Dominion High School
Dominion High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Dominion High School first opened in 2003, receiving students from Potomac Falls High School and Park View High School. Dominion's student body live primarily in the communities of Sugarland Run and Lowes Island.
| Dominion High School | |
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| Address | |
21326 Augusta Drive 20164 | |
| Coordinates | 39.0263°N 77.3735°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Always Be Truly Titan |
| Founded | September 15, 2003 |
| School board | Loudoun County School Board |
| School district | Loudoun County Public Schools |
| Principal | W. John Brewer |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,520 (2016-17)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black & silver |
| Athletics conference | |
| Mascot | Titan |
| Rivals | |
| Communities served |
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| Feeder schools | Horizon, Lowes Island, Meadowland and Sugarland Elementary Schools, Seneca Ridge Middle School |
| Website | www |
Profile
Dominion High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. For the 2022–2023 school year, Dominion's student body is 39% Hispanic, 36% White, 15% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% Other.[2]
In 2005, Dominion was the host of the Loudoun Academy of Science, a part-time magnet school program for Loudoun County students. In 2018, the Academy of Science moved out of Dominion and formed the Academies of Loudoun.
Student life
The Dominion sports teams play in Conference 21 and Region 4A. The Titans girls' soccer team won the AAAA state championship in soccer in 2014. In 2016, the boys' lacrosse team won the state championship. In the spring of 2021, the Titans won three class 4 state championships.
In 2009, the school joined the Cappies Awards Program of the Northern Virginia/DC Metro Area.[3]
DHS Press is the official Dominion news organization.[4] In 2017, the PBS Student Reporting Labs partnered with Dominion, and in 2021, two students were listed on their "list of 20 up-and-coming journalists."[5]
Notable alumni
- Lauryn Hutchinson, footballer on the Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team, attended Virginia Commonwealth University
- Meggie Meidlinger, Class of 2006, women's national baseball player
- Paul Troth, quarterback at East Carolina, coach at John Champe High School
References
- "Dominion High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- "LCPS Dashboards-School Profiles". dashboards.lcps.org. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- "Drama / Cappies Awards!!!". www.lcps.org. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- "DHS Press". DHS Press. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- "PBS Newshour honors two Dominion High School student journalists". www.loudountimes.com. 19 January 2021.