Alexandria City High School Parker-Gray Stadium

ACPS is in the process of modernizing the Parker-Gray Memorial Stadium at Alexandria City High School. As student enrollment continues to grow, there is an increasing need for modern facilities that meet the needs of the current and future student population, our athletics programs, and the marching band. The aim is to create a multi-use facility that will serve the needs of Alexandria’s only public high school and our community.

The $4.97 million sports facility is currently under construction and expected to be completed by March 2021. Student-athletes will benefit from an impressive athletic facility boasting an eight-lane running track, new restrooms, a new concessions building, a modernized press facility, a ticket booth, new artificial turf, and a new scoreboard, as well as egress safety lighting.

Stadium Design
The design includes:
- The addition of an eighth lane on the track
- Replacement of the artificial turf
- The addition of restrooms
- A new concession stand
- A ticket booth
- Replacement of the score board and placement on the other end of the field
- Egress safety lighting
- A new press box to replace the condemned one on the other side of the field to improve the quality of lighting for images and video for media.
- Field lighting
- An upgraded the sound system to comply with the City of Alexandria’s Noise Ordinance, enhance the quality of the sound, disperse the sound via multiple speakers and direct it away from houses along the fence line.
There have been six community meetings held around the design of the new stadium. In addition, four smaller meetings have been held with specific groups to resolve concerns that have arisen during the community engagement process.

The design team made the following adjustments in line with community requests as a result of the community engagement process:
- Separated the concessions from restroom/storage building to minimize massing of structures and spectators.
Moved the footprint of the restroom/storage building to the north to create more space between the building and adjacent property line.
- Flipped the restroom and storage facility to maximize the distance of the restrooms from nearby houses.
- Added a new score board and moved its location.
- Conducted a sound study to ensure the least disturbance possible from the new sound system.
- Resolved the new location of the ticket booth.
- Discussed options around installing higher poles to minimize the glare from field lighting. The original design complied with the City Ordinance of 60 feet. ACPS is intending to work with the City over the summer to request a change to the ordinance to increase the height of the poles to 70 feet and 80 feet to further minimize glare.

Project Updates

July 15, 2021 – Neighborhood Forum

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April 15, 2021 – Community Meeting

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November 2, 2020 - Lights Approved at T.C. Williams Parker-Gray Stadium

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November 2, 2020 - Homeowners, Alexandria City School Board and City of Alexandria Resolve Dispute Over T.C. Williams Parker-Gray Stadium Lights

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October 28, 2020 - Neighborhood Forum Meeting

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Sept. 8, 2020 - Demolition of Press Box and Structures Begins

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August 17, 2020 - Question and Answer

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Aug. 17, 2020 - Parker-Gray Stadium Information Meeting

A project virtual meeting was held to inform neighborhoods surrounding the site of upcoming work.

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Aug. 1, 2020

ACPS will be holding a virtual public meeting for the Parker-Gray Stadium Modernization Project on Monday, August 17.

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July 16, 2020

Neighborhood Forum Meeting (Virtual)

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July 2020

Update on the Oak Tree on the site of the Parker Gray Stadium

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July 13, 2020

Kadcon, Corp Selected for Parker-Gray Stadium Project

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March 11, 2020

Campus Walk Through

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Nov. 12, 2019

Perimeter Fence Community Meeting

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Oct. 15, 2019

T.C. Williams Perimeter Fence Community Meeting

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Sept. 11, 2019

Neighborhood Community Forum

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Sept. 2019

Update for Stadium Project

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July 19, 2019

St. James Announcement

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July 19, 2019

Tentative construction timeline

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June 10, 2019

Neighbor Forum Meeting

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May 6, 2019

An Update on the Modernization of Parker-Gray Stadium at T.C. Williams High School

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April 3, 2019

Neighborhood Forum

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Jan. 29, 2019

The process of setting up an initial meeting with the new advisory group.

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October 2018

The City Council established the T.C. Williams Neighborhood Forum in alignment with condition #106 of DSUP #2017-0016: Parker Gray Stadoum Modernization at T.C. Williams High School.

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October 13, 2018

The final design was approved by City Council

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October 11, 2018

The School Board passed a resolution on October 11, 2018 to commit to the conditions set out by the Planning Commission.

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October 2, 2018 - Stadium Upgrades Including Lights Approved by City Council

The final design for the upgraded stadium was approved by the Planning Commission

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June 20, 2018

Community Meeting

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March 13, 2018

Community Meeting

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November 27, 2017

Community Meeting

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September 25, 2017

Community Meeting

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May 22, 2017

Community Meeting

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March 21, 2017

Community Meeting

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Febuary 13, 2017

Community Meeting

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Timeline

See the Updated Milestone Schedule (PDF) for an estimated timeline of construction.

If you have questions regarding the stadium, please email news@acps.k12.va.us.

Facilities and Operations

Alexandria City High School Parker-Gray Stadium

Stadium Design

Project Updates

Timeline