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[[Image:Woodlawn_high_school.jog|right|thumb|225px|Woodlawn High School on July 6, 2002]] | [[Image:Woodlawn_high_school.jog|right|thumb|225px|Woodlawn High School on July 6, 2002]] | ||
'''Woodlawn High School''' is a large magnet high school serving about 1,300 students in the [[Birmingham Public School System]]. | '''Woodlawn High School''' is a large magnet high school serving about 1,300 students in the [[Birmingham Public School System]]. The principal is [[Shirley Graham]]. | ||
==History== | |||
Woodlawn High School was established in [[1916]] after Woodlawn was annexed into Birmingham. The present building on [[1st Avenue North]] was completed [[January 30]], [[1922]] for an initial enrollment of 700. | |||
A large mural in the high school's auditorium was painted between 1934 and 1939 by Sidney van Sheck and Richard Blauvelt Coe for the [[Works Progress Administration]]. A campaign is underway to raise $190,000 for restoration of the mural. | A large mural in the high school's auditorium was painted between 1934 and 1939 by Sidney van Sheck and Richard Blauvelt Coe for the [[Works Progress Administration]]. A campaign is underway to raise $190,000 for restoration of the mural. | ||
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In 1956 the Woodlawn debate team, coached by [[Rose B. Johnson]], won the inaugural Barkley Forum, a prestigious debate tournament at Emory University in Atlanta. | In 1956 the Woodlawn debate team, coached by [[Rose B. Johnson]], won the inaugural Barkley Forum, a prestigious debate tournament at Emory University in Atlanta. | ||
Woodlawns Junior R.O.T.C. program has been active since 1922 and has started the military careers of countless officers in the U.S. Military. | |||
==Notable alumni== | ==Notable alumni== | ||
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* [[Mike Hale]] (1985), Jefferson County sheriff | * [[Mike Hale]] (1985), Jefferson County sheriff | ||
* [[Oliver Robinson]] (1957) | * [[Oliver Robinson]] (1957) | ||
* [[Bobby Humphrey]], football coach | |||
==External links== | |||
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* [http://www.atwalker.com/pcb/school/school12.html Woodlawn H.S. postcard] at Postcard Birmingham | |||
Revision as of 20:45, 25 March 2006
Woodlawn High School is a large magnet high school serving about 1,300 students in the Birmingham Public School System. The principal is Shirley Graham.
History
Woodlawn High School was established in 1916 after Woodlawn was annexed into Birmingham. The present building on 1st Avenue North was completed January 30, 1922 for an initial enrollment of 700.
A large mural in the high school's auditorium was painted between 1934 and 1939 by Sidney van Sheck and Richard Blauvelt Coe for the Works Progress Administration. A campaign is underway to raise $190,000 for restoration of the mural.
The Warblers are a men's chorus that started as a singing club at Woodlawn, active from 1929 to 1977. Most current Warblers members are alumni of the Woodlawn club.
In 1956 the Woodlawn debate team, coached by Rose B. Johnson, won the inaugural Barkley Forum, a prestigious debate tournament at Emory University in Atlanta.
Woodlawns Junior R.O.T.C. program has been active since 1922 and has started the military careers of countless officers in the U.S. Military.
Notable alumni
- Bobby Bowden (1948), football coach
- Miriam Rogers Fowler (1957), BMA curator
- Glenn Garett (1970), musician
- Mike Hale (1985), Jefferson County sheriff
- Oliver Robinson (1957)
- Bobby Humphrey, football coach
External links
- Woodlawn H.S. postcard at Postcard Birmingham