In 1965, the then nineteen schools in the Northern Region which competed at the AAA varsity level were first organized into three districts based primarily on geographic location.
The Liberty District includes Herndon, Langley, McLean, South Lakes, Washington-Liberty, Yorktown.
The four current district names (Concorde, Cedar Run, Liberty, National) were adopted in the 1993-1994 school based on which division (5 or 6) of football they played in.
In 2003, Loudoun Valley and Stone Bridge, members of the AA Dulles District, were moved to the AAA Northern Region for the 2005-2007 playing cycle due to enrollment increases in the schools.
The VHSL decided to reject Loudoun Valley's and Heritage's appeals, but allowed Stone Bridge to remain in the Northern Region.
The school's distance caused travel concerns among Loudoun Valley and other district members.
Loudoun Valley moved to the AAA Cedar Run District of the Northwest Region after its two-year stint.
Points are awarded to schools who win state championships, runners-up, etc., and are tallied up at the end of the year.
Here are the Northern Region members that finished in the top 10 in the 2006–2007 school year for athletics: The Wachovia Cup for Academics is given based on the same criteria as the Athletics Cup, except that points are based on academic activities sponsored by the VHSL.
Here are the Northern Region members that finished in the top 10 in the 2006–2007 school year for academic activities: