Dominion High School

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Dominion High School
Address
Map
21326 Augusta Drive

20164
Coordinates39°01′35″N 77°22′25″W / 39.0263°N 77.3735°W / 39.0263; -77.3735Coordinates: 39°01′35″N 77°22′25″W / 39.0263°N 77.3735°W / 39.0263; -77.3735
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoAlways Be Truly Titan
FoundedSeptember 15, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-15)
School boardLoudoun County School Board
School districtLoudoun County Public Schools
SuperintendentScott A. Ziegler
PrincipalW. John Brewer
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,520 (2016-17)[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)    Black & silver
Athletics conference
MascotTitan
Rivals
Communities served
Feeder schoolsHorizon, Lowes Island, Meadowland and Sugarland Elementary Schools, Seneca Ridge Middle School
Websitewww.loudoun.k12.va.us/dhs

Dominion High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Dominion High School first opened in 2003, receiving students from Potomac Falls High School and Park View High School. Dominion's student body draws students who live primarily in the Sugarland Run and Lowes Island communities.

In 2005, Dominion was the host of the Loudoun Academy of Science, a part-time magnet school program for Loudoun County students. In 2018, the Academy of Science moved out of Dominion and formed the Academies of Loudoun.[citation needed]

Demographics

For the 2022–2023 school year, Dominion's student body is 39% Hispanic, 36% White, 15% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% Other.[2]

Accreditation and test scores

Accreditation

Dominion High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia.

SAT scores

School Year Mathematics Critical Reading Writing Total
2004-2005 529 511 n/a 1040
2005-2006 525 513 493 1531 (1,038 M & CR)
2014-2015 563 548 538 1638

Enrollment history

School Year Number of Students
2003-2004 681
2004-2005 1,014
2005-2006 1,200
2006-2007 1,221
2022-2023 1,495

Athletics

The Dominion sports teams play in Conference 21 and Region 4A. The Titan's girls' soccer team won the AAAA state championship in soccer in 2014. In 2016, the boys' lacrosse team won the state championship. In the Spring of 2021, the Titans won three class 4 state championships.

Drama

In 2009, the school joined the Cappies Awards Program of the Northern Virginia/DC Metro Area.[3]

DHS Press

DHS Press is the official Dominion news organization.[4] In 2017, the PBS Student Reporting Labs partnered with Dominion, and in 2021, two students were listed on their "list of 20 up-and-coming journalists."[5]

Band

Dominon's bands attend VBODA's District Festival every year.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Dominion High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "LCPS Dashboards-School Profiles". dashboards.lcps.org. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  3. ^ "Drama / Cappies Awards!!!". www.lcps.org. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  4. ^ "DHS Press". DHS Press. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  5. ^ "PBS Newshour honors two Dominion High School student journalists". www.loudountimes.com.