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Dominion High School

Coordinates: 39°01′35″N 77°22′25″W / 39.0263°N 77.3735°W / 39.0263; -77.3735
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Dominion High School
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21326 Augusta Drive

20164
Coordinates39°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; 21 years ago (2003-09-15)
School boardLoudoun County School Board
School districtLoudoun County Public Schools
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.lcps.org/o/dmh

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 live primarily in the communities of Sugarland Run and Lowes Island.

School

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Dominion High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning tests in Virginia. For the 2022–2023 school year, Dominion's student body is 39% Hispanic, 36% White, 15% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% Other.[2]

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.[3]

Student life

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The Dominion sports teams play in Conference 21 and Region 4A. The Titans 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.

In 2009, the school joined the Cappies Awards Program of the Northern Virginia/DC Metro Area.[4]

DHS Press is the official Dominion news organization.[5] 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."[6]

Notable alumni

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References

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  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. ^ Nadler, Danielle (16 August 2018). "The Future is Here for Loudoun's Academy Students". LoudounNow. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Drama / Cappies Awards!!!". www.lcps.org. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  5. ^ "DHS Press". DHS Press. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  6. ^ "PBS Newshour honors two Dominion High School student journalists". www.loudountimes.com. 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Meidlinger Throws A Perfect Game". Washington Post. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2024.