Will C. Wood High School

Will C. Wood High School is a high school in the Vacaville Unified School District located in Vacaville, California, serving the south side of the city and the unincorporated community of Elmira.[3] First opening its doors in September 1969, it was a middle school until the 1988–1989 school year. That was when the conversion to a high school began and had its first graduating class in 1992. The school has seen two major improvement projects, based on funding from Measure V passed in 2003, improving physical education facilities and adding the science wing, and Measure A passed in 2014, which finally gave Will C. Wood their own stadium.[4]

Will C. Wood High School
Will C Wood's iconic "front arches" that bears the school's name and address
Location
998 Marshall Rd., Vacaville, California
Coordinates38.3469°N 121.9783°W / 38.3469; -121.9783
Information
TypeHigh School
Opened1969[1]
School districtVacaville Unified School District
PrincipalCharleston Brown
Faculty78.47 (FTE)[2]
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment1,682 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio21.43[2]
Color(s)Royal Blue and Gold
Nickname"Wood"
Team nameWildcats
Communities servedThe Wildcat Family, Kat Kartel
Feeder schoolsVaca Peña Middle School
Websitewcw.schoolloop.com
A view of the Frank Molina Gymnasium, where the "Wildcats" logo can be seen from miles away

School history

Will C. Wood first opened its doors in September 1969. At that time it was planned to be Vacaville's second comprehensive high school. Growth was not as fast as anticipated and plans were modified. From 1969 to 1973 Will C. Wood was a satellite campus for Vacaville High School. Ninth and tenth grades for science and math and all classes for ninth graders were two combinations that were used. In the fall of 1974, Wood became a junior high school (grades 7 - 9) servicing the south side of Vacaville while Willis Jepson Junior High School serviced the north side of Vacaville. Wood remained in this format until the 1988–1989 school year.

A new intermediate school, Vaca Pena Intermediate School, was built on the south side of Vacaville. Seventh graders went to Vaca Pena rather than to Wood. In 1988 Wood began its transition into a four-year high school. That year Wood had 8th, 9th, and 10th graders. Construction was started to complete Wood as a high school. A new gymnasium, locker room, classroom wing, office complex, cafeteria, and theater were added. Each year a new class was added. The 1991–1992 school year was the first year that Will C. Wood was a complete four year high school. However, the facility was never completed. The class of 1992 was its first graduating class. In 2012 Will C Wood celebrated its first 20 years of graduates.[4]

Principals
History of Principals at Will C Wood High School[4]
Name: Years Served: Notes:
Nancy Klees 1969-1977 First Serving Principal of Will C Wood High School
Frank Molina 1977-1991 Oversaw the conversion of Wood into a Middle school, Gymnasium named after him
Mike Donnoe 1991-1994 Principal of the first graduating class of Will C Wood High School
Garlon Prewitt 1994-1995 Shortest Serving Principal in School History
Enriqueta Newland 1995-2005 Promoted Vacaville's bond measure Meausre V in 2003 for school improvements and expansion
Chris Strong 2006-2011 Oversaw the building and opening of many Measure V projects, including the opening of the state-of-the-art Science wing. Father of Carson Strong.
Cliff De Graw 2011-2016 Promoted the passage of Vacaville's Measure A, acquired funding of the school's much-sought-after stadium
Adam Rich 2016–2022 Principal of first graduating class on Will C Wood's campus, frontman of band Pressure 4-5
Charleston Brown 2022-present Most recent principal in school history

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Will C. Wood High School: About Us".
  2. "Will C. Wood High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. "Will C. Wood High School".
  4. "Will C. Wood High School: About Us". wcw.schoolloop.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.


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