Herndon High School is a fully accredited four year public high school in Herndon, Virginia, United States. Herndon serves grades 9-12 and is a part of the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) system. Herndon High School serves the town of Herndon and the northern part of the unincorporated community of Reston. The school has a student body representing over 69 countries. Herndon's mascot is the Fighting Hornet. The school plays a small role as a team in the film Remember the Titans. It is consistently ranked in the top 200 high schools in the country according to Newsweek's list of America's Top Public High Schools, and was ranked 161 out of 1300 (the top 5% of high schools in the U.S.) in 2008.
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