I have been a parent and an active member of the PTA at WashingtonLee for the past eight years and have had the privilege of serving as PTA president since September 1995. As an active parent, I have come to know many of the staff, parents and students who make up our diverse community and I am very impressed with their spirit of hard work and cooperation. The WashingtonLee community is continually striving to ensure that all students are academically challenged, no matter what their abil ity level.
Academic excellence is a goal for every student.
WashingtonLee administrators, teachers, parents and students are working hard to develop young adults who are academically and socially prepared for the 21st century. A large percentage of the population is employed in the military or civil branches of the federal government. WashingtonLee High School, located in the center of the county, was named for two distinguished Virginians, George Washington and Robert E. Lee. It was founded in 1924 and gradu ated its first class in 1927. The school's diverse population is made up of students from one of the highest socioeconomic areas in the metropolitan area as well as residents in middle to lowincome brackets.