Unity Reed High School is a public

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in Bull Run,

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, near the city of Manassas. It was formerly known as Stonewall Jackson High School. In May 2007, ''Newsweek'' magazine ranked Unity Reed 530th in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America". In 2001, ''

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'' named Unity Reed as a High School of the Year.

Administration

The principal of Unity Reed High School is Richard Nichols. He has been the principal since 2007.

Naming controversy

The school was named after

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, a

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general. In 2017, the

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(PWCS) Board was considering renaming the school as part of a shift away from naming schools after Confederate leaders. In 2020, the PWCS Superintendent released an open letter saying, "We can no longer represent the Confederacy in our schools". On June 29, 2020, the school board voted to rename the school to "Unity Reed High School", honoring Arthur Reed, who served as a security assistant at the school.

Demographics

As of the 2016–2017 school year, the student body demographics were: *Hawaiian/Pacific Isl.: 0.2% *Hispanic of any race: 56.5% *Am. Indian/Alaskan: 0.4% *Asian: 5.7% *Black/African-Am.: 15.5% *White 17.2% *Two or More race: 4.5%

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Administration

Naming controversy

Demographics

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