The H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, commonly referred to as H-B, or HBW, is a democratic alternative all-county public school located in Arlington County, Virginia, based on the liberal educational movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

[2][3] With the alternative education movement in full stride in the late 60s and 70s, there was growing demand for such a school in Arlington.

In 1969 Experiments in Free-form Education (EFFE) were conducted at each of the Arlington high schools, in response to the dissatisfaction many students, parents, and teachers had expressed with the current policies.

This move would have impacted negatively on the two programs, so a movement started to merge, which was ordered by the School Board to take place in the fall.

After a year of careful planning, discussion, and hard work by the administration, staff, students, and alumni of the two programs, a comprehensive merger plan and combined philosophy was adopted, and this document served as the "blueprint" for the initial years of the combined program.

[5] The Stratford Junior High School building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Students do not actually receive diplomas from H-B Woodlawn, but rather their home schools from around Arlington county.

A "sports bus" picks up students in the afternoon and drops them off at their home school in time for practice.

Participants use a silent method to express agreement and disagreement (the American Sign Language for "yes" and "no," respectively).

"[20][21] H-B Woodlawn is run on the belief that left with responsibilities, students will learn and get work done.

Before Thanksgiving break, H-B's physical education teachers organize the Turkey Bowl, where the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior classes face off in flag football.

Each Teacher Advisor presents their graduating seniors and write a two- to five-minute speech about their experience at H-B.

In addition to the speeches, teacher advisers present their students with gag gifts and leis.