Woodbridge Middle School
2201 York Drive
Woodbridge, VA 22192
Woodbridge Middle School Web Site
Phone: 703.494.3181
Principal: Skyles A. Calhoun
Assistant Principals: David R. Luke, Angela Owens,
Date Opened: 1973
Number of students: 1093
Number of teachers: 80
School Colors: Red, White and Black
School Mascot: Seminole
Built in 1964 to house Woodbridge High School, Woodbridge was converted to a middle school in the fall of 1973 when Woodbridge High School moved to its current location on Old Bridge Road. Woodbridge Middle was selected as a V-QUEST school in 1992 and recognized for Excellence in Education by Virginia Tech in 1998. It was also selected for a site visit by the Blue Ribbon Committee in 2000, and a site visit and bill signing by Governor Mark Warner in 2002. Woodbridge Middle School received the School of Excellence Award from 2002 – 2005.
Woodbridge Middle School serves students who live in parts of Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, and Dale City. All
students are transported by bus. Feeder elementary schools include Springwoods, Westridge, Rockledge, Minnieville, Vaughn, Occoquan, and Marumsco Hills.
Woodbridge Middle is not designated as a specialty school; however, it boasts a number of academic, extracurricular, and enrichment programs that make it special place to be! All students at WMS participate in Advisory, a program designed to build meaningful relationships between a student, his/her peers, and teachers.
Woodbridge Middle School is the first and only school in Prince William County to offer an optional same-gender education in the academic areas of math, language arts, science, and social studies. This program is based on research that has shown that there are tremendous differences in how boys and girls learn and teachers who are trained to teach the way boys and girls learn best can increase the rate of academic achievement. WMS teachers have been trained by one of the leading experts in the field, Dr. Leonard Sax, author of Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences.
WMS also provides a Student Assistance Program everyday after school allowing for students to have a quiet place to study and do homework. Also, the Seminole Study Program is an after-school program designed to give students additional instruction or academic assistance by the classroom teachers. In addition, a Seminoles Pioneer Program is a motivational, inspirational and behavioral modification program aimed at assisting all Woodbridge Middle School male students with achieving academic success.
Woodbridge Middle has a site-based Signet program, which is designed to meet the specific needs of our gifted population. In addition, qualified students may participate in extended level classes in mathematics and language arts.
In addition, students are offered high school level classes in algebra and foreign language at Woodbridge Middle School.
Woodbridge Middle School boasts a wide array of clubs and activities to meet the diverse interests of our students. A large percentage of the school population participates in one or more of the approximately 15 clubs.
Clubs range from intramural athletics to publications; dance teams to computers; chess to service organizations, and everything in between. Students may also participate interscholastically in a variety of sports. The athletics are divided into three specific seasons, both for boys and girls, so that students may participate in more than one.
Parents are encouraged to join the PTO, which holds monthly meetings and sponsors events throughout the school year. Several parents are members of the school Planning Council and all are invited to quarterly Parent Forums. Parents are involved in an active volunteer program that supports both classroom and school activities.
Woodbridge Middle School's motto is "We Get Better Together." Getting better together is the primary focus of the school. When one walks into the building, it is very apparent that the school's primary focus is on the students. Academics, obviously, are the main focus in the educational setting. In addition, Woodbridge Middle has a rich tradition in extracurricular activities and programs to support the emotional needs of the middle school student.
The Woodbridge Middle School community is committed to providing an environment for each student that fosters and values academic excellence, where all people are respected, knowledge is valued, and success - now and for a lifetime - becomes a reality. They do, indeed, get better together!
Revised: 10/10/07
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