Robinson Secondary School Explained

James W. Robinson, Jr.
Secondary School
Motto:The Home of Champions
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Streetaddress:5035 Sideburn Road
City:Fairfax
State:Virginia
Zipcode:22032
Country:United States
District:Fairfax County Public Schools
Principal:Tracey Phillips[1]
Staff:Approximately 350
Fundingtype:Public
Schooltype:secondary school
Grades:7–12
Campus:Suburban
Mascot:Rams
Colors: Royal blue
Gold
Athletics:VHSL 6A, Occoquan Region
Conference:Patriot
Feeders:Fairview Elementary School
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Yearbook:Above and Beyond
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Enrollment:3,918 (2016–17)
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Teaching Staff:248.80 (FTE) (2016–17)
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James W. Robinson, Jr. Secondary School, commonly known as Robinson Secondary School, is a six-year public school in the Fairfax, Virginia, a Northern Virginia suburb southwest of Washington, D.C.

Opened in 1971, Robinson is located south of Braddock Road near George Mason University, and is administered by the Fairfax County Public Schools. It offers the International Baccalaureate program, and has approximately 3,900 students in grades 7–12. Robinson's school colors are royal blue and gold, and the school mascot is a ram.

History

Robinson was named after Medal of Honor recipient James W. Robinson, Jr., the first resident of Virginia to be awarded the medal during the Vietnam War. Sergeant Robinson, age 25, was fatally wounded under heroic circumstances in South Vietnam in April 1966, while serving in the infantry in the U.S. Army. [2]

The school opened its doors in September 1971, taking its students from Fairfax, W.T. Woodson, Oakton, and West Springfield high schools. It was the second of Fairfax County's "secondary schools," or "superschools," which housed grades 7–12. Lake Braddock, which opened two years later in 1973, was the third of these schools from this era. The first was Hayfield, near Mount Vernon, which opened in 1968, and the most recent is South County in Lorton, which opened in 2005, taking its students from former Hayfield territory. South County has since reverted to high school status with the opening of South County Middle School near the school's athletic gym.

Awards and recognitions

Robinson won the 2018–19 Wells Fargo Cup race,[3] [4] which is presented annually to Virginia public high schools that have "demonstrated extraordinary success in academic activities throughout the year". This is the first time Robinson has won the Wells Fargo Cup for Academics.[5] [6] [7]

Demographics

For the 2018–19 school year, Robinson's grade 9–12 student body was 59.05% White, 13.69% Asian, 14.66% Hispanic, 5.89% Black and 6.71% other races.[8] The grade 7–8 student body was 57.46% White, 13.27% Asian, 14.92% Hispanic, 6.68% Black and 7.67% other races.[9]

Athletics

See main article: Robinson Rams.

LSD scandal

In 1991, Robinson was the center of an LSD trafficking scandal in which a drug ring sold more than 100,000 doses of LSD over two years.[10] The ring was exposed when a 16-year-old Robinson student shot and wounded a Fairfax police officer.[11] In the course of the investigation it was revealed that six Robinson and Lake Braddock graduates were receiving large quantities of the drug through the mail.[12] One of the men who was facing the harshest penalties faked suicide and fled the area, only to be caught two years later in St. Louis and sentenced to 24 years in prison with no possibility of parole.[13]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secondary School Administration . . robinsonss.fcps.edu . June 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080424094845/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html . 24 Apr 2008 . Medal of Honor Recipients. 2023-09-13 .
  3. News: Wells Fargo Cup for Academics Winners Announced . RealRadio804.com . June 11, 2019 . June 11, 2019.
  4. Robinson Secondary Wins 2018-19 Wells Fargo Cup for Academics . June 11, 2019 . Fairfax County Public Schools.
  5. Web site: Robinson Secondary Wins 2018-19 Wells Fargo Cup for Academics James W. Robinson Secondary School. robinsonss.fcps.edu. 2019-10-23.
  6. Web site: Virginia High School League - Posts. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/94462609600/10156569487274601 . 2022-02-26 . limited. www.facebook.com . . June 10, 2019 . June 11, 2019 .
  7. Web site: Wells Fargo Cup . . June 11, 2019.
  8. Web site: FCPS - School Profiles - Robinson SS - High - Demographics. 26 February 2020.
  9. Web site: FCPS - School Profiles - Robinson SS - Middle - Demographics. 26 February 2020.
  10. Web site: LSD Ring Alleged at Va. School. https://archive.today/20130201151425/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74732259.html?dids=74732259:74732259&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+5,+1991&author=Robert+F.+Howe&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=a.01&desc=LSD+Ring+Alleged+at+Va.+School. dead. February 1, 2013. 30 November 2016.
  11. News: 3rd Man Pleads Guilty In Fairfax LSD Case; Defendant Admits He Sold Drug to Juveniles . https://web.archive.org/web/20090803084723/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74737487.html?dids=74737487:74737487&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Sep+21%2C+1991&author=Thomas+Heath&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=b.03&desc=3rd+Man+Pleads+Guilty+In+Fairfax+LSD+Case%3B+Defendant+Admits+He+Sold+Drug+to+Juveniles . dead . August 3, 2009 . Thomas . Heath . 1991-09-21.
  12. News: Howe. Robert F.. 1 CONVICTED, 1 ACQUITTED IN VA. LSD TRIAL. 1991-11-15. Washington Post. 2020-02-26. en-US. 0190-8286.
  13. News: Drug Ring Leader Who Faked Suicide Gets 24 Years . https://web.archive.org/web/20090803081610/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72212239.html?dids=72212239:72212239&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+18%2C+1993&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=B.03&desc=Drug+Ring+Leader+Who+Faked+Suicide+Gets+24+Years . dead . August 3, 2009 . 1993-12-18.
  14. News: Jill Ellis played soccer with boys. Now she leads U.S. in Women's World Cup.. Steven. Goff. June 11, 2015. Washington Post. 2015-06-12.
  15. Web site: Buck, Joshua . Bolden, Jay . amp . NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members. 31 August 2013.
  16. Virginia High School Hall of Fame . Virginia Coach . 23 . 1 . Virginia High School Coaches Association . 24 . February 2009 . August 8, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808121936/http://photos.digitalsports.com/1878912/VHSCA_Coach_Feb_09_Newsletter.pdf . August 8, 2019.
  17. Web site: Head Lacrosse Coach Scott Urick and Associate AD Matt Rienzo Host Lacrosse Clinic at UDC Field. 31 August 2013.

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