The AAA Commonwealth District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes schools from

Stafford Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...

and Spotsylvania counties. AAA is the largest enrollment class of the

Virginia High School League The Virginia High School League (VHSL) is the principal sanctioning organization for interscholastic athletic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The VHSL first sponsored debate and also continues to sponsor sta ...

and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports. The Commonwealth District schools competed in the

AAA Northwest Region The Virginia High School League (VHSL) is the principal sanctioning organization for interscholastic athletic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The VHSL first sponsored debate and also continues to sponsor sta ...

with the schools from the

AAA Cardinal District The Group 6A South Region is a division of the Virginia High School League. Along with the 6A North Region, it consists of the largest high schools in Virginia. The region was formed in 2013 when the VHSL adopted a six classification format and el ...

, the AAA Cedar Run District, and the

AAA Western Valley District The AAA Western Valley District was a high school conference in the state of Virginia that included the small number of schools in Central and Southwest Virginia which competed in Group AAA, is largest enrollment class of the Virginia High School L ...

until the 2013 VHSL District Reclassification.

Facts about the district

The Commonwealth District has consistently had the base of its schools from Stafford County, as well as the larger schools in

Spotsylvania County Spotsylvania County is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the July 2021 estimate, the population was 143,676. Its county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, Spotsylvania Courthouse. History At the time ...

. In past years, the geographic area of the district was based primarily in

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until the creation of the Cardinal District. It also at times included schools as far north and west as

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and Warrenton, and as south and west to include Albemarle High School of Charlottesville who had been a member since 2001. The Commonwealth District has been a consistent force in AAA Division 5 Football, sending four different teams to the state championship from 1999 to 2004 ( Culpeper,

, Massaponax and North Stafford). As a member of the Commonwealth District in 1987, Courtland won a state championship in AAA Division 5 Football. The district has also won two state championships in Field Hockey (Stafford, 2005; North Stafford 1988), three in Cross Country (Stafford, 1996, 2011; Mountain View 2009), four in Girls Gymnastics (North Stafford, 1988–1991), one in Softball (Stafford, 1982), three in Wrestling (Colonial Forge, 2007–2009), one in volleyball (Albemarle, 2008) one in boys indoor track (Albemarle, 2009), one in Outdoor Track and Field (Stafford, 1968), two in boys soccer (North Stafford, 2011; Albemarle, 2012) and three in cheerleading (North Stafford, 1999, 2001, 2004)

Member schools

Brooke Point High School Brooke Point High School is a public high school located about south of Washington D.C. in Stafford, Virginia, United States. It is one of five high schools serving Stafford County Public Schools, and enrolls students in grades nine through twelv ...

of Stafford, Virginia *

Colonial Forge High School 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. Location and demographics Colonial Forge is located on Courthouse Road, ...

of Stafford, Virginia *

Massaponax High School Massaponax High School is a public school in Spotsylvania County, VA. It is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools and is located on 8211 Jefferson Davis Highway History Massaponax High School opened in the fall of 1998 becoming the fo ...

of Spotsylvania, Virginia * Mountain View High School of Stafford, Virginia *

North Stafford High School North Stafford High School is one of the five high schools in the Stafford County, Virginia public school system. It instructs students in grades 9 through 12. History Completed in 1981, North Stafford High School was the second high school to b ...

of Stafford, Virginia *

Riverbend High School Riverbend High School is a public secondary school located in Spotsylvania, Virginia, and is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools. Opened in 2004, Riverbend is Spotsylvania County's newest high school. The school mascot is a bear and the sc ...

of Spotsylvania, Virginia *

Stafford Senior High School Stafford Senior High School (colloquially known as Stafford High School and often called South Stafford High School) is a State school, public Secondary school, high school in Stafford, Virginia, Stafford, Virginia, United States. It was establi ...

of Falmouth, Virginia

Former members

* Albemarle High School of Charlottesville, Virginia (2001–2013) *

Chancellor High School Chancellor High School is a public high school accredited by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools. It is located in Salem District in the northwestern portion of Spotsylvania County, VA, United States. History Chancellor High Scho ...

of Spotsylvania, Virginia (1996–1999) *

Courtland High School Courtland High School is a public high school located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Founded in 1980, Courtland currently has 1,174 students (2021-2022 school year). History Courtland High School was founded in 1980 as Spotsylvania County's s ...

of Spotsylvania, Virginia (1986-1988, 1996–1999) *

Culpeper County High School Culpeper County High School (CCHS) is a high school in Culpeper County, Virginia. Culpeper County High School was built in 1969, expanded in 2001 and significantly renovated between 2013 and 2015. Facilities The building is split into three leve ...

of Culpeper, Virginia *

Orange County High School Orange County High School is a public high school for students grades 9-12 located in Orange, Virginia. History Dedicated on November 9, 1952, at an approximate cost of US$1,150,000, Orange County High School combined students from the Orange ...

of Orange, Virginia (2010–2013)

External links

VHSL-Reference
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