Last Chance: Heritage, Valley, Stone Bridge Appeal Placement in Northwest Region

By: Dan Sousa

(Mar. 22, 2008) – Three Loudoun Schools — Heritage, Loudoun Valley and Stone Bridge — will make one final bid to prevent their move into the Northwest Region’s Cedar Run District starting in 2009-10.

The VHSL Redistricting and Reclassification Committee will hear appeals on April 14 and all three schools will present their case with Stone Bridge, currently in the Northern Region Liberty District, and Heritage, currently in the AA Region II Dulles District, asking to be put in the Liberty District.

Loudoun Valley, recently moved into the Cedar Run District in the Northwest Region, is asking to be put in the Northern Region’s Concorde District. All three schools are slated to be in the Northwest Region Cedar Run under the proposed plan.

Other appeals that affect local schools include the Region II Northwest District proposal to split into two 5-team districts. Click the headline to see all the appeals.

2009-10 and 2010-11 R&R Appeals Summary

Group AAA

1. Hayfield High School appeals its placement in the Patriot District, Northern Region, and requests

instead to be in the National District, Northern Region.

2. Northwest Region appeals the assignment of Heritage,Loudoun Valley andStone Bridge High Schools to the Cedar Run District, Northwest Region.

3. Heritage High School (Loudoun County) appeals its placement in the Cedar Run District, Northwest

Region, and requests instead to be in the Liberty District, Northern Region.

4. Loudoun Valley High School appeals its placement in the Cedar Run District, Northwest Region, and requests instead to be in the Concorde District, Northern Region.

5. Stone Bridge High Schoolappeals its placement in the Cedar Run District, Northwest Region, and requests instead to be in the Liberty District, Northern Region.

Group AA

6. Northwestern Districtrequests dividing the Northwestern District into two five-team districts.

Northwestern District Northeastern District

John Handley Brentsville

Millbrook Fauquier

Sherando Kettle Run

Skyline Liberty

James Wood Warren County

7. Grundy High Schoolappeals its modification placement into Black Diamond District, Region D, Group A, and requests assignment back into Southwest District, Region IV, Group AA.

Group A

8. Colonial Beach High School appeals its placement in Northern Neck District, Region A, and requests

instead to remain in the Tidewater District, Region A.

9. Wilson Memorial High Schoolappeals its placement in Southern Valley, Region III, Group AA, and

requests to remain in Shenandoah District, Region B, Group A.

10. John Battle High School appeals its placement in Region D, Clinch Mountain District, and requests to

be placed in the Hogoheegee District, Region C.