies Heritage once again, 2-1
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publisher = Loudoun Times-Mirror
date = 2006-06-13
url = http://www.timescommunity.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=16785267&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=576934&rfi=8
accessdate = 2006-08-07 ] Both the girls and boys Track teams won their respective AA Dulles District Titles. The football team also had its first winning season in the 2005-2006 school year, with a 7-3 record, sharing the Dulles District title with Park View High School, but unable to make the playoffs because Park View had more power points in the Virginia High School League’s rating system. [cite news
last = Lukat
first = Carl
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title = Heritage takes a lot of Pride in pigskin finale
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publisher = Loudoun Times-Mirror
date = 2005-11-15
url = http://www.timescommunity.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=15582639&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=576934&rfi=8
accessdate = 2006-08-07 ]

In the 2009-2010 school year, Heritage will be moved to Group AAA due to increased enrollment, and will play in the AAA Cedar Run District and AAA Northwest Region, alongside former Dulles District foe Loudoun Valley.

Arts

Heritage has a very successful Choral and Drama programs, which perform at the district and regional festivals.

Choir

Heritage's Choir programs consist of:
*"Men's Choir"
*"Women's Chorale"
*"Heritage Singers"
*"T.W.E.L.V.E"

T.W.E.L.V.E is made up of the most talented singers in the school and they perform jazz throughout the year as professional entertainers. The school's programs include seasonal concerts as well as Musical Revues. Most recently at the 2007-2008 festival every choir group received a superior rating.

Drama

Heritage's Drama Program presents four or more productions a year including, A Fall Play, A One Act Show, A Children's Show, and The Spring Musical. They compete in The NCA Cappies division. Recent shows include:

*"Antigone" [2003]
*"Kiss Me, Kate" [2004]
*"The Crucible" [2004]
*"Pippin" [2005]
*"An Ideal Husband" [2005]
*"The Sound of Music" [2006]
*"The Tempest" [2006]
*"Anything Goes" [2007]

*"Cinderella" [2007]
*"Mulan" [2008]
*"The Good Doctor" [2008]
*"Midsummer Night's Dream" [2008]

References

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