Comprehensive public high school in Woodside, California, United States
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.
[3]
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.
[4]
Statistics
Demographics
2015–2016
[5]
1,781 students: 862 male (48.4%), 919 female (51.6%)
Hispanic
White
Asian
Two or more races
African American
Pacific Islander
Filipino
American Indian
Not reported
990
579
44
42
36
24
20
6
40
55.6%
32.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2%
1.3%
1.1%
0.3%
2.2%
Standardized testing
SAT scores for 2014–2015
[6]
Critical Reading average
Math average
Writing average
Woodside High
500
510
499
District
544
563
544
Statewide
489
500
484
Notable alumni
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
[9]
Wendy Brown , Olympian
[10]
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
Wendy Haas , vocalist and keyboardist best known for her work with the bands
Santana and
Azteca
[11]
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
[12]
Sean David Morton (class of 1976), incarcerated self-described psychic[
citation needed ]
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
See also
References
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a
b
c
"Woodside High" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 25, 2019 .
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"Home" . woodsidepawprint.com .
^ Spalding, John; Nash, Don.
"Historical Record of CCS Football Champions Year-by-Year" . CIFCCS. Retrieved June 28, 2014 .
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"2013 CCS GIRL S SOCCER - DIVISION I" (PDF) . Retrieved June 28, 2014 .
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"Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2015–16: Woodside High School" . California Department of Education. Retrieved September 27, 2016 .
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"SAT Report - 2014-15 District Level Scores" . California Department of Education. Archived from
the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016 .
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"2009 Base API School Report – Woodside High" . California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability and Awards Division.
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"2013 Growth API School Report – Woodside High" . California Department of Education Analysis, Measurement, & Accountability Reporting Division.
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"Interview with Bay Area radio superstar Renel Brooks-Moon" . ABC7 San Francisco . Retrieved September 20, 2018 .
^ Murray, William D. (June 6, 1984).
"Last Week, Most of Wendy Brown's Competitors Were Worried..." United Press International .
^
" 'Freudian Slips' To Play At Fillmore Auditorium" . California Digital Newspaper Collection . Woodside World. January 27, 1967. Retrieved September 20, 2018 .
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"Stanford says no to Tyler MacNiven, but he's upbeat, may reapply later" . The Almanac News . December 23, 1998. Retrieved September 20, 2018 .
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