Stone Bridge High School

Stone Bridge High School
Address
43100 Hay Road Ashburn, Virginia 20147
Information
School type	Public high school
Founded	2000
School district	Loudoun County Public Schools
Principal	James Person
Assistant principals	Joseph Gabalski, Jan Whitfield, Matthew Wilburn
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,839  (2009)
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and Silver
Mascot	Bulldogs
Communities served	Ashburn Farm Belmont Lansdowne
Feeder schools	Belmont Station Elementary, Newton-Lee Elementary, Sanders Corner Elementary, Seldens Landing Elementary, Belmont Ridge Middle School, and Eagle Ridge Middle School
Rival Schools	Broad Run High School Briar Woods High School Loudoun Valley High School James Madison High School Langley High School
Athletic Conference	Liberty District Northern Region
Website	http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/sbhs

Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia.

The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools and is located on 43100 Hay Road. It is not to be confused with StoneBridge School, a Christian private school, or Great Bridge High School, a public high school, both in Chesapeake, Virginia or Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic K-12 girls school in Bethesda, Maryland. Stone Bridge High School serves the northwestern part of Ashburn, including the Ashburn Farm, Belmont Ridge, Belmont Greene, and the Belmont Country Club communities. Landsdowne is no longer a part of Stone Bridge High School and now goes to Tuscorora High School.

History

Stone Bridge opened in 2000, with its student body coming from Broad Run High School and Loudoun County High School. It opened the same year as two other Northern Virginia high schools, Forest Park Senior High School opened in Prince William County, and Westfield High School opened in Fairfax County; all three schools regularly played against each other in many sports in their inaugural year. The school's capacity is at around 1,800 students.

During the first year, there were nearly 1,200 students from 9th through 11th grade; seniors stayed at Broad Run or Loudoun County. There were also nearly 500 8th graders housed at Stone Bridge during the 2000-2001 school year because of overcrowding at Harper Park Middle School, the feeder middle school at that time.

In 2002, all of Stone Bridge's Leesburg student body (except for Lansdowne residents and upcoming seniors if they chose so and could provide their own transportation) were moved to Heritage High School, but some additional students from Broad Run were moved to Stone Bridge, dropping enrollment to roughly 1,400 students in the 2002-2003 school year. However, by the 2004-2005 school year, the student body went up to nearly 1,900 students, the biggest enrollment at the time for a Loudoun County high school. In 2005, Briar Woods High School's opening helped alleviate crowding, but its enrollment remained above 1,600 students.

Schedule information

Stone Bridge High School is open from 9:00 AM until 3:48 PM on all school days. Loudoun County schools are open later than neighboring jurisdictions such as Fairfax County and Prince William County where most schools open considerably earlier.

Stone Bridge operates on an 8 period block schedule alternating each day, which are designated as A and B days. Periods 1-4 are on A days (all class periods in order); and periods 5-8 are on B days. Though there are eight periods, all students have a mandatory study hall period which is on one of these days (A/B) and periods. Some students, usually seniors or juniors (who must take a marketing co-op class) may obtain exemptions to leave school early or arrive late.

Academics

See also: Loudoun County Public Schools curriculum

Accreditation

Stone Bridge High School is fully accredited based on its performance on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia since its opening in 2000.

Stone Bridge holds the state title for the Virginia Math League, 2009-2010 being the first year entering.

Curriculum

Stone Bridge High School offers a comprehensive curriculum to all of its students. Most students take a standard curriculum, but the school is also a member of the Advanced Placement program, ESL courses for those who cannot speak English well, and special education courses for students with learning disabilities. Some students also elect to take classes at the Loudoun Academy of Science for math and science courses or the C.S. Monroe Technology Center for vocational courses.

SBHS offers a wide variety of elective courses in a wide variety of areas, including Marketing, Technology, Home Economics, Art, Music, and Advanced Physical Education (for 11th and 12th graders only). Many of the elective courses offered at Stone Bridge require a great deal of work outside the classroom and some of these groups are mentioned in further detail below.

Demographics

Stone Bridge High School's student body in 2007-2008 was 74% White; 9% Black; 7% Hispanic; and 9% Asian.

Extracurricular activities

Stone Bridge's drama department puts on three annual shows, which include a fall play, winter one-acts (including a competition piece), and a musical in the spring. In 2006, Stone Bridge took home three National Capital Area Cappies awards for their production of "Seussical the Musical." These awards were: Best Musical, Best Lead Actor (Mace Sorensen), and Best Ensemble (Wickersham Brothers). In 2011, Stone Bridge took home two Cappies for their production of Lord of the Flies, for both Best Props and Effects and Best Play.

