Fort Hunt High School
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| Fort Hunt High School | |
| Address | |
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| 8428 Fort Hunt Road Alexandria, Virginia 22308 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Fairfax County Public Schools |
| School type | Public high school |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Federals |
| Color(s) | Green and gold██ originally green and white |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Feeder schools | Stephen Foster Intermediate School |
| Closed | 1985 (now Carl Sandburg Middle School) |
| Rival Schools | Groveton High School Mount Vernon High School |
Fort Hunt High School was a public secondary school in Alexandria, Virginia located at 8428 Fort Hunt Road and was part of Fairfax County Public Schools. It opened its doors in 1963.[1]In 1985, due to declining enrollment, Fort Hunt and nearby Groveton High School were combined to form West Potomac High School (located on Groveton's campus) with Fort Hunt's campus being converted into Carl Sandburg Middle School (which replaced Stephen Foster and Bryant Intermediate Schools).
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[edit] School newspaper
The school paper was called The Frontline.
[edit] Planetarium
Completed in January of 1970, the planetarium suffered considerable smoke damage in the 1978 school fire. Following its renovation, it returned to service and is still in use today (at Sandburg Middle School).[2] Lee Ann Henning was Fort Hunt's planetarium teacher until the school closed in 1985 and she transferred to West Potomac (classes periodically commuted to Sandburg to use the planetarium).[3] In the fall of 1988, Henning transferred to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, where she teaches to this day.[4]
[edit] Notable alumni
- J. Edward Coleman, '69 — Chief Operating Officer, Gateway, Inc.[5]
- Wendy B. Lawrence, '77 — NASA astronaut. Participated in Space Shuttle missions on the Endeavour (March 1995), Atlantis (September 1997), and Discovery (June 1998 and July 2005).[6]
- Carl C. Perkins, '72 — Member of the United States House of Representatives from the 7th district of Kentucky, 1983–1993. [7]
- Steve Woehrle, '78 — Drummer for indie power pop band The Neighbors.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ Keeping the Past Alive, Michael K. Bohn, Mount Vernon Gazette, October 17, 2005,
- ^ FCPS Planetarium Site
- ^ Grounded in Stargazing, C. Woodrow Irvin, Washington Post, October 2, 2003, VA26
- ^ FCPS Planetarium Site
- ^ Mike Allen, San Diego Business Journal, 8750-6890, v27 i38 p13(1), September 18, 2006.
- ^ NASA biographical information
- ^ Biographical Directory of the US Congress
- ^ Nightwatch, Eric Brace, Washington Post, October 18, 1996, N10
[edit] See also
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