All boys. All boarding. Grades 9-12.
1960-1969
G. Bland Hoke, Jr. ’61
Lieutenant, United States Navy
Served in the U.S. Navy as a naval aviator from 1965 to 1970
Was deployed on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk and saw combat duty in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969
Left the service with the rank of full lieutenant.
Received two Navy Commendation Medals and numerous Air Medals
Woodberry Forest School is an exceptional private school community for high school boys in grades nine through twelve. It is one of the top boarding schools in the United States and one of the only all-boys, all-boarding schools in the country.
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Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and national or ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. The school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.