Thomas A. Edison High School (Fairfax County, Virginia)

Infobox Education in the United States
name= Thomas A. Edison High School


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streetaddress= 5801 Franconia Road
city= Alexandria
state= Virginia
zipcode= 22310
url= http://www.fcps.edu/EdisonHS
district= Fairfax County Public Schools
principal= Gregory Croghan
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staff= approximately 230
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= high school
grades= 9–12
language= English
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feeders= Twain Middle School
campus= Suburban
mascot= Eagles
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founded= 1963
enrollment= 1,827
enrollment_as_of= 2006
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free_1= Mount Vernon High School
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free_2= National District Northern Region
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Thomas A. Edison High School is a high school in Alexandria, Virginia, administered by Fairfax County Public Schools.

In the 1990s, the school's debate and forensics teams gained widespread recognition. [cite web|url=http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/schoolprofile/profile.cfm?profile_id=120|title=Edison Profile on FCPS website] The Policy Debate Team won the Harvard Tournament (1995), the Glenbrooks (1995), and two Virginia High School State Tournaments (1995 and 1996). Its academic team has appeared on the local television quizbowl game show "It's Academic".

Edison's graduates have typically moved on to attend local and state colleges and universities, such as Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University, West Virginia University and Northern Virginia Community College.

The Theatre Program at Edison High School has recently received an invitation to perform their rendition of the popular Disney musical "High School Musical" at Disney World in Florida.Fact|date=February 2008

Demographics

In 2006-2007, Edison's student body was 42% White; 20% Black; 24% Hispanic; 13% Asian, and 1% Native American.

Test scores

Edison High School is a fully accredited high school based on the SOL tests in Virginia. The average SAT score in 2006 for Edison was a 1494 (502 in Critical Reading, 505 in Math, and 487 in Writing).

Edison Academy

The Edison Academy is a career center that 10th-12th graders can take courses based on a career they want to do when they finish school. Edison High School is one of the selected schools in Fairfax County to have an academy center.

Links

* [http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/EdisonHS Main Website]
* [http://www.edisonhsboosters.org Edison Sports Boosters]
* [http://www.edisonfootball.com EHS Official Football Website]
* [http://www.edisondrama.com EHS Theatre Website]
* [http://www.vhsl-reference.com/mastergames_byyear_byteam.cfm?ID=10627&GY=2007 VHSL-Reference-Edison]

References