Stone Bridge High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Stone Bridge High School
| image = Stone Bridge High School from sidewalk.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| motto =
| pushpin_map = USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA
| coordinates = {{coord|39.0487708|-77.5109807|display=inline}}
| streetaddress = 43100 Hay Road
| city = Ashburn
| county = Loudoun County
| state = Virginia
| zipcode = 20147
| url = https://www.lcps.org/o/sbh
| schoolboard =
| district = Loudoun County Public Schools
| superintendent = Aaron Spence
| principal = Timothy P. Flynn
| type = Public
| schooltype = high school
| grades = 9–12, 8 for some activities
| language = English
| schedule = 9:30 AM - 4:18 PM
| communities = Ashburn Farm
Chase at Belmont Country Club
Ridges at Belmont Country Club
Belmont Greene
Goose Creek Preserve
Goose Creek Village
Old Town Ashburn
The Ridges at Ashburn
| feeder_schools = Trailside Middle School
Belmont Station Elementary School
Cedar Lane Elementary School
Newton-Lee Elementary School
Sanders Corner Elementary School
| campus = Suburban
| mascot = Bulldogs
| rival = Broad Run
| colors = {{Color box|#75B2DD|border=darkgray}} Carolina Blue, {{Color box|#001A57|border=darkgray}} Navy, {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} White, and {{Color box|#BFC1C2|border=darkgray}} Silver
| established = 2000
| age_range = 12-23
| enrollment_as_of = 2023–2024
| teaching_staff = 131.90 {{FTE}}
| free_label_1 =
| free_label_2 =
| free_2 =
| free_label_3 = Athletic Conference
| free_3 = Potomac District
VHSL Class 5 Region C
NVSHL
}}
Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, a community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
The school is part of Loudoun County Public Schools. Newsweek ranked Stone Bridge the #4 high school in Virginia and the #1 high school in Loudoun County in 2014.{{cite web |title=America's Top Schools 2014 |url=http://www.newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-schools-2014 |website=Newsweek |access-date=October 16, 2021 |language=en |date=September 13, 2014}}
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History
Stone Bridge opened in 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/planning/hs_zones/sbhs.jpg|title=Stone Bridge High 2000 Attendance Boundary Map|publisher=LCPS|access-date=February 14, 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010606125650/http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/planning/hs_zones/sbhs.jpg|archive-date=June 6, 2001}} The school derives its name from the stone Broad Run Bridge.
In 2002, most of Stone Bridge's Leesburg student body was moved to Heritage High School, but some additional students from Broad Run were moved to Stone Bridge, dropping enrollment to roughly 1,400 students in the 2002–2003 school year.{{Citation| last = Helderman| first = Rosalind S.| title = Officials Hit Mark on School Data; Enrollment Up 8%| newspaper = The Washington Post| pages = T3, Loudoun Extra| date = September 15, 2002}}
However, by the 2004–2005 school year, the student body went up to nearly 1,900 students, the largest student body in Loudoun County.{{cite web|url=http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/planning/hs_zones/sbhatlas.pdf|title=Stone Bridge HS Attendance Boundary 2003|publisher=LCPS|access-date=February 14, 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040628030009/http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/planning/hs_zones/sbhatlas.pdf|archive-date=June 28, 2004}}
=2021 sexual assault=
{{further|Loudoun County Public Schools#2021 sexual assaults}}
On May 28, 2021, a male teenager was accused of sexually assaulting a female student in a girls' restroom at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn.{{cite news|last1=Hilton|first1=Jasmine|last2=Natanson|first2=Hannah|last3=Jouvenal|first3=Justin|date=October 14, 2021|title=Loudoun Country student accused in sexual assaults at two schools, sparking outrage from parents|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/loudoun-schools-sex-assault-allegations/2021/10/13/02d3f144-2c61-11ec-8ef6-3ca8fe943a92_story.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014021822/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/loudoun-schools-sex-assault-allegations/2021/10/13/02d3f144-2c61-11ec-8ef6-3ca8fe943a92_story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2021}}{{cite magazine|last=Palmer|first=Ewan|date=October 14, 2021|title=Loudoun County Officials Address 'Misinformation' Over School Assaults|url=https://www.newsweek.com/loudoun-county-school-assaults-students-1638899|url-status=live|magazine=Newsweek|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211014150206/https://www.newsweek.com/loudoun-county-school-assaults-students-1638899|archive-date=October 14, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021}} Following a weeks-long investigation by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, a 14-year-old male was arrested on July 8, 2021, and charged with two counts of forcible sodomy. On October 6, 2021, the same male teenager, now aged 15, was accused of sexually assaulting a female student in an empty classroom at Broad Run High School. The male student was arrested the following day and charged with sexual battery and abduction of a fellow student. On October 25, 2021, the suspect was found guilty on all charges for the May 28 assault.