- Centreville High School is a public high school located in unincorporated western Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, north of the town of Clifton and east of the Centreville CDP.
- Centreville High School is administered by Fairfax County Public Schools and currently enrolls 2,332 students in grades 9-12. The school colors are black, blue, and silver. The school also offers the AP program to its students. Although the school has a Clifton address, the school is located outside of Clifton and closer to the unincorporated place of Centreville. The town of Clifton is not served by Centreville High School.
- History
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- The school originally opened as a secondary school in 1988 with grades 7-10 and an enrollment of 990 students, part of the "Superschool" idea. Superschools are no longer built in Virginia. The school was to be called Braddock Park Secondary School, due to its close proximity to Braddock Park. However, to avoid confusion with Lake Braddock Secondary School, the name was changed to Centreville Secondary School.
- In 1990, county officials decided that a secondary/middle school was not needed in the area (due to the low enrollment) and Centreville became a high school. The first senior class graduated in 1991.
- The school used to be called the "Trailer Park" because of all the trailer, a result of overcrowding. Beginning in the mid-1990s, the enrollment began to increase drastically and fill the school to capacity. At one point (circa 1999-2000 school year) there were 50+ trailer classrooms. This problem was fixed when Westfield was built and opened in Fall 2000. A few trailers are still present at Centreville, along with a modular addition called the Mod. The Modular addition should not be confused with the few trailers Centreville still has, as it fits several classrooms into one building, along with bathrooms and four entrances. For many years, FCPS had been installing external trailer classrooms when the interior capacity of the school building was not sufficient. Now, FCPS is installing more modular buildings at schools instead of trailers.
- The drastic population increase in the Centreville/Chantilly area was an unforeseeable problem which was corrected by building neighboring rival Westfield High School in 2000. However, the Centreville/Clifton area no longer had a middle school due to the changing of Centreville from a secondary/middle school to a high school in 1990, and students were bused to Rocky Run Middle School, nearly six miles away. Liberty Middle School, built in 2002, corrected this problem. Unfortunately, Westfield is currently extremely overcrowded and has more than 40 trailer classrooms.
- Demographics
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In 2007-2008, Centreville's student body was 47.28% White, 28.89% Asian or Pacific Islander, 10.10% Hispanic, 9.42% Black, and 4.30% Other.
- Test scores
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Centreville High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2006 for Centreville was a 1,568 (518 in Critical Reading, 541 in Math, and 509 in Writing).
- Technology
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Centreville is one of the most technologically advanced schools in the county . Although some of the computers are 5+ years old, Centreville has six computer labs. Each academic department also has its own wireless computer lab (laptops with wireless Internet access) as well as three wireless labs that the media center allows teachers to sign up for. There is wired and wireless network and Internet access in every room of the school, including the cafeteria. Centreville currently has 992 computers and 83 wireless access points.
- Theatre Centreville
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Centreville's theatre program, currently directed by Mike Hudson, has won awards, including Cappies in several categories. The Cappie awards held by Centreville Theatre:
- Best Song, Confrontation, Jekyll and Hyde, 2007
- Nate Betancourt, Lead Actor in a Musical, Jekyll and Hyde, 2007
- Sarah Villyard, Lead Actress in a Musical, Fame, 2004
- Eric St. Peter, Lead Actor In a Play, "Rumors", 2003
- Best Play, Rumors, 2003
- Tony Moreno, Cameo Actor in a Musical, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", 2001
- Ali Miramany, Best Male Vocalist, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", 2001
- Best Musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 2001
- Nicole McCarthy, Best Sound, "Macbeth", 2000
- Centreville's theatre (the Roy A. "Skip" Maiden Theater, named for the first theatre teacher) has a seating capacity of 601 people. Centreville's program began in 1988 under the direction of Roy A. "Skip" Maiden. This program won the first State Championship for the school in Theater and went on to represent the State of Virginia at the Southeastern Theater Conference and placed there as well. Two years later, the Centreville Theater again won the top prize in the State of Virginia for an original work entitled, "Alpha and Omega" written and produced by Centreville Theater students Darren Biggs and Jon Janis the prior year in 1994, and remounted with new direction by Roy A. "Skip" Maiden. The play then went on to win the Southeastern Theater Conference of 1995.
- Centreville Choir
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The Centreville Choral Department, directed by Lynne L. Babcock, consists of students in six different choral ensembles, spanning from grade 9 to 12: Men's Ensemble (Beginning Men's Chorus), Women's Ensemble (Beginning Women's Chorus), Concert Choir (Intermediate Mixed Chorus), Bella Voce (Intermediate/Advanced Women's Ensemble), Symphonic Choir (Advanced Mixed Chorus), and the Madrigal Ensemble (Advanced, extracurricular, mixed ensemble).
