History
West Potomac High School was formed by combining the student bodies and staff of Groveton and Fort Hunt High Schools in 1985. The Fairfax County School Board, citing costs and declining enrollment as causes, decided to close Fort Hunt and combine the schools on Groveton's site under a new name.
The school's facilities have been expanded significantly since the merger, with two wings added to the main building over the intervening years. The old Groveton High School on Popkins Lane houses the Bryant Alternative High School; the site of Fort Hunt High school became Carl Sandburg Middle School. The new Groveton High School was built on the site of the former Bryant Intermediate School in 1975.
In its inaugural year, the school adopted the motto "The Tradition Begins Now". After several years, it was modified to "Excellence is a Tradition". A rivalry with neighboring Mount Vernon High School exists because of their close proximity. Historically Groveton and Ft. Hunt were rivals, and Groveton and TC Williams football games for a very long time were only scheduled on Saturday afternoons rather than Friday nights.
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