Wilson Memorial High School is a public school located in

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. The school is named after the 28th President of the United States,

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, who was born in nearby

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. WMHS, home of the Green Hornets, is located in the Woodrow Wilson Complex, which consists of the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center,

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Board offices, Valley Vocational Technical Center, Shenandoah Valley Governor's School, Wilson Elementary School, and Wilson Middle School.

History

The school's first class began on 11 September 1947 after

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acquired a portion of the land used by the

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's former

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during

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. Fifteen buildings were converted into classrooms and offices for the school after the hospital's last patient departed on March 31, 1946. By 2007 a $20 million renovation had been completed at the current Wilson Memorial.Stuart, Bob (News Virginian).
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''. Tuesday August 14, 2007. Updated Thursday January 24, 2013. Retrieved on May 14, 2014.

References

External links

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