Patriot District

The Patriot District is a high school district in the state of Virginia that includes schools from eastern Fairfax County.

District History
The Patriot District was founded in 1993 as part of an attempted realignment of the Northern Region. The charter members included Annandale, Hayfield, Lake Braddock, Robinson, T.C. Williams and West Springfield.

The Patriot District experienced some changes in 2005 due to realignment and the opening of South County in Lorton. The Patriot District was determined by the Northern Region at least initially to hold only Division 6 schools, and moved Robert E. Lee from the Liberty District to the Patriot. However, Robinson, a perennial Patriot member in the past was moved to the Concorde District, which caused some controversy, as it severed their rivalry with Lake Braddock. In 2009, Hayfield moved to the National District, and was replaced by W.T. Woodson and in 2015 Robert E. Lee left to join the National District. In 2017 as part of a statewide realignment,

Current members

 * Alexandria City Titans of Alexandria
 * Fairfax Lions of Fairfax
 * Lake Braddock Bruins of Burke
 * Robinson Rams of Fairfax
 * South County Stallions of Lorton
 * W.T. Woodson Cavaliers of Fairfax
 * West Potomac Wolverines of Alexandria
 * West Springfield Spartans of Springfield

Former Members

 * Annandale Atoms of Annandale (1994-2017)
 * Hayfield Hawks of Alexandria (1994-2009)
 * Mount Vernon Majors of Alexandria (2015-2017)
 * John R. Lewis Lancers of Springfield (2005-2015)
 * T.C. Williams Titans of Alexandria (1994-2017)
 * West Potomac Wolverines of Alexandria (1994-2017)