Herndon High School
700 Bennett St, Herndon, VA 20170
703-810-2200
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Grades 9-12
 
Principal William Bates
wbates@fcps.edu
 
FCPS Programs
 
Special Features
  • Peer mediation and peer tutoring
  • Clubs that improve academic achievement of all students with a special emphasis on minority students
  • Touching Bases parent-teacher student progress meetings
  • Community support led by Herndon PTSA, Herndon Community Coalition, and a variety of booster clubs
  • Hispanic PTSA
  • Hornet Challenge program which encourages and supports students taking honors and advanced placement classes
  • Financial Aid Champion to help limited English proficient families understand financial aid for post secondary education
  • Most Improved Breakfast to honor students for academic improvement
  • Leadership and resiliency program to address alcohol and drug prevention
 
Business Partnership
  • Northwest Federal Credit Union
  • Herndon United Methodist Church
  • Herndon-Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Kids R First
  • The Herndon Community Coalition
 
Attendance Area This school is part of Cluster 1 and the Herndon HS pyramid. Enter your street address in the boundary locator to determine which schools your student should attend.

School Summary
Herndon High School is an inclusive high school serving students from Herndon, Reston, and Great Falls, located near Dulles Airport and numerous technology centers.

Herndon High offers a full range of advanced placement courses. Honors courses in grades nine through twelve help prepare students for upper-level and advanced placement courses. A comprehensive foreign language program includes Spanish, French, German, and Latin. A many faceted fine arts department offers students a range of visual arts, music, and drama.

Herndon High School athletic teams participate in the highly competitive Concorde District and Northern Region. Athletics allow students to develop their competitive spirits. Student athletes are honored at the conclusion of each season with an awards banquet held at the high school. The annual senior awards night is a highlight of the school year and through school-community partnership Herndon students receive just over $1 million dollars yearly in scholarship opportunities. Staff members of Herndon High are dedicated to challenging and preparing our students for lives of fulfillment. Our school motto, "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield,” epitomizes our spirit, caring, and legacy of excellence.

Last Updated: 2010-01-05