Concorde District

The Concorde District is a high school conference in the state of Virginia that includes public schools exclusively from Fairfax County. AAA is the largest enrollment class and also typically the most competitive level in Virginia high school sports.

In the VHSL realignment for the 2013-2014 school year, all of the schools in the Concorde District will be the Group 6A classification. For the first round of post-season competition, the members of the Concorde District also comprise Conference 5 of the Group 6A, North Region. The Concorde District is one of only two VHSL districts coterminous with a conference.

About the district

The Concorde District was founded in 1993 as part the realignment of the Northern Region. The charter members of the district, which began play in the 1994-1995 school year, were Centreville, Chantilly, Herndon, Jefferson, Oakton, South Lakes, and W.T. Woodson, all of Fairfax County. All seven schools were among the largest schools in the Northern Region at the time, playing Division 6 football.

Member changes

In 1997, Potomac Falls High School of Loudoun County opened and joined the Concorde District due to its proximity to its member schools, but was not competitive because its size which was well below the AA/AAA cutoff, and also because it was a new school. Potomac Falls moved to the AA Northwestern District in 1999, and Woodson High School moved to the Liberty District, reuniting it with crosstown rival Fairfax which dropped the Concorde to six schools.

In 2000, Westfield opened and joined the Concorde, making it the second newly established school to join the district. South Lakes left the Concorde in 2003 to the Liberty due to declining enrollment, and Jefferson was allowed to play in the National District for football while remaining in the Concorde for other sports.

In 2005, Jefferson moved to the Liberty, while Fairfax moved to the Concorde, and Robinson was moved from the Patriot to the Concorde district. In 2009, Fairfax returned to the Liberty.

Enrollment

Herndon is currently the smallest school in the Concorde District with about 2,200 students, and Westfield is the largest at around 3,200. Robinson enrolls well over 4,000 students in grades 7-12, with about 2,800 in grades 9-12.

Strengths

Athletics

The Concorde District is best known for football, in which a Concorde District team has made the AAA Division 6 championship game from 2000–2007, including Robinson's 2001 championship season and 2004 runner up campaigns during their time in the Patriot District. In addition, the district has brought five AAA Division 6 championships in that span with Centreville (2000, 2013), Westfield (2003, 2007), and Oakton (2005). Chantilly won a state title in 1996 and made an appearance in the 2006 state final where they lost to Osbourn Park. Oakton, Robinson, and Chantilly were in the top 10 in the standings for the AAA Wachovia Cup for Athletics, based on their performance in all sports in the 2005-2006 year.

Centreville football played in the 2011 AAA Division 6 championship and lost to Oscar Smith 47-21. In 2012, Oakton made it to the state semis before losing to the eventual state champion, L.C. Bird 41-14.

Centreville made back-to-back trips to the VHSL Group 6A Football State Championship game, defeating Oscar Smith 35-6 in 2013 then falling to Ocean Lakes 30-24 in overtime in 2014.

Westfield has been the most consistent team in the district and has won 2 state championships and set a record for most consecutive appearances in the Northern Region Final with 4 appearances from 2011-2015.

Academics

Academically, the Concorde District schools are among the strongest in the nation, offering advanced placement and IB classes. All of the Concorde schools average over 1100 on the SAT and a large number of their students go to prestigious colleges and universities. Chantilly won the AAA Wachovia Cup for Academics, and Westfield was the runner up based on academic activities in the 2005-2006 year. Westfield also won the state championship for academic activities in 2011 and 2012. In 2007, all schools in the Concorde District made the top 200 on the Newsweek Top Public High Schools list, with Oakton at 99, Centreville at 107, Chantilly at 125, Fairfax at 149, Robinson at 150, Herndon at 153, and Westfield at 170. The ranking is determined based on a ratio of students taking AP or IB classes to the number of graduating seniors.

Member schools


2014-2015 district champions

Fall Sports Champions

  • Cheerleading:
  • Boys Cross Country:
  • Girls Cross County:
  • Field Hockey:
  • Football: Westfield
  • Golf:
  • Volleyball: Westfield/Oakton

Winter Sports Champions

  • Boys Basketball:
  • Girls Basketball:
  • Girls Gymnastics:
  • Boys Swimming:
  • Girls Swimming:
  • Boys Indoor Track:
  • Girls Indoor Track:
  • Wrestling: Robinson

Spring Sports Champions

  • Baseball:
  • Boys Lacrosse:
  • Girls Lacrosse:
  • Boys Soccer:
  • Girls Soccer:
  • Softball:
  • Boys Tennis:
  • Girls Tennis:
  • Boys Track:
  • Girls Track:

AAA athletic team championships won by Concorde District schools in 2009-2010

AAA athletic and academic team championships won by Concorde District schools in 2008-2009

AAA athletic and academic team championships won by Concorde District schools in 2007-2008

State champions since the 2002-2003 school year

Virginia State Championships
Year Sport/Competition School
2003 AAA Football Division 6 Westfield
2003 AAA Girls Cross Country Herndon
2003 AAA Girls Swimming and Diving Jefferson
2004 AAA Boys Cross Country Jefferson
2004 AAA Boys Outdoor Track Westfield
2004 AAA Creative Writing Chantilly
2004 AAA Girls Swimming and Diving Jefferson
2004 AAA Scholastic Bowl Jefferson
2005 AAA Boys Cross Country Oakton
2005 AAA Football Division 6 Oakton
2005 AAA Scholastic Bowl Jefferson
2006 AAA/AA Boys Lacrosse Robinson
2006 AAA Boys Swimming and Diving Robinson
2006 AAA Boys Tennis Robinson
2006 AAA Creative Writing Chantilly
2006 AAA/AA Girls Lacrosse Oakton
2007 AAA Boys Swimming and Diving Robinson
2007 AAA Boys Tennis Robinson
2007 AAA/AA Boys Lacrosse Robinson
2007 AAA/AA Girls Lacrosse Oakton
2007 AAA Cheerleading Chantilly
2007 AAA Football Division 6 Westfield
2008 AAA Boys Swimming and Diving Robinson
2008 AAA Girls Swimming and Diving Fairfax
2008 AAA/AA Girls Lacrosse Oakton
2008 AAA/AA Boys Lacrosse Chantilly
2008 AAA Girls Soccer Robinson
2008 AAA Boys Tennis Robinson
2008 AAA Boys Cross Country Oakton
2009 AAA Boys Swim and Dive Robinson
2009 AAA Girls Swim and Dive Robinson
2009 AAA/AA Girls Lacrosse Chantilly
2009 AAA Girls Soccer Chantilly
2010 AAA Boys Swim and Dive Oakton
2012 AAA Girls Basketball Oakton
2012 AAA Girls Swim and Dive Oakton
2012 AAA/AA Girls Lacrosse Oakton
2012 AAA Boys Cross Country Chantilly
2013 AAA Boys Lacrosse Chantilly
2013 6A Boys Golf Chantilly
2013 6A Boys Cross Country Chantilly
2013 6A Girls Cross Country Oakton
2013 6A Football Centreville

Former Concorde members

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