Fort Hunt High School Explained

Fort Hunt High School
Streetaddress:8428 Fort Hunt Road
City:Alexandria
State:Virginia
Zipcode:22308
District:Fairfax County Public Schools
Type:Public
Schooltype:high school
Grades:9 - 12
Language:English
Feeders:Stephen Foster Intermediate School
Campus:Suburban
Mascot:Federals
Colors:Green and gold originally green and white
Founded:1963
Status:now Carl Sandburg Middle School
Closed:1985
Free Label 1:Rival Schools
Free 1:Groveton High School
Mount Vernon High School

Fort Hunt High School was a public secondary school in Fairfax, Virginia from 1963 until 1985, when it was converted to a middle school.

Constructed at a cost of $2.5 million, Fort Hunt High opened its doors at 8428 Fort Hunt Road in 1963, toward the end of the post–World War II baby boom, as part of the Fairfax County Public Schools.[1]

The school suffered $4.5 million in fire damage as the result of arson on December 30, 1978, when two seniors at the school and a 1978 graduate[2] threw Molotov cocktails into the building.[3] [4] The fire resulted in the forced relocation of 1,700 students[5] who were sent on a split shift to nearby Groveton and Mount Vernon High schools through the remainder of the 1978–79 school year.

In 1985, due to declining enrollment, and after contentious political and legal battles to keep the school open,[6] [7] Fort Hunt was combined with Groveton High School to form West Potomac High School, located on Groveton's campus. The Fort Hunt campus was converted into Carl Sandburg Middle School, which replaced the older Stephen Foster and Bryant Intermediate Schools.

A large community of Fort Hunt High School alumni remains active online,[8] organizing regular all-school and all-year reunion gatherings,[9] and granting annual scholarships to graduating seniors of West Potomac High School.[10]

School institutions

The yearbook was called The Fortress. The school paper was called The Frontline. The athletic teams were called the Federals.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. News: Munsey. Everard. Fairfax Gets Title to Site Of School. The Washington Post. 24 January 1963. .
  2. News: 3rd Fort Hunt Defendant Given One-Year Sentence. 4 August 1979. 3 August 2017. White. Ronald. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803100204/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/08/04/3rd-fort-hunt-defendant-given-one-year-sentence/c774b46f-1708-438b-9870-58e4ae161c98/. live.
  3. News: $4.5 Million School Fire 'A Clear Case of Arson'. Mansfield. Stephanie. The Washington Post. 31 December 1978. 2 August 2017. 11 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811150502/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/12/31/45-million-school-fire-a-clear-case-of-arson/031c6542-6e7c-43bd-8e11-cb8bf9bc1b1b/. live.
  4. News: Youth pleads guilty in school arson. May 30, 1979. The Free Lance-Star. 21. 18 March 2013. Fredericksburg, Virginia. AP. 19 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219185930/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19790530&id=Y-NNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mYsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6923%2C4573380. live.
  5. News: Parents Warned To Control Three Arson Suspects. 9 January 1979. 3 August 2017. Harden. Blaine. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803103138/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/01/09/parents-warned-to-control-three-arson-suspectsparents-told-to-control-fort-hunt-arson-suspects/ae6a9c39-a2c3-42bf-aa57-da77e65d2e4c/. live.
  6. News: Carton. Barbara. 1985-03-16. Fort Hunt Grieves As Groveton Rejoices Over School Closing. en-US. Washington Post. 2020-07-04. 0190-8286. 2020-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706234451/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/03/16/fort-hunt-grieves-as-groveton-rejoices-over-school-closing/45f07bce-034b-43f2-8e47-e9ed0ab5f28e/. live.
  7. News: Cohn. D'Vera. Carton. Barbara. Writers. Washington Post Staff. 1985-06-07. An End, Beginning For 2 Va. Schools. en-US. Washington Post. 2020-07-04. 0190-8286. 2020-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706210819/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/06/07/an-end-beginning-for-2-va-schools/f685c123-5af1-42ba-b784-2288ed39724f/. live.
  8. Web site: 2011-06-26. After Closing, Fort Hunt High School Memories Live Online. 2020-07-04. Greater Alexandria, VA Patch. en. 2020-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705010932/https://patch.com/virginia/greateralexandria/after-closing-fort-hunt-high-school-memories-live-online. live.
  9. Web site: Remembering Fort Hunt High School. 2020-07-04. www.connectionnewspapers.com. 2020-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704231317/http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2017/aug/09/remembering-fort-hunt-high-school/. live.
  10. Web site: Awards Program. 2020-07-04. www.fhhs-alum.org. 2020-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705020407/http://www.fhhs-alum.org/. live.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626211212/http://fhhs1965thru70.com/classmates.php Fort Hunt High School 1965-1970 Alumni site
  12. Book: Fort Hunt High School 1969 Yearbook - "The Fortress" vol. VI. 1969. Fairfax County, Virginia. 376. pg. 97, Graduating Senior class picture.
  13. News: 2002 GTRI Annual Report, page 3 ref. to Michelson winning Pirelli Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725142551/https://history.gtri.gatech.edu/history/files/media/gtri-annual-reports/GTRI-Annual-Report-2002.pdf. 2020-12-27. 2019-07-25.
  14. News: Education Section and Pirelli Top Prize . 2002-05-10 . 2014-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208134956/http://www.pirelliaward.com/ed6_edf.html . February 8, 2012 .
  15. Web site: 2003 Pulitzer Prize Winner in History. Pulitzer Prize. 2020-07-04. 2020-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216200932/https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/rick-atkinson-0. live.
  16. Web site: Biographical Directory of the US Congress . 2007-04-23 . 2011-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629084506/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000229 . live .
  17. Web site: Alum Profiles. Fort Hunt High School Alumni Association. FHHS Alumni Association, Alum Profiles. 2014-06-19. 2014-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618050535/http://www.fhhs-alum.org/class_classmates.cfm. live.
  18. Web site: The Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2014-06-19. 2014-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20140704181717/http://www.jcs.mil/About/TheJointStaff/ViceChairman.aspx. live.
  19. Web site: NASA biographical information . 2007-04-23 . 2009-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218001901/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lawrence.html . live .
  20. Web site: Anthony Lovett 'Rocky' Belk . oldestlivingprofootball.com . December 2, 2014 . August 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130809032921/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/anthonylovettbelk.htm . live .
  21. Web site: Cole. Carolyn. Carolyn Cole Photographic Archive, 1975-2016. 2020-07-04. legacy.lib.utexas.edu. en. 2020-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706103456/https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/04079/cah-04079.html. live.
  22. Web site: 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography. Pulitzer Prize. 2020-07-04. 2020-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200518220744/https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/carolyn-cole. live.
  23. Web site: Husband and Wife Team Cortney and Robert Novogratz are THE NOVOGRATZ. 2020-07-04. www.thenovogratz.com. 2020-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200720091709/https://www.thenovogratz.com/. live.
  24. Web site: Barton. Mary Ann. October 8, 2011. NBC's Hoda Kotb Returns to Northern Virginia, Talks Success, Survival. GreaterAlexandriaPatch. "Award-winning broadcast journalist returns to her roots (she's an '82 grad of Fort Hunt High School) to wow crowd Friday night at Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce dinner.". June 19, 2014. February 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219185931/https://patch.com/virginia/greateralexandria/nbcs-hoda-kotb-returns-to-northern-virginia-talks-suc60b58264af. live.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Fort Hunt High School".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.