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|name = Colonial Forge High School |
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|image = CFHSmascot.png |
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|streetaddress = 550 Courthouse Road |
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|city = [[Stafford, Virginia|Stafford]] |
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|state = [[Virginia]] |
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|district = Stafford County Public Schools |
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|zipcode = 22405 |
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|country = USA |
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|telephone = (540) 658-6115 |
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|fax = (540) 658-6120 |
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|superintendent = Dr. David E. Sawyer |
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|principal = Dr. Lisa L. Martin |
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|viceprincipal = Mr. Brian Collier<br>Mrs. Tricia Jacobs<br>Mr. Rodney Jones<br>Mr. Nick Mammarella |
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|type = Public [[High school#United States|High School]] |
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|enrollment = 1,798 |
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|enrollment as of = Fall 2006 |
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|grades = 9-12 |
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|language = [[American English|English]] |
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|conference = [[Virginia High School League]]<br>[[AAA Northwest Region]]<br>[[AAA Commonwealth District]] |
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|rival = [[Stafford Senior High School]]<br>[[North Stafford High School]] |
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|mascot = Eagles |
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|school_colours = {{colorbox|Navy}} {{colorbox|ForestGreen}} {{colorbox|white}} Navy Blue, Forest Green and White |
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|yearbook = Apollo |
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|newspaper = Talon |
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|established = 1999 |
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|enrollment = 1,688 |
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|enrollment_as_of = Fall 2006 |
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|website = http://www.cfhs.org |
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'''Colonial Forge High School''' is a public high school in [[Stafford, Virginia]] serving students in grades nine through twelve in the central portion of [[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford County]], Virginia. |
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Colonial Forge is among the top 1000 schools in the nation, ranked 972 in the 2007 edition of the ''Newsweek'' list of the 1200 best high schools in America. |
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==Location and demographics== |
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Colonial Forge is located on Courthouse Road, State Route 630, slightly over two miles from [[Interstate 95 in Virginia|Interstate 95]] and [[U.S. Route 1]]. Colonial Forge's student population is now 69% White, 21% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian/Pacific Islander.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/va/other/2497|title=Colonial Forge School Profile|publisher=GreatSchools.net|accessdate = 2007-02-02}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Colonial Forge was completed in 1999 as the fourth high school to open in Stafford County. The school's colors are navy blue, forest green, and silver and the mascot is Apollo the Eagle. Dr. Lisa Martin has served as the principal of Colonial Forge High School since its completion. |
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==Academics and extracurricular activities== |
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With a student population of over 1600, over 200 Colonial Forge students are enrolled in one or more music classes. Colonial Forge bands consistently receive superior ratings in grade V and VI literature at district festivals and are a seven-year recipient of the Virginia Honor Band award. The Colonial Forge Madrigals have received top ratings at festivals and have placed at numerous choral events and competitions. The Colonial Forge Show Choir and Ladies Select "Treble-Makers" have also received top ratings at numerous show choir competitions. For the seventh straight year, Colonial Forge has been designated a Blue Ribbon School by the Virginia Music Educators Association. This distinction is awarded to schools in which all top performing ensembles receive a superior rating at district festival. At Colonial Forge, the band, choir, and orchestra have achieved superior ratings each year since 2002. <br> |
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The school's Academic team is ranked third in the state, with the team having also won the year's district tournament in a sudden death overtime against [[Western Albemarle High School|Albemarle High School]]. In the 2005-2006 season the Academic team won the district and regional titles and ranked fifth in the state of Maryland. |
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''Molten Art'', Colonial Forge's literary magazine, has won several Crown Awards in Columbia University's CSPA Crown competition, including a Silver Crown in 2004, and Gold Crowns in both 2005 and 2006. ''Molten Art'' consistently earns high national praise, often competing against private schools that specialize in the arts. |
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==Athletics== |
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Colonial Forge's athletic teams have established themselves in the [[AAA Northwest Region]] and the state. The Colonial Forge wrestling team captured the VHSL AAA State Title, a Northwest Region title and Commonwealth District title all in 2007. And in their 2008 season they have done it again. Colonial Forge currently{{when}} has three spring athletic teams atop the standings in the Commonwealth District: baseball, girls' soccer, and Boy's Soccer, all of whom have clinched Commonwealth District Regular Season titles, and a bid to the [[AAA Northwest Region]] Tournament. Colonial Forge's volleyball team has carved out a niche as an area and regional powerhouse winning district and regional titles on their way to berths in the state tournament. |
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Since the school's inception Colonial Forge's cross country and track teams have proven themselves as some of the best in the state winning multiple team district and regional titles and finishing in the top five in the state as a team five times, getting as high as second in 2003. The running program has produced multiple state champions and All-Americans along with flocks of all-district, all-region, and all-state athletes. In the summer of 2008, Colonial Forge Graduate Jerome Miller made the finals of the US Olympic Trials in the high jump. |
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==References== |
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{{Stafford County Public Schools}} |
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[[Category:High schools in Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1999]] |
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[[Category:Stafford County Public Schools]] |
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Revision as of 20:04, 9 December 2008
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