Stone Bridge's band program includes two concert bands, a marching band, a jazz ensemble, and two jazz lab bands, which are full size jazz ensembles that meet before school.

The choir program is also made up of several groups, which are concert choir, men's choir, treble choir, chamber choir (also known as 7-4-5 Chorale), and jazz choir which sometimes performs with the jazz ensemble.

Since Loudoun County Public Schools opened a string program in the middle schools in 2002 to 7th graders, Stone Bridge and the other nine Loudoun high schools now also have string ensembles starting in the 2005-2006 school year during the school day.

Stone Bridge competes in the Liberty District of the Northern Region for debate competitions. These are the same districts that Stone Bridge athletics are in, because debate is sponsored by the Virginia High School League. The debate program won the AA state title in 2005.

Stone Bridge's chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) has been named as an Honor Chapter by the Virginia FBLA since it was chartered in 2002. In 2006, the chapter was recognized with its first award from the National FBLA organization; receiving the Business Achievement Award.

Stone Bridge has a chess club. In 2010, the Stone Bridge High School chess team came in second in the Virginia Scholastic Championships.

Athletics

The mascot is a bulldog and the sports teams play in the AAA Liberty District and Northern Region. The Bulldogs' athletic teams have won many team state and regional championships in their short history.

Stone Bridge's athletic program was established in 2000 when the high school opened. The school's mascot (bulldogs) and colors (navy, Carolina blue, and silver) were established in 1999 after over 1,100 students at Broad Run High School, Loudoun County High School, and Harper Park Middle School voted. Other mascots that were proposed were the Stone Bridge Knights, the Stone Bridge Sabers, and the Stone Bridge Thunderbirds. Other color combinations that were considered included Navy Blue and Orange; Purple and Gold; and Green and Silver.

Stone Bridge has won eleven state titles, which are:

• Four for cheerleading (AA champion in 2004; AAA champion in 2005, 2006, and 2008)^{[citation needed]}
• Four NVSHL title for hockey in 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2007-2008, and 2010-2011
• One AA title for girls soccer in 2005
• One AAA title for football (Division 5) in 2007
• One AAA title for girls soccer in 2010

The Bulldogs have been state runner-ups six times, which are:

• One in AA cheerleading in the 2002 season and one in AAA in 2009 season.
• Three in AAA Division 5 football in 2005, 2009, and 2010
• One in AAA softball in 2006
• One in AAA girls volleyball in 2010

Stone Bridge has also won three awards for sportsmanship, which are:

• Two for the Wachovia Ethics and Integrity Award (2001–2002 and 2004–2005)
• One in AA Girls Volleyball in 2003–2004

The Bulldogs have also been recognized in the Wachovia Cup standings for their overall athletic performance in the following years:

• 8th place for the AAA Wachovia Cup for Athletics in 2005–2006

State championships

Cheerleading State Championships
Year	Winning Team		Runner-Up		Class
2003	William Byrd	266.50	Stone Bridge	258.50	AA
2004	Stone Bridge	268.00	William Byrd	261.00	AA
2005	Stone Bridge	260.00	Lake Braddock	245.00	AAA
2006	Stone Bridge	266.00	J.R. Tucker	265.00	AAA
2008	Stone Bridge	259.50	Fairfax	252.00	AAA
2009	Fairfax	261.50	Stone Bridge	259.50	AAA

Football State Championship Games
Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Class
2005	Hampton	15	Stone Bridge	8	AAA Div. 5
2007	Stone Bridge	38	Potomac	0	AAA Div. 5
2009	Phoebus	15	Stone Bridge	10	AAA Div. 5
2010	Phoebus	36	Stone Bridge	17	AAA Div. 5

Girls Soccer State Championship Games
Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Class
2005	Stone Bridge	3	Courtland	0	AA
2010	Stone Bridge	4	Cosby	0	AAA

Softball State Championship Game
Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Class
2006	Hanover	3	Stone Bridge	0	AAA

Notable alumni

• Ed Wang, football player for the Buffalo Bills: graduated in 2005; attended Virginia Tech from 2005-2010

External links

• Gameday: Covers in depth on all sports in Loudoun County, including Stone Bridge High School.
• VHSL-Reference
• http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/84964
• http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/pvUkH_xP-EyWP2R-qaIO-g/football-fall-10/profile-mike-ghanem.htm