Prince William County Public Schools

INFORMATION
Forest Park High School 15721 Forest Park Dr. Woodbridge, VA 22193 Forest Park High School Web Page Phone: 703.583.3200 Principal: Eric V. Brent Assistant Principals: Ike Alberts, Susan Elliott, and Christi Feemster, Emily Utter. Date Opened: September 2000 Number of Students: 2,389 Percent of Students Who Go on to Higher Education: 67% go on to a four-year college or university; 23% go to a two-year college Number of Teachers: 153 School Colors: Royal Blue and Kelly Green School Mascot: The Bruins
ABOUT FOREST PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Forest Park High School opened in September of 2000, the eighth of 10 high schools in Prince William County. The school is named for the area's Prince William Forest Park, a national park located in the immediate area.
COMMUNITIES SERVED
Montclair, Ashland, Brittany, Dumfries, Williamstown, Quantico, and Triangle.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Forest Park is a comprehensive high school offering a wide range of classes including a full set of Advanced Placement (AP) college courses. The school is also home to one of the county's two Centers for Information Technology (iT). Students who are thinking of being a part of the iT Program must balance learning information technology skills with the added challenge of taking AP classes.
ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Forest Park High School is proud to offer numerous extra and co-curricular activities designed to meet the needs and interests of the student body. Student activities include sports, clubs, and organizations addressing a wide range of student interests. The faculty, staff, and administration encourage students to take advantage of the opportunities available in the activities program. For enrichment purposes, Forest Park offers after-school tutoring, gifted and talented programs, dual enrollment opportunities, and the Learn and Serve program. The school also boasts an active Student Council Association (SCA), National Honor Society, and Key Club. Many students are selected to participate in the Governor's School enrichment program.
The Prince William County Observatory complex consists of two robotic domes that are mounted to the roof of Forest Park High School. The larger ten-foot fiberglass dome houses a sixteen inch Meade telescope, mounted on a German equatorial mount. Attached to the telescope will be a ST-7 SBIG (Santa Barbara Instrument Group) CCD camera with a motorized color wheel for digitizing of deep stellar images. Students will control the dome and telescope either by LAN or WAN systems and images will be downloaded directly into the student's base computer. A weather station mounted within the dome will control whether or not the dome will open based upon preset meteorological limits. A video security system mounted inside the dome will allow users to inspect the interior components of the dome without having to go directly inside the dome. Another color video camera system with sound mounted inside this dome will allow for video conferencing within Forest Park and the dome or other Prince William County schools and the dome.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The school has an active Parent-Teacher-Student Organization (PTSO), Parent Advisory Council, and several booster organizations that are looking for volunteers to help improve education and life at Forest Park.
WHAT MAKES OUR SCHOOL UNIQUE?
Forest Park provides a variety of vocational preparation programs that use modern laboratories as well as challenging academic offerings that strongly emphasize college preparation.
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