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Woodside High School, located in the northern side of Newport News, opened its doors to students in September, 1996. Woodside offers its students a unique learning environment in that it contains three learning "houses" designed to break down the larger school into several
smaller, more personal learning environments.


THE WOLVERINE WALK


The Wolverine Walk Consists of the 5 "R's":

  • Responsibility - to be accountable for yourself and to respond wisely

  • Right - to know and to do what is right and ethical

  • Reason - to act with purpose and good sense

  • Respect - to have self-regard and to show respect for others

  • Resilience - to bounce back from adversity



ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS AT WOODSIDE


Students are expected to become:

  • Self-directed learners

  • Collaborative workers

  • Complex thinkers

  • Quality producers

  • Community Contributors



CREATIVE ARTS MAGNET

Woodside is the home of the Center for the Arts and Communication, which encompasses music, performing arts, visual arts, and writing.

Students may specialize in:

  • music: theory, musicianship, performing, composing, arranging

  • dance: with emphasis on ballet and modern dance, choreography

  • drama: acting, directing, producing, stagecraft, scenery, lighting, costumes

  • creative writing: create original poetry, prose, essays, scriptwriting, historical fiction and critical reviews

  • communications: journalism, production, engineering and technology and public relations

  • visual arts: painting, printmaking, drawing, clay sculpture, mixed media, computer art, and photography


Distinctive Features

  • arts instruction at a depth, level, and rigor not found in other Newport News high schools

    • opportunities to pursue an intensive study of the arts to enhance the student's overall academic program

  • chance to work and study with arts professionals

  • interdisciplinary study linking the arts with other disciplines

  • earned Adequate Yearly Progress designation for meeting or exceeding federal standards for ''No Child Left Behind''

  • creative writers experience one-on-one conferences, peer evaluations, group readings, visiting authors and the Writing Center



DEMOGRAPHICS


As of October 2005

Total Enrollment: 2010 (100.0%)

Gender:
  • Male 893 (44.4%)

  • Female 1117 (55.6)%


Ethnicity:
  • Native American 14 (0.7%)

  • Asian/Pacific Islander 66 (3.3%)

  • Black 1108 (55.1%)

  • Hispanic 123 (6.1%)

  • White 681 (33.9%)

    • Unspecified 18 (0.9%)


Special Education: 161 (8.0%)
Talented and Gifted: 0 (0.0%)
Economically Disadvantaged: 606 (30.1%)


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