"Little Woodrow" - Appx. 4"L x 1"W x 2"H
$25
Proud Woodrow Grad - Appx. 4-5" L x 1" W x 4-5" H (actual shape varies)
$35
Simply select the quantity next to the piece you'd like using the drop down menu below and enter your name and phone number to coordinate delivery, omit the shipping charge, and click the "save and continue" button to complete the online transaction.
If you would like for us to ship your order, please also enter your full shipping address and select a shipping charge quantity of "1" (regardless of how many pieces of marble in one order), then click the "save and continue" button to complete the online transaction.
If you prefer to send us a check for your Woodrow Marble order, please mail this form along with your check for the total amount (plus $10 if you require the marbe to be shipped) made payable to "WWHSAA Anniversary & Hall of Fame" to:
WWHSAA, Inc.
P.O. Box 141146
Dallas, TX 75214
All Woodrow Marble orders to be shipped will be mailed via USPS Priority Mail within 30 days of receipt of your order.
PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO ALUMNI@WWHSAA.ORG ONCE YOU HAVE MAILED IN YOUR DONATION, SPONSORSHIP, MARBLE, AND/OR YARD SIGN ORDER SO WE WILL BE ON THE LOOKOUT!
The Story of the Woodrow Marble
It began in a quarry in Rutland, Vermont in the mid-1920s, traveled to Dallas by train in about 1927, was on the walls of Woodrow for about 84 years, and now it is looking for a home…with you!
At the same time construction started on the new addition on campus, extensive renovations of parts of the original building also began. The Woodrow Alumni Association became aware that marble, original to the school, was being removed and stacked at the construction site. The large sheets, we were told, were going to be used to replace broken and patched pieces on the first floor, which was being kept historically accurate. (Floors two and three - not so much!) However, the broken pieces were destined for the landfill, and we could not let that happen!
Kathy Kilmer Moak (former Alumni Assn. Board member, Class of ‘67) and Mike Barnes (also Class of ‘67) volunteered to undertake a marble rescue mission.
The purpose was threefold:
- to preserve school history (details about the exact type of marble, origin, etc.);
- to allow alumni to own a personalized piece of Woodrow history; and
- to raise money to benefit Woodrow through the Alumni Assn. (WWHSAA, a 501c3, Non-Profit Organization).
After going through all of the appropriate channels (several times), we were given permission to remove the broken pieces. With the help of Rick Ferguson (Class of ‘72), we removed and stored the broken pieces. After online research (DISD had no records, naturally), we discovered the marble is Neshobe Gray Clouded, from the Vermont Marble Co. in Proctor, VT. Mike even ended up traveling there and obtained a letter of authentication!
Do you own a piece of Woodrow Marble? We would love to see it! Please take a picture of your piece and send it to us! alumni@wwhsaa.org
(All monetary gifts, whether by donation or sponsorship, and funds collected from yard sign sales go to support the week's Anniversary Celebration and Hall of Fame, Alumni Association activities, and a Legacy Gift to Woodrow from the WWHSAA & Wildcat Nation Sponsors commemorating the 95th Anniversary, as well as school needs/organization support, on-going into the future.)
