Forest Park High School (Woodbridge, Virginia)

Forest Park High School
Forest Park High School
Address
	15721 Forest Park Drive; Woodbridge, Virginia 22193
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Expect Excellence
Founded	2000
School district	Prince William County Public Schools
School number	(703) 583-3200
NCES School ID	510313002542
Principal	Richard Martinez
Faculty	125.88 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,268 (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio	18.15
Color(s)	Royal blue; Kelly green
Mascot	Bruin
Website	forestparkhs.pwcs.edu

38°36′45.13″N 77°22′4.91″W / 38.6125361°N 77.3680306°W / 38.6125361; -77.3680306

Forest Park High School is a public high school in Woodbridge, Virginia, unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Prince William County Public Schools, and is located on 15721 Forest Park Drive. The school's name references adjacent Prince William Forest Park, one of the largest natural parks in the Washington metropolitan area.

Forest Park, which was opened in 2000, is the home of the first information technology (iT) specialty program in Prince William County.

In 2008 Newsweek magazine ranked Forest Park on its annual list of "America's Top Public High Schools" ^[4]

Academics

iT program

Forest Park High School is a center for the iT (Information Technology) program. All interested students must apply for the program, bringing in many students from around Prince William County. There are three fields that students can enter: Computer Graphics, Networking, Programming. Each year, iT students are required to take an iT core class. Students can receive a special iT Diploma if they complete six iT courses (four core), or five iT courses and an AP class.

Demographics

In the 2017-2018 school year, Forest Park's student body was:

36.0% White^[5]
27.1% Black/African American
20.8% Hispanic
8.2% Asian
7.6% Two or More Races
.2% American Indian/Alaskan
.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Test scores

Forest Park High School is an accredited high school based on its performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning tests.

Athletics

The Forest Park High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bruin with Royal blue and Kelly green serving as its school colors. The school is a member of the AAA Cardinal District of the AAA Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League (VHSL).

Athletic and activities championships

State champions

2003 Girls Volleyball ^[6]
2004, 2006 Girls Basketball ^[6]
2013 Boys Indoor Track ^[6]
2013 Boys Outdoor Track ^[6]
2014 Boys Indoor Track ^[6]
2020 CyberPatriot Virginia All Service Division
2021 CyberPatriot Virginia All Service Division
2021 CyberPatriot All Service Division National Finalists

Notable athletic alumni

Ali Krieger, soccer player^[7]
Thyrick Pitts, football player^[8]
C. J. Sapong, soccer player^[9]
Monica Wright, basketball player^[10]
Chandler Zavala, football player^[11]

Extracurricular activities

Forest Park students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of special interest clubs that offer activities, events and competitions,^[12] including:

Academic Team
America's Club
Art Club
Breakfast With Santa
Chemistry Honor Society
Chess Club
Computer Science Team
Cyber Club
Dance Team
Debate Team
Drama Club
D&D Club
Earth Science Resource Club
Edge Club
Educators Rising
FBLA
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
French Club
French Honor Society
International Club
JROTC
Key Club
Math League

Model UN
Muslim Student Association
My Little Pony Club
National Art Honor Society
National Honor Society
Orchestra Club
Physics Honor Society
Photography Club
Relay for Life Club
Robotics
Russian & German Club
SCA
Science National Honor Society
Social Studies Honor Society
Spanish Club
Spanish Honor Society
Spring Musical
Student Ambassador Program
Theater Sports
Ursa Major Literary Magazine

Band

The Forest Park band program, a fourteen-time Virginia honor band,^[13] offers a wide variety of performing groups, both curricular and extracurricular, including:

Concert Band
Symphonic Band
Wind Ensemble
Marching Band (Forest Park High School Marching Bruin Band)
Pep Band
Jazz Band
Indoor Ensembles
Chamber Ensembles
Marching Band
Forest Park Combined
- In the 2023-24 school year, Forest Park High School took over the combined indoor drumline program previously run by Woodbridge Senior High School.

Chorus

Forest Park's choir program has received regional, state, and national recognition. In 2005, the Concert Choir was awarded Overall Grand Champion at a national music festival in Orlando. In 2006 and 2008, the Concert Choir was awarded Overall Choral Champion at an international festival in New York City. In 2009, Forest Park Choirs won the Sweepstakes Award at Heritage Festivals in Atlanta. In December 2009, the choir was featured at Epcot Center at the Christmas Candlelight Processional with celebrity Narrator Whoopi Goldberg. In 2011, the Bel Canto Women’s Choir was awarded the Adjudicator’s Award at a national choral festival in New York City, while the Concert Choir and Platinum Jazz won 1st place in their categories.^[14] In 2015, Forest Park's Concert Choir returned to the Epcot Center at the Christmas Candlelight Processional with celebrity Narrator Chandra Wilson.

Ensembles in the vocal music program include:

Platinum Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Concert Choir
VoiceMale
Bel Canto
Men's Chorus
Varsity Women's Choir

Orchestra

Intermediate orchestra
Advanced orchestra
Consort orchestra

Drama

Forest Park High School also hosts a drama club. Sponsoring three shows a year (a musical, mainstage play, and a one-act play. Forest Park has performed popular shows in the past such as Beauty and the Beast, Sweet Charity, The Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma!, Shrek The Musical, and Young Frankenstein.

References

^ "Our School". Forest Park High School. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public Schools - Forest Park High (510313002542)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ "School Profile 2023 – 2024" (PDF). Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
^ "The Top of the Class - Newsweek's complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^ https://www.pwcs.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_340140/File/Accountability/SchoolDataProfiles/HS%20Profiles/ForestPark.pdf Archived 2018-12-01 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e http://www.vhsl.org/files/pub-vhsl-recordbook-jan10.pdf Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Virginia High School League Book of Records 2009-2010
^ "Biography". AliKrieger.com. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Thyrick Pitts". bluehens.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "CJ Sapong". JMU 2010 Men's Soccer Roster. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ "Monica Wright Rogers". UVA Sports. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
^ Fawcett, Dave. "How Forest Park graduate Chandler Zavala battled injuries and the NCAA to become an NFL Draft prospect". InsideNova.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Activities and clubs". Forest Park High School. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
^ "VBODA". VBODA - Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Awards". Singing Bruins. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

External links

[1] "Our School". Forest Park High School. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[nces_sch-2] "Search for Public Schools - Forest Park High (510313002542)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[3] "School Profile 2023 – 2024" (PDF). Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

[Top_of_the_Class-4] "The Top of the Class - Newsweek's complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

[5] ttps://www.pwcs.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_340140/File/Accountability/SchoolDataProfiles/HS%20Profiles/ForestPark.pdf Archived 2018-12-01 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[VHSL-6] ttp://www.vhsl.org/files/pub-vhsl-recordbook-jan10.pdf Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Virginia High School League Book of Records 2009-2010

[7] "Biography". AliKrieger.com. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[8] "Thyrick Pitts". bluehens.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[9] "CJ Sapong". JMU 2010 Men's Soccer Roster. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[10] "Monica Wright Rogers". UVA Sports. 5 August 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[11] Fawcett, Dave. "How Forest Park graduate Chandler Zavala battled injuries and the NCAA to become an NFL Draft prospect". InsideNova.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[12] "Activities and clubs". Forest Park High School. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

[13] "VBODA". VBODA - Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[14] "Awards". Singing Bruins. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

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