South County High School

South County High School, opened in September 2005, is a public high school in Lorton,[1] Virginia and is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools system. The school mascot is "Stan" the Stallion and the school colors are forest green, navy blue, and silver. Common nicknames include "SoCo", "SCHS", and "South County".

South County High School (SCHS)
Address
8501 Silverbrook Road

Lorton
,
Virginia
22079
Information
School typePublic, High school
Motto“Excellentia in Omni Conatu” (Excellence in All Endeavors)
Founded2005
School districtFairfax County Public Schools
PrincipalSamuel (Sammy) Khoshaba
StaffApproximately 209
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,212 (December 2018)
Color(s)Navy blue, forest green, and silver ███
Feeder schoolsSouth County Middle School
Rival schoolsHayfield Secondary School
West Springfield High School
Lake Braddock Secondary School Westfield High School
Websitehttps://southcountyhs.fcps.edu/

History

In 2005, South County Secondary School became the first secondary school to open in Fairfax County in 32 years. The school was built on the grounds of the decommissioned District of Columbia Department of Corrections Lorton facility. With the construction of South County Middle School next to it in 2012[2] its designation was changed to that of a high school.

Current status

South County High School serves grades 9–12. SCHS unofficially has a rivalry with Hayfield, West Springfield, and Lake Braddock, which are other schools in FCPS. South County's main building mirrors that of Westfield High School. In 2015, after extensive fundraising efforts led by the former Director of Student Activities, Leah Conte, the natural grass playing fields were replaced with synthetic turf.[3]

The current high school's Student Government President is Zion Nuby, elected in April of 2021.

Administration

The principal of South County High School is Samuel Khoshaba. Khoshaba was formerly the principal of Western Branch Middle School in Chesapeake City Public Schools. He was also named the 2021 Middle School Principal of the Year by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals.[4]

Demographics

In the 2018-2019 school year SCHS's student body was 40.09% White, 19.95% Black, 1.20% Asian, 15.75% Hispanic or Latino, and 5.66% other.[5]

School safety report card[6]
Offenses2012-132013-142014-152015-162016-17
Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drug Offenses179141859
Disorderly Or Disruptive Behavior Offenses2511171024
Offenses Against Staff110039
Offenses Against Student943010
Other Offenses Against Persons251791423
Property Offenses33100
Technology Offenses00000
Weapons Offenses30054
All Other Offenses32116

Academics

South County (as of December 2018) has 206 full time staff, of which 142 are teachers.[7] The school also has 2,142 computers to aid in teaching. SCHS is fully accredited with rates of 92 for English, 90 for History, 87 for Math, and 89 for Science in 2017-2018 (based on 2016-2017 testing).[8]

Grading scale

South County uses the FCPS grading scale.

Letter Numerical Range Quality Points
A 93 - 100 4.0
A- 90 - 92 3.7
B+ 87 - 89 3.3
B 83 - 86 3.0
B- 80 - 82 2.7
C+ 77 - 79 2.3
C 73 - 76 2.0
C- 70 - 72 1.7
D+ 67 - 69 1.3
D 64 - 66 1.0
F 0 - 63 0.0

Academic programs

SCHS offers the following programs:

Advanced Placement (AP)

South County offers Advanced Placement programs in the following subject areas:

English Music Visual Arts Math Science Social Studies World Languages
AP English Language and Composition AP Music Theory AP Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio AP Statistics AP Biology AP World History AP French
AP English Literature and Composition AP Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio AP Computer Science A AP Chemistry AP US History AP Japanese
AP Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio AP Calculus AB AP Environmental Science AP Government AP Latin
AP Calculus BC AP Physics 1 AP Human Geography AP Spanish
AP Physics 2 AP Macro and Microeconomics AP Chinese
AP Physics C - Mechanics AP Psychology

Athletics

South County athletic teams are as follows:[9]

Fall sports
  • Cheerleading
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Field Hockey
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Football
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
    • Freshman
  • Girls Volleyball
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
    • Freshman
  • Cross Country
    • Varsity
  • Golf
    • Varsity
  • Dance
    • Varsity

Varsity football

South County's Varsity Football team is highly skilled and has gone to the playoffs many times including a state championship appearance in 2011 where they lost 20-10. In their 2015 season, the Stallions made it to state semi-finals losing to Westfield 40-8. In 2019, the Stallions defeated Westfield 28-21 in the state semi-finals to advance to their second state title game in school history. They defeated the Oscar Smith Tigers 14-13 to capture their first football state title in school history. In 2021, the Stallions made their third state championship appearance.

