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COMMUNITYWoodside High School, home of the Wildcats, has been serving the communities of the mid-peninsula since its opening in 1958. The 34-acre campus lies just east of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is one of four comprehensive high schools and a continuation school in the Sequoia Union High School District. Woodside has approximately 1950 students who come from the surrounding communities of Redwood City, Woodside, Portola Valley, and East Palo Alto. In 2005, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges granted Woodside a six–year accreditation. The school meets all criteria for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) based on No Child Left Behind federal regulations. Our community reflects the cultural and socio-economic makeup of California. The mid-peninsula is an area of great economic diversity containing some of the most affluent and the most economically deprived communities in the state. Just north of Silicon Valley and Stanford University, Woodside High School is greatly influenced by the rapidly evolving business and cultural interests of the region. SCHOOL Woodside is a California Distinguised School with a diversified student body that currently has 38% Caucasian, 62% minority youth including 48% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islanders and 2% other students. Our students come from all socio-economic groups. Students follow a block schedule with classes meeting 38 weeks a year and are 90 minutes in length. Most students are enrolled in six classes. The grading system is A, B, C, D, F, CR (credit), NA (no credit due to failure to attend class), FA (no credit due to failure to attend class & have not met minimal educational course requirements), WP (withdrew from class with good standing) and WF (student was failing at time of withdrawal.) CURRICULUMWoodside High school is proud of its strong academic program. We offer the following Advanced Standing and Advanced Placement courses: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Calculus AB, Statistics, English Composition/Language, English Literature, US History, French, Latin, Spanish (language and literature), and Studio Art. Opportunities are available for students to take courses at local community colleges for enrichment and vocational exploration. Community service opportunities are offered through the Octagon Club, Students Offering Support (SOS) mentoring program, Environmental Science classes and the Earth Club. Credit in school based activities is available to all students who wish to participate. SUPPORT PROGRAMS Under-represented students can receive academic monitoring and coaching through a variety of programs: AVID/ MESA (Advancement Via Individual-Determination) is a program for students with a 2.0-3.5 GPA who want to attend a four-year college or university. BUILD (Business United in investing, Lending, and Development) Provides real-word entrepreneurial experiences that empower youth from under-resources communities to excel in education, lead in their communities, and succeed professionally. OICW/SASSY (Opportunities Industrialization Center West/School After School for Successful Youth) provides our students with after-school vocational training programs, academic skills classes, life skills workshops, and tutoring services. ELECTIVESWoodside offers a broad range of electives. Students have the opportunity to take courses in Art, Music (instrumental and vocal), Ceramics, Drama, Fine Art, 3D Design, Film Production, Foods and Nutrition, Journalism, Yearbook, Psychology, International Relations, Latin American Studies and Humanities. FACULTY AND STAFFThe staff of Woodside High School is committed, dedicated and professional. Our faculty, administration and classified employees are actively involved in improving the quality of education for all students. Approximately one-third of our faculty have master's degrees or higher. The guidance staff consists of four credentialed Guidance Advisors, one College Information Specialist, one Psychologist, and one part-time Speech Therapist. Mental health counseling services are also available. Classified and administration staff are an integral part to the successful operation of the school and support of our educational mission. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS Since 1961 there have been 60 National Merit Scholarship winners, 221 Finalists, 517 Commendation winners, and 10 National Hispanic Scholars. COLLEGE ADMISSIONS Typically, 45% of our graduates go to a four-year college or university. Of these, 38% attend California colleges including the University of California, California State University, and private colleges. The remaining 6% attend out of state colleges. An additional 50% of the graduating class attends community college. GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND CLASS PERCENTILEWoodside High School uses class percentiles and does not rank students. Computation for class percentiles is based on cumulative coursework. An extra point is given for advanced honors classes (AP and Advanced Standing Chemistry) and they are assigned an “HP” designation. A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0
The class mean GPA = 2.845 MEAN SCORES ON THE SAT I 2007
ADVANCED PLACEMENT RESULTS 2007
STUDENT LEADERSHIP Opportunities for student leadership are provided through participation on the Board of Student Affairs (BOSA), class governments, service groups and a large variety of clubs. These diverse groups are student run with the assistance of a faculty advisor. Leadership students participate in community service activities such as blood drives, food drives and Forever Read. ATHLETICS
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Woodside High School, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside, CA 94062 phone: (650) 367-9750
fax: (650) 367-7263
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