Washington-Lee High School

If you go for your diploma, you could join a steno pool.
Turn in your teasin comb and go back to high school!
— Selected lyrics from Beauty School Dropout from Grease the Musical
It’s an uncanny coincidence that the school whose name is laden in American history, whose employees lecture on historic events and whose alumni have gone down in history would be so rich in history itself.
I finally stepped inside the $ 100 million home of the Generals’ when the Commander in Chief decided to stop by my neighborhood. This sure as hell was not the high school that Warren Beatty saw when he was class president in 1955 or when Sandra Bullock would shake a pom pom in the 1980s.
Its an honor having a high school in my neighborhood that is known for educating some famous names in athletics, television, movies and science. They must be doing something right to be honored #63 best high school in the nation and «awarded» one of the most expensive high schools in our nation. I’ve also read that in 2013 over $ 9 million in scholarship money was given to W-​L graduates alone. It’s no wonder why Obama stopped by for a little fireside political chat on these grounds. This is a hotbed of smarties.
The high school grounds are well kept and are in keeping with Arlington’s gentrifying vision. The Washington-​Lee pool is well-​known and well used by students, alumni and local residents. The planetarium is an aesthetically pleasing structure that gives the building a classy mid-​century modern feel to the ol’ Washington Blvd.
How often do you get something that’s handsome, smart, famous and modern in one package?
Go forth in the pursuit of knowledge.