Academics
Hayfield is a secondary school, meaning it serves grades 7 through 12, but the high school and middle school students are generally kept segregated. The middle school has an honors (formally GT) program and the high school offers both honors and Advanced Placement courses. As of Spring 2007, the number of exams on which a score of 3 or higher was achieved (on a scale of 1-5) rose to 57% from 46% the previous year, the best results found on record for Hayfield.
Hayfield's It's Academic Team held the Patriot District title in the 2000-2001, 2005–2006 and 2006-2007 school years. In 2001, the team also won in the first round on the It's Academic television show, the first time it had won in 10 years. Members of this team include Christopher Koves, Douglas Lee, and Jason Loss. In 2002, the Hayfield It's Academic team placed 2nd in the District and 2nd in the Northern Region, advancing to the State Championship. In 2006, the Hayfield team placed third in the Northern Region behind Langley High School and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. In 2007, the team placed second in the Northern Region. At the state championship Hayfield tied for 5th place.
Hayfield has a notable Robotics Team that has been in the Top 8 in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and been invited three times in the past three years to the FRC National Competition, including the most recent competition in 2007.
Hayfield's Varsity Science Olympiad team took first place in several categories at the McLean High School Competition 2007. Hayfield's Varsity Science Olympiad team took first place in several categories, including Forensics and Write It Do It at the West Potomac High School Competition 2007.
Hayfield sent its first team to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2007. The following year, in 2008, another team project was sent along with an individual project.
Hayfield also has a consistently successful music program. During the 2010-2011 school year at the District X Festival, the Orchestra program brought home five Superior ratings under the direction of Carrie New. The band and choir also brought home many awards.
Hayfield's former principal, Dr. Bill Oehrlein, was named an outstanding principal of the year in 2007 by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals, sponsored by MetLife.
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