Jean Lucille Woodson. View All. Willbert Overton Woodson. Isabelle Adeline "Belle" Shelton. Mary Elizabeth Woodson. Albert Shelton Woodson. World Events 8. Age 3. A landmark decision of the U. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality.
It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U. The school's competitive fall Varsity Cheerleading team took 1st in their invitational, as well as 3rd in their district in the school year. The team also moved on to Regionals. In its band program, there are three different leveled ensembles, as well as a Marching Band that performs in the fall and a Jazz Band that plays during the winter. The current director is Melinda McKenzie Hall.
The band received the prestigious Sudler Flag of Honor in The choral department is the largest in the state of Virginia, with over members each year since The current director is Michael Ehrlich.
He celebrated his 20th anniversary of teaching choir at Woodson in The Orchestra Department features two different leveled ensembles, advanced and intermediate. Woodson Varsity Precisionettes dance team placed first in both hip hop and pom in the Contest of Champions National Competition in Orlando, Florida. It was hit on a Sunday and no injuries were reported. Floyd E. Unlike many School Board members of the s and s, Mr.
Kirby and his family were not new to Fairfax County. His Kirby ancestors have been documented as far back as the s in the Falls Church and Chesterbrook areas. Kirby, was instrumental in the formation of the Fairfax County Police Department. Floyd Kirby served as a deputy sheriff in Fairfax County in the s. He lived on Westmoreland Street near Falls Church, and made a living as a certified public accountant and as a private tour guide at the U.
Capitol building. Sarah D. Lory was a former teacher and principal. Fred W. He moved to Herndon, Virginia, in , and operated a dairy feed and farm machinery business. Robinson was one of the longest-serving members of the Fairfax County School Board.
In September , Mr. Robinson was appointed chairman of a bi-racial citizens committee to study the integration of Fairfax County Public Schools. The formation of the committee met with strong opposition from white supremacist groups and the School Board acceded to their demands See Minutes, September 20, Richard E. At the time of his appointment to the School Board, Mr. Shands lived in McLean.
On February 2, , six newly appointed members began serving on the School Board. The seventh member, chairman Robert F. Davis, was the only member of the previous board reappointed by the Board of Supervisors. The new board members were Clyde W. Gleason, Theodore S. Heriot, C. Parsons, and Samuel S. Clyde W. After moving to Washington, D. Gleason worked as a division chief with the Veterans Administration where he pioneered vocational rehabilitation programs. He lived in the Woodley Hills neighborhood had two children; a son in college and a daughter in high school.
The couple married in Mexico and moved to Puerto Rico, where Mrs. Heriot taught at a missionary school for girls. Theodore S. Heriot, Jr. An electrical engineer, Mr.
Heriot was working as the wire chief of the Chestnut office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company when he was appointed the Centreville District Representative to the School Board.
At the time of his appointment, he had two children enrolled in Fairfax County Public Schools. He came to Washington, D. Hudgins worked as a rent-control officer for the District of Columbia, and served as a legal officer with the U. In addition to his work on the School Board, Mr. Lory was an author and lecturer.
He had served on the Fairfax County School Board once before, from to Lory worked as a special assistant in the International Educational Exchange and was a foreign affairs officer in the U. Department of State. He had one daughter of high school age. Prior to coming to Fairfax County, Mr. Lory had served as a Superintendent of Schools in Iowa.
Merton S. Parsons was 48 years old, and was working as an agricultural economist with the United States Department of Agriculture when he was appointed to the School Board. He was a graduate of the University of Maine and had obtained his Ph. Merton Parsons lived with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three children in the Town of Fairfax. Samuel S. His parents were immigrants to the United States from Russia. Solomon was 32 years old when he was appointed the Dranesville District Representative to the School Board.
He lived near Falls Church and was active in school, city, and charitable affairs. He had two children in elementary school at the time of his appointment.
In January , Robert F. Davis, Clyde W. Gleason, C. Turner Hudgins, and Samuel S. Leonard, F. Merritt Ruhlen, and Berge Thomasian. Three incumbents, Theodore S. Heriot, Hillis Lory, and Merton S.
Parsons, were reappointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Butler resigned from the School Board to care for her children. Waldron E. He rose to the rank of sergeant during the war and was later promoted to the rank of colonel in the Texas National Guard.
Colonel Leonard came to Washington, D. Department of Agriculture and the U. He had three daughters, two of whom were enrolled in Groveton High School when he served on the School Board. Army Signal Corps. After the war he worked for the U. Civil Aeronautics Board. Ruhlen was 50 years old and had three children in Fairfax County Public Schools.
After his term on the School Board expired, Mr. Ruhlen served as an administrative law judge on the Civil Aeronautics Board until his retirement in Thomasian moved to Washington, D.
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