{{cite news |last=Jouvenal |first=Justin |date=October 25, 2021 |title=In case at center of political firestorm, judge finds teen committed sexual assault in Virginia school bathroom |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/in-case-at-center-of-political-firestorm-judge-finds-teen-committed-sexual-assault-in-virginia-school-bathroom/2021/10/25/42c037da-35cc-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211026011145/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/in-case-at-center-of-political-firestorm-judge-finds-teen-committed-sexual-assault-in-virginia-school-bathroom/2021/10/25/42c037da-35cc-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html |archive-date=October 26, 2021 }}{{cite web|author1=Scott Taylor|author2=7News Staff|date=October 25, 2021|title=Teen suspect found guilty in Loudoun County school bathroom assault|url=https://wjla.com/features/i-team/teen-suspect-found-guilty-in-loudoun-county-public-school-stone-bridge-high-bathroom-assault|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211026053957/https://wjla.com/amp/features/i-team/teen-suspect-found-guilty-in-loudoun-county-public-school-stone-bridge-high-bathroom-assault|archive-date=October 26, 2021|access-date=October 26, 2021|website=WJLA-TV}} On November 15, 2021, the suspect pleaded no contest to a felony charge of abduction and a misdemeanor count of sexual battery for the October 6 assault.{{cite news|last=Jouvenal|first=Justin|date=November 15, 2021|title=Va. teen pleads no contest in politically charged sexual assault case at high school|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/loudoun-schools-sexual-assault-cases/2021/11/15/6502e79a-461e-11ec-95dc-5f2a96e00fa3_story.html|url-status=live|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211116025812/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/loudoun-schools-sexual-assault-cases/2021/11/15/6502e79a-461e-11ec-95dc-5f2a96e00fa3_story.html|archive-date=November 16, 2021|access-date=November 18, 2021|url-access=subscription|issn=0190-8286}} In January 2022, the suspect was found guilty on all four charges and was sentenced to complete a "residential program in a locked-down facility" and placed on supervised probation until he turned 18, and ordered to register as a sex offender in Virginia.{{cite web|url=https://wjla.com/news/local/loudoun-county-public-schools-sex-assaults-teen-sentenced-locked-residential-program-supervised-probation-offender-registry|title=Teen convicted in 2 Loudoun schools sex assaults sentenced to 'locked residential program'|date=January 12, 2022|last=Taylor|first=Scott|website=WJLA-TV|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220113210214/https://wjla.com/news/local/loudoun-county-public-schools-sex-assaults-teen-sentenced-locked-residential-program-supervised-probation-offender-registry|archive-date=January 13, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/this-one-scares-me-teen-convicted-in-loudoun-school-sex-attacks-to-register-as-sex-offender/2935054/|title='This One Scares Me': Teen Convicted in Loudoun School Sex Attacks to Register as Sex Offender|date=January 12, 2022|last=Wilder|first=Drew|website=NBC Washington|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220113210459/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/this-one-scares-me-teen-convicted-in-loudoun-school-sex-attacks-to-register-as-sex-offender/2935054/|archive-date=January 13, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2022}} Later that month, Brooks decided against placing the perpetrator on the sex offender registry, due to the offender's young age and data indicating that teenagers placed on the registry go on to have higher recidivism rates.{{Cite news|title=Va. judge reverses decision to place teen on sex offender registry in bathroom assault case|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/27/loudoun-school-sex-offender-registry/|access-date=2022-02-18|issn=0190-8286}}
Extracurricular activities
The debate program won the AA state title in 2005, and the AAA state title in 2006.{{cite web |url=http://www.vhsl.org/files/deb-results-2005.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.vhsl.org |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706134031/http://www.vhsl.org/files/deb-results-2005.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2010 |url-status=dead}}
Stone Bridge's chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) has been named as an Honor Chapter by the Virginia FBLA since it was chartered in 2002. In 2006, the chapter was recognized with its first award from the National FBLA organization; receiving the Business Achievement Award.
Athletics
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Stone Bridge has a long-standing rivalry with nearby Broad Run High School, with the annual football game between the two schools being called the "Battle of the 'Burn".{{Cite news|last=Errigo|first=Michael|title=Broad Run tops Stone Bridge in 18th renewal of the 'Battle of the 'Burn'|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/broad-run-tops-stone-bridge-in-18th-renewal-of-the-battle-of-the-burn/2019/11/08/ea5be3d4-0259-11ea-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html|access-date=April 10, 2021|issn=0190-8286}}
The school's mascot and colors were established in 1999 after a student referendum at Broad Run High School, Loudoun County High School, and Harper Park Middle School.
