The Fort Hunt High School Collection contains 0.5 linear feet, spans the years 1968-1984, and consists of issues of the school’s
newspaper “Frontline” and the school’s literary magazine “Turret”.
Fort Hunt High School Collection, MSS 11-17, Virginia Room, Fairfax County Public Library
Acquisition Information
Patricia Hardesty donated the collection of 1968-1971 newspapers and literary magazines in September 2018. Jeff Clark, FCPS
donated the 1976-1984 newspapers which were found in a drawer by a journalism teacher at West Springfield High School in April
2019.
Processing Information
Chris Barbuschak, July 2019 EAD generated by Ross Landis, 2023
In 1960, Fairfax County planned for the building of a new high school in Fort Hunt to serve the growing population of the
area. Local architect Dwight G. Chase & Associates designed a large high school to accommodate a student population of 1,200
with future expansion for 2,000 additional students. Construction on the $2.5 million school started in the fall of 1961.
The school, located at 8428 Fort Hunt Road, opened in September 1963 and operated for 22 years. It closed in 1985 due to declining
enrolment, and Fort Hunt combined with Groveton High School to form West Potomac High School. The old Fort Hunt High School
is now home to Carl Sandburg Middle School.
The Fort Hunt High School Collection contains 0.5 linear feet, spans the years 1968-1984, and consists of issues of the school’s
newspaper “Frontline” and the school’s literary magazine “Turret”. The newspaper covered school news, sports, special activities,
and student opinions, and the literary magazine provided students with an outlet to publish their creative writings.
Series 1: "Turret" Literary Magazine, 1970, Box 1
This series contains issues of “Turret”, Fort Hunt High School’s literary magazine. Students published poetry, art, photographs,
and creative writings in this student-produced periodical.
Series 2: "Frontline" Newspaper, 1968-1984, Box 1
This series contains issues of “Frontline”, Fort Hunt High School’s school newspaper. Students in the journalism class wrote
the articles and put together the paper. The format of the paper changed over the years ranging from tabloid to broadsheet.
The newspaper covered school news, sports, special activities, and student opinions. Also included in this series is "The
Last Gasp", the farewell newspaper for the Senior Class of 1971.
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