Winter sports
  • Girls Basketball
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
    • Freshman
  • Boys Basketball
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
    • Freshman
  • Girls Gymnastics
    • Varsity
  • Indoor Track
    • Varsity
  • Swim and Dive
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
    • Freshman
  • Wrestling
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
    • Freshman

Varsity boys basketball

The boys varsity basketball team won the 2018 VHSL 6A State Championship with a 63-47 victory over Western Branch High School. Having another remarkable season, the boys varsity basketball team went 27-3 and made it to the state finals. Due to COVID-19, the game was never played and the team was announced as 2020 VHSL 6A State co-champions with Centreville High School.

Spring sports
  • Girls Soccer
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Boys Soccer
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Girls Lacrosse
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Boys Lacrosse
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Outdoor Track
    • Varsity
  • Baseball
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Crew
    • Varsity
  • Softball
    • Varsity
    • Junior Varsity
  • Boys Tennis
    • Varsity
  • Girls Tennis
    • Varsity

After-school programs

SCHS offers many different clubs and after school programs.

Clubs
Clubs and Sponsors[10]
Name Sponsor
African Student Association Ayodele Akeowo
Archimedes Christopher Long
Band Kevin Engdahl
Black Students Unite SOCO Deborah Hicks-Johnson and RC Gamble
Business Honor Society Christopher Long and Scott Evans
Boardgaming Ilan Chiprut
Bollywood Cheryl Gannaway
Book Club Emily Strong
Chorus Antonio Rodriguez
Computer Science Club Bo Jones
College Partnership Program Leslie Lewis and Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie
Dance Team Wendy Alexander
DECA Kellen Scott, Vera Woodson, and Sarah Hinkhouse
Drama Molly Rumberger
Dungeons & Dragons Gregory Lee
eSports Danny Southard and Caroline Bruss
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America David Long and Jayne Byrum
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Cyruss Shroff
Forensics Ronielle Romney
French Club Susan Baker
Future Business Leaders of America Christopher Long and Scott Evans
Digital Art Design Bob Christie
Gardening Club Jane Byrum
Ice Hockey Interest Club Mike Pflugrath
International Thespian Society Molly Rumberger
International Club Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie
Japanese Club Nichole Tsuruta
Key Club Megan Pitts and Sally Perry
Korean Student Association Lisa Cridlan and Ayodele Okeowo
Latin Club Cristina Procaccino and MC Moshos
Linguistics Club Cristina Procaccino
Literary Magazine (Xanthus) Troy Ketch
Manga Advisory Council Michelle Abrahamson
Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta) Danny Southard and Ann Baylor
Junior Math League Steve Brumet and Safia Elhassan
Virginia Math League Eron Grabowsky
Military Connections Tynan Rolander
Model United Nations Alyssa Pyrak
Model Judiciary Cheryl Gannaway
Muslim Student Association Holly Biehl and Dr. Abdel Hady Ebrahim
Minority Achievement Committee Vera Woodson
National Art Honor Society Justyne Fischer
National English Honor Society Sam Ballard and Christina Sohn
National French Honor Society Susan Baker
National Honor Society Kristina Brody and Charlene Ragins
National Latin Honor Society MC Moshos
National Japanese Honor Society Nichole Tsuruta
National Spanish Honor Society Janet Beckmann
Orchestra Marci Swift
Partners Club Walter Bagwell, Karen Katzberg, and Angela Bashore
Psychology Club Sara Jeanblanc
Quill and Scroll Honor Society Carol Floto and Jennifer Delinski
National Social Studies Honor Society (Rho Kappa) Tom Demharter
Scholastic Bowl Eric Greiling
Science National Honor Society Mary Engels
Science Olympiad N/A
SOCO Eco Club Kristina Brody and Mellisa Maher
South County Women Engineers Christopher Long
Stallion Ambassadors Becky Freeman, Erica Mack, and Caroline Bruss
Stallions for Refugees Wendell Johnson and Jenelle Fernandez-McDuffie
Stallions for Servicemen Robbie Smith
Social Group(NEASONS) Heather Frost
Technology Social Skills Club Karen Katzberg
Theatre Sports Team Molly Rumberger
Young Republicans Tom Demharter
Tri-M Music Honor Society Kevin Engdahl
Technology Student Association Abdel Ebrahim and Safwat Hanna
Vietnamese Student Association Troy Ketch
Woman of the World Jennifer Delinski
Yearbook Jennifer Delinski
Young Life Breakfast Club Meryl Cox

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Lorton CDP, Virginia Archived 1 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  2. "South County Middle School Opens Doors". Lorton, VA Patch. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. "Hellas Construction". www.hellasconstruction.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Welcome, Principal Khoshaba! | South County High School". southcountyhs.fcps.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. "Student Membership Demographics and Supplemental Programs (as of June for each school year)". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. "FCPS - School Profiles - South County HS - Demographics".
  7. "FCPS - School Profiles - South County HS - Staffing". schoolprofiles.fcps.edu. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. "VDOE Accreditation Summary". FCPS. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. "Athletics - South County High School". southcountyhs.rschoolteams.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. "Clubs and Organizations | South County High School".

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