:Woodside High School (California)

{{Infobox school

| image= Woodside High School, from library deck looking toward main quad, Feb 14, 2013.JPG

| caption = A view of Woodside looking toward the main quad

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| name=Woodside High School

| type = Comprehensive public high school

| principal = Karen Van Putten

| grades= 9–12

| established = 1958

| campus type = Suburban

| students = 1,646 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0636390&ID=063639006199|title=Woodside High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 20, 2024}}

| ratio = 16.72

| staff = 98.46 (FTE)

| streetaddress = 199 Churchill Rd

| city = Woodside

| state = California

| zipcode = 94062

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|37|26|40|N|122|13|55|W |type:edu_region:US-CA |display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = San Francisco Bay Area#California#USA

| colors = Orange, black, and white
{{color box|orange}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}}

| mascot = Wilbur the Wildcat

| nickname = Wildcats

| rivals = Sequoia High School

| fightsong = Sons of Westwood

| newspaper = The Paw Print{{cite web |url=http://woodsidepawprint.com/ |title=Home |website=woodsidepawprint.com}}

|yearbook = Wildcat

| district = Sequoia Union High School District

| superintendent = James Lianides

| ceeb = 053808

| website = [http://www.woodsidehs.org woodsidehs.org]

}}

Woodside High School is a public high school in Woodside, California, United States, on the border with Redwood City. It is part of the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD).

Woodside serves students from the surrounding communities of Portola Valley, Woodside and Redwood City. It shares a name to another school called Woodside High School in England.

Athletics

The school's football team won the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section title in 2004.{{cite web|last1=Spalding|first1=John|last2=Nash|first2=Don|title=Historical Record of CCS Football Champions Year-by-Year|url=http://www.cifccs.org/history/footballchamponly.htm|publisher=CIFCCS|access-date=28 June 2014}}

More recently, the school's girls' soccer team won the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section title in 2011 in a 0–0 tie with Santa Teresa High School.{{cite web|title=2013 CCS GIRL S SOCCER - DIVISION I|url=http://www.cifccs.org/playoffs/results/12-13/SOCCER-GIRLS%201-13.pdf|access-date=28 June 2014}}

Statistics

=Demographics=

2015–2016{{cite web |url=http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Enrollment/EthnicEnr.aspx?cType=ALL&cGender=B&cYear=2015-16&Level=School&cSelect=Woodside+High%2D%2DSequoia+Union+H%2D%2D4169062%2D4138053&cChoice=SchEnrEth |title=Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2015–16: Woodside High School |publisher=California Department of Education |access-date=September 27, 2016}}

1,781 students: 862 male (48.4%), 919 female (51.6%)

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!Hispanic

!White

!Asian

!Two or more races

!African American

!Pacific Islander

!Filipino

!American Indian

!Not reported

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|579

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=Standardized testing=

colspan="4" \| SAT scores for 2014–2015 {{cite web \|url=http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/satactap/sat.aspx?cyear=2014-15&cchoice=SAT3b&year=1415&cdscode=41690620000000&clevel=District&ctopic=sat&level=District \|title=SAT Report - 2014-15 District Level Scores \|publisher=California Department of Education \|access-date=September 26, 2016 \|archive-date=December 20, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092526/http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/satactap/sat.aspx?cyear=2014-15&cchoice=SAT3b&year=1415&cdscode=41690620000000&clevel=District&ctopic=sat&level=District \|url-status=dead }}
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	Critical Reading average	Math average	Writing average
Woodside High \| 500 \|\| 510 \|\| 499
District \| 544 \|\| 563 \|\| 544
Statewide \| 489 \|\| 500 \|\| 484

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colspan="3" \| 2013 Academic Performance Index
2009 base API{{cite web \|url=http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/AcntRpt2010/2009BaseSch.aspx?allcds=41690624138053 \|title=2009 Base API School Report – Woodside High \|publisher=California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability and Awards Division}} ! 2013 growth API{{cite web \|url=http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Acnt2013/2013GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=41690624138053 \|title=2013 Growth API School Report – Woodside High \|publisher=California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, & Accountability Reporting Division}} ! Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013
750 \| 758 \| 8

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colspan="3" | 2013 Academic Performance Index

2009 base API{{cite web |url=http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/AcntRpt2010/2009BaseSch.aspx?allcds=41690624138053 |title=2009 Base API School Report – Woodside High |publisher=California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability and Awards Division}}

! 2013 growth API{{cite web |url=http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Acnt2013/2013GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=41690624138053 |title=2013 Growth API School Report – Woodside High |publisher=California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, & Accountability Reporting Division}}

! Growth in the API from 2009 to 2013

750

| 758

| 8

Notable alumni

Jill Aguilera, professional footballer who plays as a midfielder
Donald B. Ayer, (class of 1967), former United States Deputy Attorney General
Renel Brooks-Moon (class of 1976), San Francisco Giants baseball announcer and radio personality, 1972–76{{Cite news|url=https://abc7news.com/archive/6392890/|title=Interview with Bay Area radio superstar Renel Brooks-Moon|work=ABC7 San Francisco|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en}}
Wendy Brown, Olympian{{cite news | last = Murray | first = William D. | date = June 6, 1984 | title = Last Week, Most of Wendy Brown's Competitors Were Worried... | url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/06/06/Last-week-most-of-Wendy-Browns-competitors-were-worried/9417455342400/ | work = United Press International}}
Don Bunce. (class of 1967), Rose Bowl winning quarterback who attended Stanford University
Julian Edelman (class of 2005), wide receiver for Super Bowl champion New England Patriots
Elise Evans (class of 2021), soccer player{{cite web |title=Elise Evans - Women's Soccer 2024 |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/player/elise-evans |website=Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website}}
Wendy Haas, vocalist and keyboardist best known for her work with the bands Santana and Azteca{{Cite web|url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=WHS19670127.2.4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1|title='Freudian Slips' To Play At Fillmore Auditorium|date=27 January 1967|website=California Digital Newspaper Collection|publisher=Woodside World|language=en|access-date=2018-09-20}}
Rich Kelley, went on to star in basketball at Stanford University from 1972-1975 and played 11 years in the NBA. Was the seventh selection of 1975 NBA draft by the New Orleans Jazz
Lars Lyssand, soccer player
Tyler MacNiven (class of 1998), winner of The Amazing Race 9 and filmmaker{{Cite web|url=https://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/1998/1998_12_23.tyler.html|title=Stanford says no to Tyler MacNiven, but he's upbeat, may reapply later|date=23 December 1998|website=The Almanac News|access-date=2018-09-20}}
Sean David Morton (class of 1976), incarcerated self-described psychic{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}
John Naber, former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist
Folau Niua, professional rugby union player and Olympian with United States national rugby sevens team
Mike Nolan, longtime college and professional football coach, served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-2008
Zack Test (class of 2007), professional rugby union player and Olympian with United States national rugby sevens team
Lillian "Pokey" Watson, Olympic gold medal swimmer, 1964, 1968, International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

External links

[http://www.woodsidehs.org Official site]
[http://woodsidepawprint.com/ School newspaper]

Category:High schools in San Mateo County, California

Category:Educational institutions established in 1958

Category:Public high schools in California

Category:Woodside, California

Category:1958 establishments in California