Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in

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, a community in

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. The school is part of

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ranked Stone Bridge the #4 high school in Virginia and the #1 high school in Loudoun County in 2014. __TOC__

History

Stone Bridge opened in 2000. The school derives its name from the stone Broad Run Bridge. In 2002, most of Stone Bridge's Leesburg student body was moved to Heritage High School, but some additional students from Broad Run were moved to Stone Bridge, dropping enrollment to roughly 1,400 students in the 2002–2003 school year. However, by the 2004–2005 school year, the student body went up to nearly 1,900 students, the largest student body in Loudoun County.

2021 sexual assault

On May 28, 2021, a male teenager was accused of sexually assaulting a female student in a girls' restroom at Stone Bridge High School in

. Following a weeks-long investigation by the

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, a 14-year-old male was arrested on July 8, 2021, and charged with two counts of forcible sodomy. On October 6, 2021, the same male teenager, now aged 15, was accused of sexually assaulting a female student in an empty classroom at

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. The male student was arrested the following day and charged with sexual battery and abduction of a fellow student. On October 25, 2021, the suspect was found guilty on all charges for the May 28 assault. On November 15, 2021, the suspect pleaded

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to a felony charge of abduction and a misdemeanor count of sexual battery for the October 6 assault. In January 2022, the suspect was found guilty on all four charges and was sentenced to complete a "residential program in a locked-down facility" and placed on supervised probation until he turned 18, and ordered to register as a sex offender in Virginia. Later that month, Brooks decided against placing the perpetrator on the sex offender registry, due to the offender's young age and data indicating that teenagers placed on the registry go on to have higher recidivism rates.

Extracurricular activities

The debate program won the AA state title in 2005, and the AAA state title in 2006. Stone Bridge's chapter of

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(FBLA) has been named as an Honor Chapter by the Virginia FBLA since it was chartered in 2002. In 2006, the chapter was recognized with its first award from the National FBLA organization; receiving the Business Achievement Award.

Athletics

Stone Bridge has a long-standing rivalry with nearby

, with the annual football game between the two schools being called the "Battle of the 'Burn". The school's mascot and colors were established in 1999 after a student referendum at

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, and Harper Park Middle School. Stone Bridge has won 18 state titles in the following sports: *Four for cheerleading (AA champion in 2004; AAA champion in 2005, 2006, and 2008) *Eight NVSHL titles for ice hockey in 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2014–2015, 2015–16, and 2016–17 *Two for girls soccer (AA in 2005 and AAA in 2010) *Four AAA titles for football (Division 5) in 2007, Spring 2021 (2020 season delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic), Fall 2021, Fall 2023

Notable alumni

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, defensive tackle for the

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: graduated in 2013. * J.B. Bukauskas, former baseball pitcher for the

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: graduated in 2014. *

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(1990 - 2020), former defensiveman for the

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of the American Hockey League whilst under contract to the

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of the

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. * Aaron Crawford, former defensive end for the

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: graduated in 2015. * Nate Davis, former offensive lineman for the

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: graduated in 2014. *

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, racecar driver in

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: graduated in 2008; attended

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from 2009 to 2012. * Tai Felton, wide receiver for the

: graduated in 2021. *

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, Olympic Gold Medalist (

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), soccer player for the

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and

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, selected as the first overall pick in the

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: graduated in 2017. * Mikail Kamara, college football defensive end for the

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: graduated in 2020. * Jennifer Skogerboe, soccer player for the

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, central midfielder for

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: graduated in 2009. * Zach Thompson, former

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defensive end: graduated in 2009. * Ed Wang, former

offensive lineman: graduated in 2005. * Billy Wiles, college football quarterback for the

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: graduated in 2021. * Jennifer Yu, chess player,

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, and 2-time U.S. Women's Chess Champion: graduated in 2020.

External links

Gameday: Covers in depth on all sports in Loudoun County, including Stone Bridge High School.VHSL-Reference
*http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/84964 *http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/pvUkH_xP-EyWP2R-qaIO-g/football-fall-10/profile-mike-ghanem.htm

References

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