WSHS was the first Project Lead the Way (PLTW) School in Prince William County. It quickly got its accreditation from PLTW in 2004 and began its mission to engage students in meaningful STEM-based education geared to inspire students to pursue engineering as a college major. With four core engineering classes and a senior capstone course (not to be confused with AP Capstone), PLTW students at WSHS are challenged with college-level curricula in topics such as electronics, mechanics, civil engineering, and design principles. Many graduates of the program report that they feel they were better prepared for their college engineering programs with what they learned at WSHS through our own PLTW program. PLTW's success at WSHS has gone on to change the nature of technical education in Prince William County, as each high school in the county has adopted their own version of the program sequence. Our program was innovative and impactful enough to enhance curriculum planning and development countywide.

We have a lot of plans to improve PLTW in the next three years. The main thing that we would like to do is increase course offerings. As a result, we offered software engineering for the first time in 2017-2018. Additionally, we plan to bring cybersecurity course offerings in the next few years. This is an area where we are continuing to explore our options and we will work with all stakeholders throughout the process. We also realize that we need to encourage more females to take engineering classes. WSHS has started a Girls Who Code club which meets with Ms. Lenox each Tuesday.