Woodbridge High School (Virginia)

History and administration

The school opened in 1964 in the Marumsco Hills Subdivision due to extensive development of the Woodbridge community by Cecil D. Hylton. Classes were originally held at 2201 York Drive (now Woodbridge Middle School). Classes moved to the current building (3001 Old Bridge Road) in 1974. The first class to graduate having attended the full four years at the current building was the class of 1978.

Overcrowding

Parents have become concerned with overcrowding in the school. There are several teachers that are "rovers", teachers that take over another teacher's classroom during a free period. At over 2800 students, the school is over capacity. Prince William County Schools plans to build a 14th high school to relieve overcrowding in Woodbridge. However, the project, which has been discussed since 2017 and was originally slated for completion in 2026, has been pushed back to 2029.

Administration

The principal of Woodbridge Senior High School is Heather Abney. She has been the school's principal since 2016.

Geography

Woodbridge Senior High School is located at (34.683826, -105.386308). Woodbridge High School is of similar design as nearby Gar-Field High School, which was also built in the mid-1970s.

Academics

Accreditation

Woodbridge Senior High School is fully accredited.

Programs

AP Scholars

Woodbridge High School is one of the two high schools in Prince William County to host the AP Scholars Program (the other school is Patriot High School). Launched at the school in 2017, the program is aligned with Advanced Placement Program from The College Board. Students in the program are responsible for completing a research project during their senior year. Students must also complete at least five AP courses before graduation and 60 hours of community service.

CTE Programs

Woodbridge houses an Army JROTC Program, an Aviation Maintenance Program, and a Cosmetology Program.

Fine and Performing Arts

The school also used to be home to the Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) until 2016, when the program was officially moved to the newly constructed Colgan High School. Because of this, the class of 2017 was the last graduating class to contain students who had been a part of the CFPA at Woodbridge. Woodbridge still has an established performing arts program; the school recently earned the VMEA Blue Ribbon Award.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Woodbridge is one of four high schools in Prince William County to host Project Lead the Way (PLTW) (the others being Patriot High School, Gar-Field High School, and Battlefield High School). The school offers some of PLTW's engineering courses, including:

• Introduction to Engineering Design
• Principles of Engineering
• Digital Electronics, and
• Civil Engineering and Architecture

Demographics

In 2013 it had 2,830 students, one of the largest such figures in the schools in Prince William County. In 2013 the student body became plurality white as ethnic diversity increased.

In the 2017-2018 school year, Woodbridge's student body was:

• 22.3% Black/African American
• 33.6% Hispanic
• 29.3% White
• 7.7% Asian
• 6.8% Two or More Races
• .3% American Indian/Alaskan
• .2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Athletics

Woodbridge Senior High School is in the 6A Cardinal District of the Virginia High School League. The school offers Cheer, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, golf, basketball, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, baseball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, volleyball, and tennis.

State Championships

In 2019, the school's girls' basketball team won the 6A state championship, and in 2023 the school's boys cross country team won the 6A state championship.

Notable alumni

• Hala Ayala, politician
• Joey Cook, contestant of American Idol XIV
• Russell Davis, former NFL football player
• Da'Shawn Hand, NFL football player
• R. Alan King, U.S. Army veteran and author
• Matt Lehr, former NFL football player
• Tony Lilly, former NFL football player
• Kris McCray, former MMA fighter
• Raphiael Putney, professional basketball player
• Tommy Richman singer and rapper
• Alex Taylor, distance runner

References

FORCETOC

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Woodbridge High".
2. Chandler, Michael Alison. (August 23, 2013). "Woodbridge high school provides top recruit with lots of options". [[The Washington Post]].
3. Writer, Meghan Mangrum Times Staff. (March 6, 2024). "Prince William County's 14th high school could be delayed despite concerns about overcrowding".
4. Seymour, Emily. (March 20, 2024). "Delay of Prince William's 14th high school appears imminent despite community lobbying".
5. "Woodbridge High School Administration Team". WOODBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
6. "WSHS Hall of Fame".
7. "PWCS Accredidation".
8. "AP Scholars Specialty Program".
9. (August 3, 2017). "Woodbridge High AP scholars recognized".
10. ArmyJROTC-Admin. (November 22, 2022). "Woodbridge Senior High School Army JROTC Veteran Community Recognition Event".
11. Phelps, Mark. (June 15, 2021). "New Virginia High School Plans To Add Aviation Career Programs".
12. Prince William County Public Schools. (February 23, 2023). "Cosmetology students at Woodbridge High School are workforce ready".
13. Team, PWLiving Editorial. (April 16, 2019). "Woodbridge Senior High School Presents "Seussical-The Musical"".
14. "Blue Ribbon Award {{!}} VMEA - Music Educators Association".
15. "Four PWCS High Schools Earn Project Lead The Way Distinguished Program Recognition".
16. "Woodbridge High School".
17. Tran, Huy. "Alignment".
18. (July 8, 2024). "Woodbridge High School".
19. Melnick, Kyle. (March 7, 2019). "Woodbridge High girls basketball team wins Virginia Class 6 state championship". Washington Post.
20. (November 12, 2023). "Va. cross-country: Senior propels West Springfield girls; Woodbridge boys prevail". Washington Post.
21. Palermo, Jill. (April 4, 2017). "Former Prince William NOW president launches bid for state delegate".
22. (March 11, 2015). "Woodbridge grad Joey Cook in American Idol top 12".
23. "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search".
24. (April 25, 2018). "Woodbridge graduate Da'Shawn Hand still turning heads as NFL beckons".
25. (October 15, 2014). "Lehr, Matt".
26. (November 21, 2011). "Tony Lilly Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com".
27. (June 22, 2010). "Woodbridge fighter to get second chance".
28. (April 12, 2016). "Raphiael Putney Bio - University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site".
29. SamMorrison. (February 3, 2022). "A Conversation with Tommy Richman".
30. Sauntry, Allison. (2020-03-26). "Woodbridge native achieves longtime dream with Olympic Trials performance".