Freedom High School is a public high school established in 2004. It is located in Woodbridge in unincorporated

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, and is part of

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. The school is located on 15201 Neabsco Mills Road. In May 2007,

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ranked Freedom 1148th in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America." Another Freedom High School is located in adjoining

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which shares the same mascot and colors. Freedom High School is located at (38.621389° N, -77.2875° W). Freedom High School is home to a 9/11 memorial in the shape of a sundial.

9/11 Dedication

Freedom High School held its dedication ceremony on September 11, 2004. The school was also dedicated its memorial to the

victims of the events of September 11, 2001. As a permanent part of the high school, there is a sundial dedicated to them. The names of the Prince William County victims are inscribed on the bricks around the sundial. Four brass plates are placed on the face of the sundial to mark the times when the four airliners struck the North and South Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the field in Pennsylvania. Before each home football game, Freedom High School pays tribute to the victims of 9/11.

Schedule

FHS' schedule revolves around a blocked schedule which consists of "even" and "odd" days. On "even" days classes are held for periods 2, flex, 4, & 6 and on "odd" days classes are held for periods 1, 3, 5, & 7. The date does not determine whether it is an even or an odd day.

Athletics and student groups

Freedom offers many opportunities for students to participate in various sports teams and student groups to support their academics and challenge them to learn and grow outside the classroom. Such activities include: Freedom's boys basketball have won regionals for the past three years.

Marching Band

The Freedom High School (Woodbridge, VA) Marching Eagles Band has gained a reputation as Northern Virginia's premiere multicultural high stepping marching band. They were one of two high school bands that performed during the gubernatorial inauguration of

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in 2018.

Sports teams

*Baseball *Boys Basketball varsity *Boys Freshman Basketball *Boys JV Basketball *Boys Soccer *Boys Tennis *Cheerleading *Football *Freshman Cheerleading *Girls Basketball *Girls JV Basketball *Girls Soccer *Girls Softball *Girls Tennis *JV Cheerleading *Lacrosse *Swim Team *Track & Field *Volleyball *Wrestling

Student groups

*Anime Club *Book Club *Drama Club *Ecology *FBLA *Freedom Model United Nations Society *Freshman Class *Future Educators Association *Junior Class *MLK Oratory Competition * Model United Nations *National Honor Society *Oceanography & Aquarium *Peer Mediation *SCA *Science Club *Senior Class *Spanish Club *Sophomore Class *High Stepping Marching Eagles Band *Soulful Strut Color Guard & Majorettes

Demographics

In the 2017-2018 school year, Freedom's student body was: *29.3% Black/African American *56.4% Hispanic *5% White *5.8% Asian *3.1% Two or More Races *.3% American Indian/Alaskan *.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islanderhttps://www.pwcs.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_340140/File/Accountability/SchoolDataProfiles/HS%20Profiles/Freedom.pdf

Test scores

Freedom High School is not a fully accredited high school based on its performance on the Virginia SOL (

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) tests by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2006-2007 school year. According to the 2015 Virginia Department of Education State Accreditation and Federal Status Report, Freedom High School has a Provisionally Accredited High School status due to Graduation Rate. Freedom High School has a continuing pledge to raising the bar on its SOL scores.

Athletics

The school's mascot is the

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s and its sports teams currently play in the AAA Cardinal District of the

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Notable alumni

* Cameron Long (born 1988), basketball player in the

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References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Prince William County, Virginia Educational institutions established in 2004 2004 establishments in Virginia Woodbridge, Virginia