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Broad Run High School
Broad Run High School is a public high school in Ashburn, Virginia . Part of the Loudoun County Public Schools System , the school is located on 21670 Ashburn Road. The current principal is Dr. Edgar Markley. HISTORY Broad Run opened in 1967 serving all of eastern Loudoun County, including all of Ashburn, Arcola, western Chantilly or what is now known as South Riding , and Sterling. In 1976, a portion of the Sterling student body was moved to Park View High School . As the Ashburn area grew considerably, more students were shifted to Potomac Falls High School in 1997. Stone Bridge High School opened in 2000, which split the Ashburn student body to two different High Schools. Broad Run gave the remainder of its Sterling student population to Potomac Falls after Dominion High School opened in 2003 and shifted students in Arcola to Stone Bridge. In 2005, Broad Run split its South Riding students into Freedom High School . DEMOGRAPHICS In 2005-2006, Broad Run's student body was 65% White; 10% Black; 10% Hispanic; and 15% Asian. TEST SCORES Broad Run High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards Of Learning tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2005 for Broad Run was a 1,054 (522 in Verbal; 532 in Math). In respect to Adequate Yearly Progress , the percentage of students passing the English and Math tests at Broad Run averages slightly higher than Loudoun County as a whole, but lags slightly behind in Science. ENROLLMENT HISTORY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Band Broad Run's band program includes over 100 students, with two concert bands, a marching band, a jazz ensemble, and a jazz lab. The program has won many awards and competitions over a 30+ year history, both locally and on school sponsored trips in the second semester. Only in the past decade has the band program received recognition in the region. Broad Run has been named a , and Myrtle Beach. Broad Run has regularly had multiple students make the All Virginia Band And Orchestra , which is comprised of the finest high school musicians in the Commonwealth. Though experiencing growth from the late 1990s through the beginning of the 21st century, the band program has also experienced personal tragedies. The program has seen a rapid turnover of directors, having 4 from 1996-2006. In September of 2000, Eric Van Nederynen was shot and killed while walking to a shopping center near his home. "Teen killed in Countryside" by Jon Echtenkamp, ''Loudoun-Times Mirror'', September 17, 2000, retrieved April 10, 2006 A bari saxaphonist in the band, his murder shocked the entire community in a region that had experienced little violent crime. Barely one year later, then-band director of the school, Jeffery Kelley, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of taking indecent liberties with children, the children having been two of his students in the program. "High school band director arrested on sex charges" by Jon Echtenkamp, ''Loudoun-Times Mirror'', December 05, 2001, retrieved April 10, 2006 Director of the band program since 1997, parents and students were shocked by his arrest, many initially doubting the veracity of the victim's claims. However, Kelley plead guilty to the charges in March of 2002 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, all but six months suspended. Following his mid-school year departure, Rob Romich took over the program, successfully leading the program to receive top ratings, superior, at Festival for the three top bands in the program (wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, and marching band) and becoming a Virginia Honor Band once again. Currently Lisa Napoli is the director of bands at Broad Run, taking over the job in the summer of 2005. Since Loudoun County Public Schools opened a string program in the middle schools in 2002 to 6th graders, Broad Run and the other nine Loudoun high schools now also have string ensembles starting in the 2005-2006 school year during the school day. As the string program continues to grow, as well as Loudoun County in general, there are plans to introduce a full orchestra program at the high school level similar to the programs found in neighboring Fairfax County . Color Guard Broad Run's color guard program has become a highlight of the Fine Arts program at Broad Run. Under the direction of Catina Anderson, the Fall and Winter Guards have won virtually every competition they have attended beginning in the 2000s. The Fall Guard competes as a unit of the marching band under the direction of the director of bands and the band leadership, while the Winter Guard competes independently indoors against various guards from all across the Mid-Atlantic Region . The 2006 show was dedicated to the Race For The Cure for Breast Cancer with the music selection and choreography tailored to the theme. In addition, the Winter Guard collected donations throughout the season to donate for breast cancer research and participate in the 2006 Race For The Cure . In the same season, the Winter Guard won the Gold Medal in their division at the Atlantic Indoor Association Championships in Raleigh, North Carolina . Debate The school boasts a successful debate team under the direction of Ron Richards, having won the inagural AA state championship in 2004 and coming within 2 points of the title in 2005, losing to cross-town rival Stone Bridge. Prior to 2004, no team championship was awarded in debate at the state level, though Broad Run regularly filled the ranks of individual champions. ATHLETICS Broad Run is a member of the AA Dulles District and Region II . The mascot is a Spartan. Broad Run has been well known for their softball program in recent years, however they have won 6 state titles at the AA level, VHSL Record Book, includes list of past champions including:
As well, Broad Run has fielded numerous individual champions in the sports of softball, swimming, and track and field. In addition, the 2000 and 2002 softball teams set new state records for various team categories such as total runs scored in a season, consecutive shutout innings, total strikeouts in a season, and total strikeouts in one game. Christy Anch, pitcher for the Lady Spartans from 1999-2002, personally holds 22 individual records according to the Virginia High School League as of November 2005. NOTES |
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