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'''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 [[Northeast, Washington, D.C.|NE]]. It primarily serves students in [[Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.#Ward 7|Ward 7]], |
'''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 [[Northeast, Washington, D.C.|NE]]. It primarily serves students in [[Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.#Ward 7|Ward 7]], |
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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. |
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.<ref group="DCPS">http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/pdf/woodson2012.pdf</ref> |
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== History == |
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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. |
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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. |
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/howard-d.-woodson-residence-african-american-heritage-trail|title=Howard D. Woodson Residence, African American Heritage Trail - www.culturaltourism.org|website=www.culturaltourismdc.org|access-date=2016-11-25}}</ref> |
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Woodson opened in 1972 as a state-of-the-art high school with a swimming pool, escalators and air conditioning. Named after Howard D. Woodson, a 1950s and '60s community activist, 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/10/AR2008061002953.html|title=A Landmark's Looming Demise|last=Haynes|first=V. Dion|date=2008-06-11|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=2016-11-25}}</ref> |
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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.[DCPS 1]
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.[1]
Woodson opened in 1972 as a state-of-the-art high school with a swimming pool, escalators and air conditioning. Named after Howard D. Woodson, a 1950s and '60s community activist, 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.[2]
References
- ^ "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.
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