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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh.

As a transplant, I always assumed Woodson HS was named after president Woodrow Wilson, combining his first and last name into one single name.

WOODrow + wilSON = woodson.

Now I feel silly[/quote]

I’ve lived here for 20 years and thought the same, lol! TIL…[/quote]

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You aren’t alone.
And I bet no one who has attended thi school or played in a sporting event against this school for the past 25 years has even given it that much thought until some group of activists decided to dig up the history of the school’s namesake and “educate” people about it to get them all riled up.

I totally get not wanting to go to “Hitler High” but this is not that.
I find it hard to believe that anyone even knew or cared who this Woodson fellow was, where the name came from, or what his views on anything were until they were told to care and told to be offended. It’s exhausting. And just one more example of the grandstanding that this school board does to try to make themselves appear politically noble rather focus in actual academic improvement of our schools.[/quote]

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