Colonial Forge High School

Colonial Forge High School
Address
550 Courthouse Road
Stafford, Virginia, 22554
United States
Coordinates 38°26′6″N 77°27′5″W / 38.43500°N 77.45139°WCoordinates: 38°26′6″N 77°27′5″W / 38.43500°N 77.45139°W
Information
Type Public High School
Established 1999
School district Stafford County Public Schools
Superintendent Randy Bridges
Principal Gregory Daniel
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2,050
School color(s)      Navy Blue
     Forest Green
     White
Fight song Colonial Forge Fight Song, based on "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Athletics conference Virginia High School League
AAA Northwest Region
AAA Commonwealth District
Nickname Eagles
Rival Stafford Senior High School
North Stafford High School Mountain View High School
Brooke Point High School
Publication Molten Art
Newspaper Talon
Yearbook Apollo
Feeder schools Rodney E. Thompson Middle School (Minority)
H.H. Poole Middle School (Minority)
T. Benton Gayle Middle School (Majority)
Stafford Middle School (Minority)
Edward E. Drew Jr., Middle School (Minority)
Website School website

Colonial Forge High School is a public high school in Stafford, Virginia serving students in grades nine through twelve in the central portion of Stafford County, Virginia.

Location and demographics

Colonial Forge is located on Courthouse Road, State Route 630, slightly over two miles from Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. Colonial Forge's student enrollment is now 65% Caucasian, 21% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Italian and 4% Asian/Pacific Islander.[1]

History

Colonial Forge was completed in 1999 as the fourth high school to open in Stafford County. The school's colors are navy blue, forest green, and silver and the mascot is the Bald Eagle.

A historical marker denoting the Accokeek Furnace Archeological Site is located on the school grounds.[2]

Academics and extracurricular activities

Molten Art, Colonial Forge's literary magazine, has won several Crown Awards in Columbia University's CSPA Crown competition, including a Silver Crown in 2004, and Gold Crowns in 2006 and 2008. Molten Art consistently earns high national praise, often competing against private schools that specialize in the arts.[3][4][5]

Athletics

Colonial Forge's athletic teams compete in the AAA Northwest Region.

The Colonial Forge wrestling team has claimed four AAA VA State Championships in wrestling back-to-back-to-back in 2007-08-09, and again in 2012.[6]

In 2014, the Colonial Forge boy's basketball team became the first high school basketball team from Stafford County to win the State Championship.

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