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In 2020, two Tacoma Public Schools principals proposed renaming Woodrow Wilson High School and other schools in response to public outcry due to their association with controversial historic figures. Woodrow Wilson, the school's namesake, was a segregationist who had sympathized with the Ku Klux Klan and held pro-Confederacy views.
About Us. Woodrow Wilson High School became Dr. Dolores Silas High School officially on July 1, 2021, after the Tacoma School Board of Directors voted unanimously to rename the 61-year-old school.
May 1, 2021 · Tacoma’s Woodrow Wilson High School will be undergoing a name change on July 1, 2021 to honor 94-year-old Tacoma trailblazer Dr. Dolores Silas. Dr. Silas was the first Black woman to serve as a Tacoma Public Schools administrator when she became principal of DeLong Elementary in the 1970s.
Silas High School, formerly named Wilson, opened in 1958 as a campus-style school that included 12 buildings spread out over 12 acres of land; the school grew with improvements from the 2001 capital bond.
Feb 12, 2021 · Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma will be renamed Dr. Dolores Silas High School. The Tacoma Public Schools Board of Director approved the name change for the school at a meeting Feb....
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Jun 25, 2021 · Woodrow Wilson High School will become Dr. Dolores Silas High School officially on July 1, after the Tacoma School Board of Directors voted unanimously Feb. 11 to rename the 61-year-old school.
Jan 29, 2021 · Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma is one step closer to getting a new name. Tacoma Public Schools Superintendent Carla Santorno shared her recommendation to the school board Thursday...
