Woodham High School was opened in 1965, in response to the tremendous growth of Pensacola's northern suburbs.

This move took the pressure off of Pensacola High School, which at the time was suffering from severe overcrowding.

[citation needed] Woodham itself also experienced overcrowding in the early-to-mid 1970s as students from Gulf Breeze, Fl.

In the fall of 1975 Pine Forest High School opened and some Woodham students were reassigned.

The first day of class at Pine Forest High was Monday, November 10, 1975 for the former Woodham students.

[citation needed] In 1982 and 1984, the "Fighting Titans" won the state Class 4A championship and, for a period of time, were ranked number one in the nation by USA Today.

[citation needed] The team of 15 members won the title in the Small Varsity division.

Hurricane Ivan, which struck the Pensacola area on 16 September 2004, damaged several parts of the school.

Wendy Zirkin, acting district media coordinator for Escambia County was in charge of the textbook and library inventory and distribution.

In the 2010–2011 school year, the track team made it to the state finals located in Melbourne, Florida.