Stone Bridge has won 18 state titles in the following sports:
- Four for cheerleading (AA champion in 2004; AAA champion in 2005, 2006, and 2008){{cite web |title=VHSL Record Book |url=https://ballcharts.com/teams/files/G/GATECITYHSBLUEDEVILS/photos/5a8746359dbe7_VHSLRecordBook.pdf |website=ballcharts.com |page=20|access-date=20 June 2024}}
- Eight NVSHL titles for ice hockey in 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2015–16, and 2016–17
- Two for girls soccer (AA in 2005 and AAA in 2010)
- Four AAA titles for football (Division 5) in 2007, Spring 2021 (2020 season delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic), Fall 2021, Fall 2023
Notable alumni
{{Alumni|date=June 2025}}
- Jonathan Allen, defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings: graduated in 2013.{{Cite web |title=Jonathan Allen, 2013 Weakside Defensive End, Alabama |url=https://rivals.com/content/athletes/jonathan-allen-14829?view=pv |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Rivals.com |language=en-US}}
- J.B. Bukauskas, former baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks: graduated in 2014.
- Adam Comrie (1990 - 2020), former defensiveman for the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League whilst under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.
- Aaron Crawford, former defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens: graduated in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Aaron Crawford, 2015 Defensive Tackle, North Carolina |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/aaron-crawford-12065?view=pv |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Rivals.com |language=en-US}}
- Nate Davis, former offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears: graduated in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Nathaniel Davis, 2014 Offensive Guard, Charlotte |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/nathaniel-davis-53031?view=pv |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Rivals.com |language=en-US}}
- Ryan Ellis, racecar driver in NASCAR Xfinity Series: graduated in 2008; attended George Mason University from 2009 to 2012.
- Tai Felton, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings: graduated in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudountimes.com/sports/stone-bridge-alum-felton-catching-on-at-maryland/article_7a83d8dc-4b44-11ed-ac3a-4f03c2423c35.html|title=Stone Bridge alum Felton catching on at Maryland|website=Loudoun Times-Mirror|first=Carl|last=Lukat|date=October 13, 2022|access-date=July 11, 2024}}
- Emily Fox, Olympic Gold Medalist (2024), soccer player for the United States and Arsenal WFC, selected as the first overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft: graduated in 2017.
- Mikail Kamara, college football defensive end for the James Madison Dukes and the Indiana Hoosiers: graduated in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnronline.com/sports/college/field-notes-dukes-have-freshmen-who-could-play/article_21c1c898-c46f-5edd-ba38-3df58c8a4b2b.html|title=FIELD NOTES: Dukes Have Freshmen Who Could Play|first=GREG MADIA Daily|last=News-Record|date=February 15, 2021|website=Daily News-Record}}
- Jennifer Skogerboe, soccer player for the University of Connecticut, central midfielder for Washington Spirit: graduated in 2010.{{cite web|title=Jennifer Skogerboe|url=http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/jennifer-skogerboe/|website=Washington Spirit|accessdate=5 May 2017|archive-date=21 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821125326/http://washingtonspirit.com/persons/jennifer-skogerboe/|url-status=dead}}
- Zach Thompson, former NFL defensive end: graduated in 2009.{{Cite web |title=Zach Thompson, 2009 Strongside Defensive End, Wake Forest |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/zach-thompson-32860?view=pv |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Rivals.com |language=en-US}}
- Ed Wang, former NFL offensive lineman: graduated in 2005.
- Billy Wiles, college football quarterback for the Clemson Tigers, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Appalachian State Mountaineers: graduated in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/billy-wiles-46084433/high-school-235470/|title=Billy Wiles, Stone Bridge, Quarterback|website=247sports.com|access-date=September 21, 2023}}
- Jennifer Yu, chess player, Woman Grandmaster, and 2-time U.S. Women's Chess Champion: graduated in 2020.
External links
- [http://www.gamedaymagazine.com Gameday: Covers in depth on all sports in Loudoun County, including Stone Bridge High School.]
- [http://www.vhsl-reference.com/mastergames_byyear_byteam.cfm?ID=10608&GY=2008 VHSL-Reference]
- http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/84964
- http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/pvUkH_xP-EyWP2R-qaIO-g/football-fall-10/profile-mike-ghanem.htm
References
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Category:Schools in Loudoun County, Virginia