Named for General George C. Marshall, it opened in 1962 and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).

They participate in numerous competitions annually, such as the District Performance Assessment and the Music Heritage Festival.

In 2014, the Men's Varsity Football team broke a losing streak stretching back to 2011 with victories over Thomas Jefferson and JEB Stuart.

In 2016, the girls' cross country team won the 5A State Championships at the Great Meadows course in The Plains, Virginia.

Statesmen Sinfonia is a new ensemble introduced in the 2014-2015 school year due to the growing number of members.

[18] The band program is currently being led by director Paul Vesilind, who was named George C. Marshall High School Teacher of the Year in Spring 2015.

The band offerings at Marshall[23] also include indoor drumline, percussion ensemble, flute choir, and IB music.

Furthermore, the department is known for allowing students to perform shows with more adult themes, such as uncensored versions of Company and Chicago.

In the allotted amount of time, they must correctly identify and rectify all vulnerabilities, usually viruses, while maintaining critical services.

A non-affiliated company, Terrawi, provided most of the resources and training materials to help adequately prepare the teams for competition.

The original two teams, which consisted of twelve members, placed 7th in the nation during the final round of competition.

At the state bowl, the Marshall team was a finalist in the middle division and received first place in the action plan presentation for their humorous portrayal of Romeo and Juliet.

The club competes in notable tournaments annually, such as VAMUN, William and Mary MUN, and HenMUN.

[31] On February 27, 1998, at 12:20 pm, David Albrecht, a 17-year-old Pimmit Hills Alternative High School student, drove his Chevrolet Monte Carlo into Marshall's rear parking lot.

[38][39] In the movie Remember the Titans (2000), the climax of the film comes at the end of the 1971 AAA state championship football game between T.C.

The movie was dramatized from a Washington Post series about race relations in the high school football fishbowl of 1971, as the Hollywood underdog T.C.

Williams played all year, and the actual state championship (against Andrew Lewis High School of the Roanoke Valley) was a 27-0 blowout.

In addition to the added drama of the Marshall game, there were legal issues concerning using Andrew Lewis High School's name in the movie.