Walt Whitman High School
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Walt Whitman High School is a public secondary institution serving roughly the western part of Bethesda--an unincorporated suburban area of Washington, DC, in Montgomery County, Maryland.
The school, which takes its name after the American poet, is closed enrollment; students are required to have residency within the school's territorial boundary to attend. It is fed into by just one school, Pyle Middle School.
The school opened in the fall of 1962 with 1,418 students. It was built on 17 levels, with a center courtyard and a geodesic dome for its gymnasium and auditorium until renovation in 1992. A Ford Foundation grant underwrote the design and construction of the dome. During the first school year, Broadway composer and lyricist Meredith Willson visited the school to assist teacher Monica McMindes with her production of The Music Man, which was his creation. In 1981, a 1,200-seat auditorium was added to the school. Legendary Dr. Jerome Marco was Principal from 1975 until his...
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