Forest Park High School (Woodbridge, Virginia)

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Forest Park High School
Address
15721 Forest Park Drive Woodbridge , Virginia 22193
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Expect Excellence[1]
Founded	2000
School district	Prince William County Public Schools
School number	[phone]
NCES School ID	510313002542[2]
Principal	Richard Martinez
Faculty	125.88[2] (on FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,268 (2023-24)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	18.15[2]
Color(s)	Royal blue   Kelly green
Mascot	Bruin
Website	forestparkhs.pwcs.edu

Forest Park High School is a public high school in Woodbridge, Virginia, unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States. It is part of Prince William County Public Schools, and is located on 15721 Forest Park Drive. The school's name references adjacent Prince William Forest Park, one of the largest natural parks in the Washington metropolitan area.

Forest Park, which was opened in 2000, is the home of the first information technology (iT) specialty program in Prince William County.

In 2008 Newsweek magazine ranked Forest Park on its annual list of "America's Top Public High Schools" ^[4]

As of 2025, there are 2,308 students attending Forest Park High School.

Academics

iT program

Forest Park High School is a center for the iT (Information Technology) program. All interested students must apply for the program, bringing in many students from around Prince William County. There are three fields that students can enter: Computer Graphics, Networking, Programming. Each year, iT students are required to take an iT core class. Students can receive a special iT Diploma if they complete six iT courses (four core), or five iT courses and an AP class.

Demographics

In the 2017-2018 school year, Forest Park's student body was:

• 36.0% White^[5]
• 27.1% Black/African American
• 20.8% Hispanic
• 8.2% Asian
• 7.6% Two or More Races
• .2% American Indian/Alaskan
• .1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Test scores

Forest Park High School is an accredited high school based on its performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning tests.

Athletics

The Forest Park High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bruin with Royal blue and Kelly green serving as its school colors. The school is a member of the AAA Cardinal District of the AAA Northwest Region of the Virginia High School League (VHSL).

A view from the home stands of Forest Park's stadium.

Athletic and activities championships

State champions

• 2003 Girls Volleyball ^[6]
• 2004, 2006 Girls Basketball ^[6]
• 2013 Boys Indoor Track ^[6]
• 2013 Boys Outdoor Track ^[6]
• 2014 Boys Indoor Track ^[6]
• 2020 CyberPatriot Virginia All Service Division
• 2021 CyberPatriot Virginia All Service Division
• 2021 CyberPatriot All Service Division National Finalists

Notable athletic alumni

• Ali Krieger, soccer player^[7]
• Thyrick Pitts, football player^[8]
• C. J. Sapong, soccer player^[9]
• Monica Wright, basketball player^[10]
• Chandler Zavala, football player^[11]

Extracurricular activities

Forest Park students have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of special interest clubs that offer activities, events and competitions,^[12] including:

Academic Team America's Club Art Club Breakfast With Santa Chemistry Honor Society Chess Club Computer Science Team Cyber Club Dance Team Debate Team Drama Club D&D Club Earth Science Resource Club Edge Club Educators Rising FBLA Fellowship of Christian Athletes French Club French Honor Society International Club JROTC Key Club Math League

Model UN Muslim Student Association My Little Pony Club National Art Honor Society National Honor Society Orchestra Club Physics Honor Society Photography Club Relay for Life Club Robotics Russian & German Club SCA Science National Honor Society Social Studies Honor Society Spanish Club Spanish Honor Society Spring Musical Student Ambassador Program Theater Sports Ursa Major Literary Magazine

Band

The Forest Park band program, a fourteen-time Virginia honor band,^[13] offers a wide variety of performing groups, both curricular and extracurricular, including:

• Concert Band
• Symphonic Band
• Wind Ensemble
• Marching Band (Forest Park High School Marching Bruin Band)
• Pep Band
• Jazz Band
• Indoor Ensembles
• Chamber Ensembles
• Marching Band
• Forest Park Combined
  • In the 2023-24 school year, Forest Park High School took over the combined indoor drumline program previously run by Woodbridge Senior High School.

Chorus

Forest Park's choir program has received regional, state, and national recognition. In 2005, the Concert Choir was awarded Overall Grand Champion at a national music festival in Orlando. In 2006 and 2008, the Concert Choir was awarded Overall Choral Champion at an international festival in New York City. In 2009, Forest Park Choirs won the Sweepstakes Award at Heritage Festivals in Atlanta. In December 2009, the choir was featured at Epcot Center at the Christmas Candlelight Processional with celebrity Narrator Whoopi Goldberg. In 2011, the Bel Canto Women’s Choir was awarded the Adjudicator’s Award at a national choral festival in New York City, while the Concert Choir and Platinum Jazz won 1st place in their categories.^[14] In 2015, Forest Park's Concert Choir returned to the Epcot Center at the Christmas Candlelight Processional with celebrity Narrator Chandra Wilson.

Ensembles in the vocal music program include:

• Platinum Vocal Jazz Ensemble
• Concert Choir
• VoiceMale
• Bel Canto
• Men's Chorus
• Varsity Women's Choir

Orchestra

• Intermediate orchestra
• Advanced orchestra
• Consort orchestra

Drama

Forest Park High School also hosts a drama club. Sponsoring three shows a year (a musical, mainstage play, and a one-act play. Forest Park has performed popular shows in the past such as Beauty and the Beast, Sweet Charity, The Wizard of Oz, Oklahoma!, Shrek The Musical, and Young Frankenstein.

See also

• Virginia portal
• Schools portal

• Prince William County Public Schools
• Virginia High School League

References

1. "Our School". Forest Park High School. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
2. "Search for Public Schools - Forest Park High (510313002542)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
3. "School Profile 2023 – 2024" (PDF). Prince William County Public Schools. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
4. "The Top of the Class - Newsweek's complete list of the 1,300 top U.S. high schools". Newsweek. May 16, 2008. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
5. https://www.pwcs.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_340140/File/Accountability/SchoolDataProfiles/HS%20Profiles/ForestPark.pdf Archived 2018-12-01 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
6. http://www.vhsl.org/files/pub-vhsl-recordbook-jan10.pdf Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Virginia High School League Book of Records 2009-2010
7. "Biography". AliKrieger.com. August 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
8. "Thyrick Pitts". bluehens.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
9. "CJ Sapong". JMU 2010 Men's Soccer Roster. August 5, 2024. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
10. "Monica Wright Rogers". UVA Sports. August 5, 2024. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
11. Fawcett, Dave (January 27, 2023). "How Forest Park graduate Chandler Zavala battled injuries and the NCAA to become an NFL Draft prospect". InsideNova.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
12. "Activities and clubs". Forest Park High School. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
13. "VBODA". VBODA - Virginia Band & Orchestra Directors Association. January 1, 1970. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
14. "Awards". Singing Bruins. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• GreatSchools Profile