Tag: Woodson High School
School news roundup
The following news items feature schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. Science star – Heman Bekele, a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High School, was named the 2023 winner of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Heman, age 14, created compound-based Skin Cancer Treating Soap, an affordable soap solution that could improve skin cancer outcomes. Over the next five … Continued
Woodson fire causes $8 million in damages
Investigators with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department estimated the fire on the Woodson High School campus Jan. 30 caused more than $8.85 million in damages. The two-alarm fire was accidental and started in an office in an administrative building next to the school. Woodson is located at 9525 Main Street in Fairfax. Related … Continued
Fire damages Woodson HS admin building
Firefighters spent about five hours on the Woodson High School campus Saturday night controlling a fire on the roof of an administrative building adjacent to the school. The fire did not spread to the main building of the high school, at 9525 Main St., Fairfax. When fire units arrived at about 3 a.m., they believed … Continued
High school students invited to Peacebuilding Conference
High school students are invited to a conference on Saturday to learn how to create a peacebuilding club at their school. Xuan Huynh, a student at Woodson High School, and a team of her peers developed the event to empower local youths to become community leaders and provide them with leadership and organizing skills so … Continued