Type Public Principal Inez S. Bryant Phone +1 703-583-1405 Colors Black, Gold | School number (703) 583-1405 Grades 9-12 Founded 2004 | |
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Motto Where teachers are leaders and students are scholars School district Prince William County Public Schools Address 15201 Neabsco Mills Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191, USA District Prince William County Public Schools | ||
Freedom High School is a public high school established in 2004. It is located in Woodbridge in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States, and is part of Prince William County Public Schools. The school is located on 15201 Neabsco Mills Road. In May 2007, Newsweek Magazine ranked Freedom 1148th in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America." Another Freedom High School is located in adjoining Loudoun County, Virginia which shares the same mascot and colors. Freedom High School is located at 38°37′17″N 77°17′15″W (38.621389° N, -77.2875° W). Freedom High School is home to a 9/11 memorial in the shape of a sundial.
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9/11 Dedication
Freedom High School held its dedication ceremony on September 11, 2004. The school was also dedicated its memorial to the Prince William County victims of the events of September 11, 2001. As a permanent part of the high school, there is a 62-foot-diameter (19 m) 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.
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.
Sports teams
Student groups
Demographics
The following information was provided by PWCS.edu's School Data Profiles found on their website.
In the 2012-2013 school year, Freedom's student body was:
Test scores
Freedom High School is not a fully accredited high school based on its performance on the Virginia SOL (Standards of Learning) 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 Eagles and its sports teams currently play in the AAA Cardinal District of the AAA Northwest Region.