- In November 2008, Centreville's Symphonic Choir performed at the Virginia Music Educators (VMEA) State Conference in Hot Springs, Virginia. Symphonic was chosen based on a competitive audition process, sending in three selections that accurately reflected the group's prestigious musicianship and merit over the past three years. This is the first time in Centreville's 21 year history that the department and school have been honored at VMEA.
- Athletics
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Centreville plays in the AAA Concorde District of the AAA Northern Region.
- In 2000, Centreville won the Virginia AAA Division 6 State Football Championship. Two players from the 2000 Wildcat football team currently play in the NFL. They are Marcus Hamilton of the Chicago Bears, and Will Montgomery of the Washington Redskins.
- In 1995, Centreville won the Virginia AAA State Softball Championship. They defeated Mills Godwin High School 6-1.
- Centreville was the Virginia AAA State Softball Runner-Up in 2000 as Great Bridge High School defeated the Wildcats by a score of 4-0.
- In 2000 and 2001, Centreville won the unofficial Lacrosse State Championship.
- In 2001, Centreville won the AAA Concorde District Basketball Championship. The team posted a school record 17 game winning streak during the regular season.
- Centreville's Men's Track team began taking notice with sprinter/hurdler Rickey Harris (1997-2000.) Harris recorded the nations top times in the 400 meters, 400m hurdles and 110m hurdles, earning All-America honors in each event as a senior at Centreville. He set the Virginia state record in the 60m hurdles as a senior, and set state records in the 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles and 55m hurdles as a sophomore and a junior. He also owns the #2 all-time mark in the 400m hurdles and #1 mark in the 60m hurdles as a high schooler. Harris was named 2000 Prep Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News.
- In 2001-2002 Centreville's Men's Track team won the Indoor Concorde Distict, Northern Region, and were runner up in the AAA Virginia State meet. The men's 4x200 and 4X400 relays set schools records and were one of top relay teams in the East Coast.
- Centreville's Men's Track team swept the Concorde District winning the Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field AAA Concorde District titles in 2005. The indoor team also won the AAA Concorde District and AAA Northern Region titles in the winter of 2006. In 2007, the Men's team won its third consecutive AAA Concorde District title.
- During the Fall 2005 football season, the Wildcats were unable to defeat the Westfield Bulldogs, but they did defeat the then-number-one-ranked-in-the-state school, Robinson Secondary School.
- The Women's Soccer team made it to the semi-finals of the VHSL state tournament after beating Lake Braddock Secondary School for the Northern Region title.
- Centreville has one of the largest high school football stadiums in the county, surpassed only by a few larger schools such as Robinson Secondary School. Centreville's stadium, named after William E. Trussell, Jr., has a capacity of about 7,000.
- During the 2008-2009 season, Centreville Men's Basketball advanced to the Northern Region Tournament for the 1st time since the 2000-2001 season with a 1st round Concorde District Tournament victory over Robinson Secondary School.
- Notable alumni
- Brian Bagby, Award-winning video game developer. Xbox - Microsoft, Lockdown - Red Storm Entertainment, Hilton Garden Inn Ultimate Team Play - Virtual Heroes, Inc.
- Jayson Blair, former New York Times journalist accused of plagiarism. Blair won several awards for excellent journalism for Centreville's newspaper, the Sentinel.
- Seung-Hui Cho, shooter of the students and faculty killed in the Virginia Tech massacre; went to Centreville for only one year, then transferred to Westfield High School for his final three years.
- Lindsay Czarniak. After graduating Centreville High School, Lindsay Czarniak attended James Madison University and is currently a sports reporter for WRC-TV (NBC4) in Washington, DC.
- Kristi Lauren Glakas, Triple Crown winner, Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999, Miss Virginia USA 2004 and Miss Virginia 2005 (3rd runner-up to Miss America 2006)
- Amanda Guillett, actress and vocalist based in New York City. Guillett toured Japan with the New York-based Broadway musical "Rent" in 2006.
- Chris Hall Punter from Centreville High School. Punted for the Seminoles, becoming a Ray Guy semi-finalist, and picked as a top performer in the 2005 season in the Orange Bowl.
- Michael League, bassist and composer of Snarky Puppy.
- Will Montgomery, selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round (234th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Is currently playing for the Washington Redskins.
- Marcus Hamilton, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round (245th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He is currently in the NFL.
- Rickey Harris, track and field athlete who attended the University of Florida and was the 2002 NCAA mens 400m hurdles champion.
- Amar Gogia, project manager for noted builder and developer Scripture Communities, Founder and CEO of The Gogia Group, Inc..
- Ally Nasta
- External links
- Centreville High School
- Centreville PTSA
- Centreville Athletics
- Centreville Baseball
- Centreville Football
- Centreville Theatre
- Wildcat Band
- Centreville Wrestling
- VHSL-Reference
- FCPS School Profile
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