[3] The original school was constructed off of present day Swansboro-Belgrade Road (Maysville, NC).

During the 1950–51 school year, under the leadership of teacher Mrs. Clyde Morton Ward, the first yearbook was published.

[4] The White Oak annual was named "The WOHian" from 1950 to 1956, the "Wee Toc" from 1957 to 1969 and the "Viking Log" from 1970 to the present day.

White Oak High School utilizes a motto based on the image of the Viking ship.

[citation needed] This puts WOHS in the top 2% of schools as measured by academic growth.