Robinson Secondary School

Robinson was named after Medal of Honor recipient James W. Robinson, Jr., the first resident of Virginia to be awarded the medal during the Vietnam War. Sergeant Robinson, age 25, was fatally wounded under heroic circumstances in South Vietnam fifty-seven years ago in April 1966, while serving in the infantry in the U.S. Army. [3]

Robinson Secondary School

The school opened its doors in September 1971, taking its students from Fairfax, W.T. Woodson, Oakton, and West Springfield high schools. It was the second of Fairfax County's "secondary schools," or "superschools," which housed grades 7–12. Lake Braddock, which opened two years later in 1973, was the third of these schools from this era. The first was Hayfield, near Mount Vernon, which opened in 1968, and the most recent is South County in Lorton, which opened in 2005, taking its students from former Hayfield territory. South County has since reverted to high school status with the opening of South County Middle School near the school's athletic gym.

Robinson won the 2018–19 Wells Fargo Cup race,[4][5] which is presented annually to Virginia public high schools that have "demonstrated extraordinary success in academic activities throughout the year". This is the first time Robinson has won the Wells Fargo Cup for Academics.[6][7][8]

For the 2018–19 school year, Robinson's grade 9–12 student body was 59.05% White, 13.69% Asian, 14.66% Hispanic, 5.89% Black and 6.71% other races.[9] The grade 7–8 student body was 57.46% White, 13.27% Asian, 14.92% Hispanic, 6.68% Black and 7.67% other races.[10]

In 1991, Robinson was the center of an LSD trafficking scandal in which a drug ring sold more than 100,000 doses of LSD over two years.[11] The ring was exposed when a 16-year-old Robinson student shot and wounded a Fairfax police officer.[12] In the course of the investigation it was revealed that six Robinson and Lake Braddock graduates were receiving large quantities of the drug through the mail.[13] One of the men who was facing the harshest penalties faked suicide and fled the area, only to be caught two years later in St. Louis and sentenced to 24 years in prison with no possibility of parole.[14]

Entrance to the school

• Dan Adams (Class of 2003) – linebacker, Holy Cross and US National Team; Current NCAA record holder
• Samir Badr (Class of 2010) – professional soccer player
• Bonnie X Clyde members Daniel Litman and Paige Lopynski (Class of 2011) – EDM musicians
• Dave Brockie (Class of 1981) – founder, guitarist, and vocalist of GWAR
• Shawn Camp (Class of 1994) – Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher
• Drew Courtney (Class of 2008) – former professional tennis player
• Andrew Dumm (Class of 2003) - long-distance runner, winner of the 2008 Marine Corps Marathon
• Steve Dunn (Class of 1988) – retired Minnesota Twins first baseman
• Jill Ellis (Class of 1984) – head coach, United States women's national soccer team[15]
• Scott Ellis (Class of 1975) – Broadway director; five-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy nominee; received the Drama Desk Award
• Dan Gill (Class of 2000) – former gymnast
• John Gilstrap (Class of 1975) - thriller novelist and New York Times Bestselling author
• Mike Imoh (Class of 2002) – running back, Virginia Tech and Montreal Alouettes of CFL
• Lucas Kozeniesky (Class of 2013) – competitor for standing men's 10 metre air rifle in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
• Jae Lee (Class of 1990) - artist who worked for various publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment.
• Kjell N. Lindgren (Class of 1991) – NASA astronaut who spent five months on the International Space Station as part of Expedition 44 in 2015[16]
• Alfonso H. Lopez (Class of 1988) – Democratic politician, former Obama administration official, and member of the Virginia House of Delegates
• Javier López (Class of 1995) – former San Francisco Giants relief pitcher
• Carmen Lynch (Class of 1990) - stand-up comedian
• Megan McCarthy (Class of 1984) – American former international soccer player[17]
• Rob Muzzio (Class of 1982) - Two Time NCAA Decathlon Champion, Finished 5th in Decathlon in 1992 Olympics.
• Rob Olson (Class of 1976) - American former international soccer player
• Joel Patten (Class of 1976) – tight end and tackle at Duke, NFL tackle with Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, and L.A. Raiders. USFL tackle with the Washington Federals and Orlando Renegades.
• Alex Riley (Class of 1999) – pro wrestler
• Byron Saxton – pro wrestling personality
• Mike Schleibaum (Class of 1996) – guitarist of Darkest Hour
• Scott Urick (Class of 1995) – 2006 U.S. Men's National Team in World Lacrosse Championship; former Georgetown Hoyas assistant coach; current head lacrosse coach for the University of the District of Columbia[18]
• Chip Vaughn – safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL and New Orleans Saints
• Brandon Wardell (Class of 2011) – stand-up comedian
• Chris Warren (Class of 1985) – NFL running back with Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, and Philadelphia Eagles
• Kevin Whitaker (Class of 1975) – US Ambassador to Colombia (2014–2019)

• Official website
• MaxPreps.com – Robinson Rams
• VHSL-Reference
• Virginia Preps Rivals.com VHSL Coaching records (inactive coaches)