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Lake Braddock
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
LB, Lake Braddock Secondary School is a grade 7-12 school in Burke, Virginia administered by FCPS, Fairfax County Public Schools. It is one of four secondary schools in Fairfax County, the other three being Robinson Secondary School, Hayfield Secondary School and South County Secondary School. The principal of the school is Linda Burke. The school colors are purple and gold and mascot is the Bruin Bear.
Opened in 1973, Lake Braddock is currently in the process of a three year, 55 million dollar renovation, the largest renovation project in the history of FCPS. When the school opened in the fall of 1973, it comprised of students reassigned from nearby Robinson Secondary School to the west and West Springfield High School to the south. The school curriculum is committed to helping their diverse student body discover talents, increase competence, develop imagination, and expand academic and personal horizons. These instructional programs are based on the philosophy that teachers employ a variety of methods to meet the needs of every student and create an environment in which learning is active and personalized.
Lake Braddock maintains a large student club body, of over 50 clubs. The clubs include more notable it's academic which scored high in the last competition. Fairfax County offers sport-club status to some clubs, including the successful LB crew team, and LB debate team. Lake Braddock also maintains 4 middle school clubs and has a wide variety of high school sports. The school competes in the patriot district, which is in the northern region of the Virginia High School League. Lake Braddock's biggest rivals have traditionally been West Springfield High School and Robinson Secondary School.
Lake Braddock pyramid partnership is to combine the resources of the partnership's business community with the needs of the Lake Braddock pyramid schools to provide a safe learning environment that stimulates the intellectual curiosity and community awareness of students to increase student achievement and build self esteem.
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