The Concorde District is a high school district in the state of

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that includes public schools from

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. It is widely regarded as one of the most competitive districts in the

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(VHSL).

History

The Concorde District was founded in 1993 as part the realignment of the Northern Region. The charter members of the district, which began playing in the 1994-1995 school year, were Centreville,

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, Oakton, South Lakes, and W.T. Woodson, all of

. All seven schools were among the largest schools in the Northern Region at the time, playing Division 6 football.

1997–1999

In 1997,

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of Loudoun County opened and joined the Concorde District due to its proximity to its member schools. It was not competitive because its size which was well below the AA/AAA cutoff, and also because it was new. Potomac Falls moved to the

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in 1999, and W.T. Woodson moved to the Liberty District This reunited it with crosstown rival Fairfax which dropped the Concorde to six schools.

2000–present

In 2000, Westfield opened and joined the Concorde, making it the second newly established school to join the district. South Lakes left the Concorde in 2003 to the Liberty due to declining enrollment, and Thomas Jefferson was allowed to play in the National District for football while remaining in the Concorde for other sports. In 2005, Thomas Jefferson moved to the Liberty, while Fairfax moved to the Concorde, and

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moved from the Patriot to the Concorde District. In 2009, Fairfax returned to the Liberty. In 2017 as part of a realignment by the

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, Robinson and founding member Herndon left the Concorde District as Robinson returned the Patriot District and Herndon moved to the Liberty District.

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, a long-standing member of the Liberty District, was added to the district. In 2021 South Lakes left the Liberty District to re-join the Concorde District.

Membership history

Current members

* Centreville Wildcats of

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Chargers of

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* Oakton Cougars of Oakton * South Lakes Seahawks of Reston * Westfield Bulldogs of

Former members

* Fairfax Rebels of Fairfax (2005-2009) *

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(1993-2017) * Potomac Falls Panthers of Sterling (1997-1999) *

Rams of Fairfax (2005-2017) *

Colonials of

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(1993-2005) * W.T. Woodson Cavaliers of Fairfax (1993-1999)

Current Athletic Concorde District Champions

Fall '22 Sports Champions *Cheerleading: Chantilly *Boys Cross Country: Oakton *Girls Cross County: Oakton *Field Hockey: South Lakes *Football: James Madison *Golf: Westfield *Volleyball: Chantilly Winter '22-23 Sports Champions *Boys Basketball: South Lakes *Girls Basketball: Oakton *Girls Gymnastics: *Boys Swimming: *Girls Swimming: *Boys Indoor Track: *Girls Indoor Track: *Wrestling: Spring '23 Sports Champions *Baseball: Madison *Boys Lacrosse: *Girls Lacrosse: *Boys Soccer: *Girls Soccer: *Softball: Madison *Boys Tennis: *Girls Tennis: *Boys Track: *Girls Track:

Northern Region championships won by Concorde District schools

*Boys Basketball: Centreville (2020, 2021), Westfield (2015, 2016), Chantilly (1992?), South Lakes (2022, 2023) *Football: Madison (2020, 2021), Westfield (2003, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Centreville (1998, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2013, 2014), Oakton (2012), Chantilly (1996, 2006) *Softball: Centreville (2000) *Girls Soccer: Centreville (2006, 2007) *Field Hockey: Madison (2020), Centreville (2000, 2001) *Golf: Centreville (1995, 1996, 2001, 2002) *Boys Indoor Track and Field: Centreville (2002) *Baseball: Madison (2020, 2021), Westfield (2004, 2019, 2023), Chantilly (2016), Oakton (2007) *Girls Basketball: Madison (2020, 2021, 2022), Oakton (2012) *Boys Basketball: Westfield (2015, 2016) *Volleyball: Chantilly (2022) *Cheerleading: Chantilly (2022)

State championships won by Concorde District schools

References

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