Woodbridge High School (Virginia)

Woodbridge High School (Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°40′52.76″N 77°18′13.82″W / 38.6813222°N 77.3038389°W / 38.6813222; -77.3038389

Woodbridge Senior High School is a public secondary school located in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States.

The school was founded in 1964 in the Marumsco Hills Subdivision due to extensive development of the Woodbridge community by Cecil D. Hylton. Classes were originally held at 2201 York Drive (now Woodbridge Middle School). Classes moved to the current building (3001 Old Bridge Road) in 1974. The first class to graduate having attended the full four years at the current building was the class of 1978.

Among others, the school runs the Center of Fine and Performing Arts, which includes concentrations in creative writing, dance, vocal music, instrumental music, visual arts, and theatre.

Woodbridge Senior High School's football program is regarded as one of the state's best. The Vikings have made the Virginia AAA Division 6 playoffs in the past seven consecutive years (2004–2010), including a trip to the AAA Division 6 State Championship game in 2007.

In 2008, Newsweek Magazine ranked Woodbridge 44th on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America."

Students, alumni and friends of Woodbridge High School sometimes refer to it by its nickname, "The Bridge". "The Bridge" is written on the basketball court and refers to how the strong legacy of academics at WSHS "bridges" the gap between young adults and their potential.

Woodbridge High School is also home to the national-award-winning literary arts magazine, Eddas, named for the collection of Norse poetry. It is also home to the state-ranked school newspaper The Valkyrie.