VHSL Announces New Redistricting Plan for Northern Region

By Angela Watts
Managing Content Editor, DigitalSports.com

Two current members of the Northern Region — and two who would like to be — plead their cases before the Virginia High School League’s Redistricting and Reclassification committee Monday in Charlottesville.

But only the two current Northern Region schools — Hayfield and Stone Bridge — won the initial battle.

Hayfield, which is currently a member of the Patriot District, appealed its
continued placement there and requested to be moved to the National
District. And Stone Bridge, which currently a member of the Liberty District, appealed its
proposed move to the Cedar Run District in the Northwest Region and
requested to remain a member of the Liberty District.

Both requests were granted.

That was not the case for Heritage (AA Dulles District) and Loudoun Valley (AAA Cedar Run) of
Loudoun County, which appealed their proposed placement into the Cedar Run
District and, instead, requested to join the Northern Region. Heritage
asked to join as a member of the Liberty District; Loudoun Valley as a
member of the Concorde District.

Both of those requests were denied.

The only other change to the current alignment is Fairfax, which had previously been
moved out of the Concorde District, where it currently plays, and into the Liberty District.

A school still has one last opportunity to appeal the decisions that were made on Monday. It may appeal the R&R committee’s decision to the VHSL’s Executive Committee. No hearing will be held, but the Executive Committee will review the written record of the original appeal and issue its decision. The Executive Committe will meet May 7, and the final plan will go into effect July 1, 2009.

As it stands today, the most recent proposal for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years is as follows:

Concorde District
Centreville (2283)
Chantilly (2835)
Herndon (2190)
Oakton (2350)
Robinson (2751)
Westfield (3171)

Liberty District
Fairfax (2125)
Thomas Jefferson (1805)
Langley (2083)
Madison (1910)
Marshall (1326)
McLean (1767)
South Lakes (1442)
Stone Bridge (1704)
W.T. Woodson (2115)

National District
Edison (1769)
Falls Church (1318)
Hayfield (1583)
Mount Vernon (1758)
JEB Stuart (1545)
Wakefield (1633)
Washington-Lee (1743)
Yorktown (1883)

Patriot District
Annandale (2383)
Lake Braddock (2507)
Lee (1875)
South County (2044)
T.C. Williams (2807)
West Potomac (1982)
West Springfield (2217)

**Changes to the present alignment are italicized.