Woodland
High School
Administrative Staff
- Principal, Mr. Purvis Jackson
- Assistant Principals
- Administrative Support Staff
- SRO, Jamila Humphrey
Principal, Mr. Purvis Jackson
Mr. Purvis R. Jackson is entering his 26th year in education. As the son of retired educators, Mr. Jackson gained a love and appreciation for the profession at an early age. Woodland High School is the 9th school in which Mr. Jackson has served. His wealth of experience and knowledge has prepared him to take on this awesome responsibility.
The youngest of three sons, Mr. Jackson hails from Jackson, Mississippi, where he graduated from Forest Hill High School in 1994. His undergraduate experience spans two institutions, Coahoma Community College and Albany State University. Mr. Jackson completed his graduate studies at ASU and Cambridge College in Boston, Massachusetts. Throughout his educational career, Mr. Jackson has held many positions and earned several accolades, including Teacher of the Year in 2007. His administrative career began at Union Grove Middle School in 2008 as an assistant principal. He was selected to open Locust Grove High School as an assistant principal one year later. After serving at LGHS for three years, Mr. Jackson was named the 7th principal of Stockbridge Middle School in July, 2012. Throughout his five-year tenure, Stockbridge Middle School grew tremendously due to a collaborative effort with all stakeholders. One of the many highlights of his tenure was the nearly ten point increase SMS experienced with their CCRPI score. Mr. Jackson began serving the Hampton Middle School community in 2017, where he assisted with continuing a five-year trend of CCRPI growth.
Mr. Jackson firmly believes the key to having a great school is to “treat people like you want to be treated”. This philosophy has helped him succeed as a college student-athlete, as a paratrooper in the United States Army, and as a mathematics educator. Personally, Mr. Jackson is married, and he is the father of three daughters, ages 14, 9, and 6.
Assistant Principals
Nakia Parks
April Robinson
Hello Wolfpack Family!
I am April Robinson, native of Warner Robins, GA. I received my B.S of Secondary Mathematics Education from Brewton-Parker College, Masters of Educational Leadership from Georgia College & State University, and my Specialist of Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. I began my teaching career in Putnam County as a high school math teacher and over the years I have held various positions with increased levels of responsibility through Newton County and Baldwin County.
I am excited to begin my 15th year in education at Woodland High School. I look forward to all the opportunities of learning, growing, and leading with the Woodland Wolfpack. Educating young adults has always been a passion of mine and I look forward to the journey.
My husband and I reside in Newton County where we enjoy relaxing, sporting events, and being with family.
Charlie Walker
Greetings Wolfpack Family:
I am extremely excited to join the Woodland High School Wolfpack family and serve our community as your new assistant principal. During my 15 years as an educator, I have had the honor and privilege to serve as a Special Education teacher, a Behavior Specialist, a Testing Coordinator, a MTSS Coordinator and the Dean of Students. I look forward to learning from and growing with the entire Woodland community.
I am a proud native of Middle Georgia. I received my undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University, my Masters degree from the University of West Georgia, and my Educational Specialist degree from Georgia College and State University. My wife and I have four children and three grandchildren. We love spending quality time with our family and traveling.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote, “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character–that is the goal of true education”. My goal is to work with all stakeholders to ensure that our Woodland High School students strive for excellence and make education a priority!
Sincerely,
Charlie Walker
DaMeka Whitehead
Wolfpack Family,
My name is DaMeka Whitehead, and I am honored to serve as Woodland High School’s newest Assistant Principal. I am excited about the possibilities of this school year and the opportunity to work hand and hand with you as we prepare our students at Woodland High School to thrive in the 21st century.
I received my B.S. in Middle Grades Education / English from Paine College, a Masters in Reading and Literacy from Walden University and an Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from Liberty University.
I began my educational career 22 years ago in Dekalb County as a 9th grade English teacher. I have had the pleasure over the years to teacher various grade levels ranging from 6th -12th teaching English. In addition, I have held several increasing in leadership roles within Dekalb, Rockdale & Henry School Schools.
My husband and I reside in Henry County. We have 2 sons ages 18 and 10.
“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney J. Harris
dameka.whitehead@henry.k12.ga.us
Administrative Support Staff
SRO, Jamila Humphrey
Hello. My name is Jamila Humphrey. I, graduated from Clark Atlanta University with my bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. I began my law enforcement career in 2013 at the Clark Atlanta University Police Department. During my tenure at Clark Atlanta University Police Department, I graduated from the Fulton County Police Academy. I served as a patrol officer and was later promoted to Sergeant and served that agency for approximately five years. I then left Clark Atlanta Police University Police Department and went to work for the City of South Fulton Police Department and then returned to Clark Atlanta University Police Department, a short time later. I then went to the Dekalb County Schools Police Department in effort to advance my career further. While there, I became a certified School Resource Officer.
I am currently employed at the Henry County Police Department as a School Resource Officer.