H.D. Woodson Senior High School
| Howard D. Woodson High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
540 55th St. Northeast[1] Washington, DC 20019 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto |
The Woodson Way (In days to come, it will please us to remember this) |
| Established | 1972 |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Darrin Slade |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 660 (2016) |
| Campus size | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) |
Red Black Green |
| Mascot | Warriors |
Howard Dilworth Woodson Senior High School is a secondary school in Washington, D.C. It serves grades 9 through 12, as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school is located in the Deanwood neighborhood, at the intersection of 55th & Eads Streets NE. It primarily serves students in Ward 7,
Howard Dilworth Woodson Senior High School is committed to providing a standards-driven curriculum in which all students achieve at high levels. Woodson has a strong academic legacy and a history of Impressive athletic achievement. In addition to offering a variety of extracurricular activities, including a National Honor Society, NJROTC Drill Team and Future Business Leaders of America. Woodson is also continuously increasing its STEM, AP and accelerated course offerings.[2]
History
Howard Dilworth Woodson Senior High School was built in 1972 and extensively renovated in 2008–2011. The school was named for Howard Dilworth Woodson, a structural engineer in the supervising architect's office for the Public Buildings Administration. He served as supervising architect for the Universal Development and Loan Company, Inc., a real estate and development company that owned considerable property in the upper Northeast section of the city.
Woodson was an active civic leader in Deanwood and the far Northeast section of the city. He was a founder and the first president of the Northeast Boundary Civic Association and the Far Northeast Business and Professional Association. Through these organizations he was instrumental in urbanizing his neighborhood by pushing the city to provide educational, redevelopment, and utility services.[3]
The school was built in response to neighborhood demand from parents who wanted their children to have a high school of their own so they wouldn't have to go all the way to Eastern, Spingarn and Anacostia.[4]
Demographics
Students[5]
- 98.9% Black, non-Hispanic
- 0.6% Hispanic / Latino
- 0.2% Native American / Alaska Native
- 0.2% Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander
- 0.3% Multiracial
Attendance Boundary
- Attendance Zone Changes: The H.D. Woodson HS attendance zone is made up of the attendance zone of the middle school that is designated to geographically feed into H.D. Woodson - Kelly Miller MS.
- Geographic Feeder Pathway: Anyone living in the new attendance zone for Kelly Miller MS is zoned for and has a right to attend H.D. Woodson High School. Any student attending a feeder middle school out-of-boundary has the right to continue in the feeder pathway to H.D. Woodson. Feeder pathway changes were made to better align school building capacity with population and with boundary participation rates, and to support racial/ethnic and socioeconomic diversity, where possible.
- Programmatic Feeder Pathway: McKinley MS is a STEM middle school. Eighth grade students at McKinley MS will have a right to attend Woodson HS in order to continue in a STEM pathway.
FEEDER SCHOOLS
- Elementary Schools
- Nalle Elementary School
- Smothers Elementary School
- Aiton Elementary School
- Drew Elementary School
- C.W. Harris Elementary School
- Middle Schools
- Kelly Miller Middle School feeds into Woodson [6]
Curriculum & Student Performance
Students who attend H.D. Woodson have the opportunity to participate in the NAF program (Information Technology / Computer Science) and also the city renowned STEM Academy. The school also offers a myriad of AP courses. H.D. Woodson had the most improved graduation rate in the District for the last two years (70% ) and also increased promotion rates at every grade level. The school's sports program continued to be the most dominant in the DC metro area winning the varsity boys football championship for the 3rd straight year and its second consecutive varsity boys basketball championship. The boys varsity basketball ball team also made history by finishing the season undefeated and winning the state championship. The boys varsity basketball team finished the year ranked 8th in the nation.[7]
Extracurricular Activities
ATHLETICS
Athletics begin at Woodson in
Notable Alumni
Football
- Byron Leftwich, NFL Quarterback Class of '98
- Willie J. Bennett, Jr., Former NCAA Football Coach/Current Assistant AD for DCIAA, Class of '97
- Josh Morgan, NFL, Wide receiver/kick returner Class of '04
- Orlando Brown, Former NFL Player
- Tavon Wilson, NFL Defensive Back
- Roland Minor
- Ken Crawley, NFL Cornerback
Basketball
Jamelle Elliott USA Gold Women's Basketball Coach/ Women's Head Coach of the University of Cincinnati
References
- ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: H.D.Woodson High School". Geographical Names Information System (GNIS). USGS. 1 April 1993.
- ↑ "2012–13 School Scorecard: H.D. Woodson High School" (PDF). District of Columbia Public Schools.
- ↑ "Howard D. Woodson Residence, African American Heritage Trail - www.culturaltourism.org". www.culturaltourismdc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ Haynes, V. Dion (2008-06-11). "A Landmark's Looming Demise". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ↑ "Woodson High School | My School DC". www.myschooldc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ "H.D. Woodson High School Boundary and Feeder Pathway" (PDF). August 2014.
- ↑ "School Profiles Home". profiles.dcps.dc.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-25.