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'''Unity Reed High School''' is a public [[secondary school]] in [[Bull Run, Prince William County, Virginia|Bull Run]]<!--Manassas mailing address, but physically within Bull Run-->, [[Prince William County, Virginia]], near the city of [[Manassas, Virginia|Manassas]]. It was formerly known as '''Stonewall Jackson High School;'''
== History and Administration ==
=== Naming controversy ===
The school was named after [[Stonewall Jackson]], a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general.
On June 29, 2020, the school board voted to rename the school to "Unity Reed High School",
=== Awards and Recognition ===
In May 2007, ''Newsweek'' magazine ranked Unity Reed 530th in the nation on its annual list of "Best High Schools in America". In 2001, ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' named Unity Reed as a High School of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Magazine May 21 2001 Vol. 157 No. 20 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601010521,00.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Washington Post - A School For Our Time |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/05/16/a-school-for-our-time/741dca30-69c0-4569-9c8b-7de941193817/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
=== Administration ===
The principal of Unity Reed High School is Milagros Polanco. Prior to her appointment in 2024, she was the assistant principal at [[Gar-Field Senior High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unity Reed High School - A Message From Our New Principal |url=https://unityreedhs.pwcs.edu/news/2024/07/welcome |website=www.pwcs.edu}}</ref>.
== Academic Programs ==
=== CTE Programs ===
Unity Reed is one of 2 high schools in the district that hosts an Aviation Maintenance program (the other being [[Woodbridge Senior High School (Virginia)|Woodbridge High School]]). The program teaches equipment safety, maintenance publications and records, airframes, engines, and electricity<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandell |first=Kevin |date=2024-03-21 |title=Students explore aviation maintenance trade through use of donated airplane at Unity Reed H.S. |url=https://www.potomaclocal.com/2024/03/21/students-explore-aviation-maintenance-trade-through-use-of-donated-airplane-at-unity-reed-h-s/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Potomac Local News |language=en}}</ref>. The school also has cosmetology and engineering programs<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Seymour |first=Emily |date=2024-01-29 |title=Specialty program deadline looms for Prince William County students |url=https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/specialty-program-deadline-looms-for-prince-william-county-students/article_44b26e16-becb-11ee-a190-63a9e4e50410.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM |language=en}}</ref>. Unity Reed is also the only school in the district that hosts a Firefighting program<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhNdHMd9iMQ |title=PWCS CTE - Firefighting Program |date=2021-01-26 |last=Prince William County Public Schools |access-date=2024-07-13 |via=YouTube}}</ref>.
=== International Baccalaureate Program ===
Unity Reed High School is an [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB) World School. They offer the [[IB Middle Years Programme|IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)]], the [[IB Diploma Programme|IB Diploma Programme (DP)]], and the IB Career Related Programme (CP).
Students can take part in full IB Programs at Unity Reed High School to earn a diploma or certificate. A student can also take courses offered by the IB in their levels of strength and interest, but do not have to be part of a larger IB Program. These are known as IB/MYP Course Students. Students can be awarded college credit with IB classes, and it weighs the GPA. Gar-field is one of two schools that houses the IB Program in Prince William County (the other is [[Gar-Field Senior High School]])<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Unity Reed High School - IB Program |url=https://unityreedhs.pwcs.edu/our_school/specialty_programs/ib_program/index |website=www.pwcs.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PWCS - International Baccalaureate Programme |url=https://www.pwcs.edu/academics___programs/advanced_academics___specialty_programs/specialty_programs/high_school_programs/international_baccalaureate_programme}}</ref>.
== Demographics ==
As of the
*Hawaiian/Pacific Isl.: 0.2%▼
▲*Hispanic of any race: 56.5%
*Am. Indian/Alaskan: 0.4%▼
*Asian:
*Two or More race: 2.4%
▲*Black/African-Am.: 15.5%
▲*White 17.2%
==Notable alumni==
*[[Ibram X. Kendi]], anti-racist activist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Jill Palermo Times Staff |date=2020-06-29 |title=School board picks ‘unity,’ local Black heroes' names for Stonewall schools |url=https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/school-board-picks-unity-local-black-heroes-names-for-stonewall-schools/article_b12e33be-ba78-11ea-9488-ab3d853da769.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Prince William Times |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Tyleik Williams]], college football defensive tackle for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]<ref>[https://aab.nbcsports.com/2020/09/20/future-buckeye-tyleik-williams-selects-all-american-bowl/ Future Buckeye Tyleik Williams Selects All-American Bowl]</ref>
*[[Ryan Williams (American football)|Ryan Williams]], former NFL running back<ref>{{Cite web |last=reports |first=staff |date=2014-05-13 |title=Ryan Williams released by Arizona Cardinals |url=https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/ryan-williams-released-by-arizona-cardinals/article_61e40900-da23-11e3-9676-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Greg Stroman]], NFL player<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-05 |title=Stonewall Jackson grad Greg Stroman grateful Chicago believes in him |url=https://www.insidenova.com/sports/stonewall-jackson-grad-greg-stroman-grateful-chicago-believes-in-him/article_92b60fa8-62b1-11ee-9113-3f2b4156f629.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=INSIDENOVA.COM |language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
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