Woodstock High School (Georgia)

Woodstock High School is a public high school located in Woodstock, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It serves grades 9 to 12, and was the fourth high school built in the Cherokee County School District, along with Cherokee, Etowah, Sequoyah, Creekview, and River Ridge High Schools.

Woodstock High School
Address
2010 Towne Lake Hills South Drive

Woodstock
,
Georgia

United States
Coordinates34°06′04″N 84°32′30″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1996
School districtCherokee County School District
PrincipalCharley Ingham[1]
Teaching staff133.20 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,334 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.52[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)   
MascotWolverine
NewspaperThe Paw Print
YearbookThe Saga
Websitehttp://cherokeek12.net/woodstockhs/

The school opened in 1996 with only a freshman and sophomore class. As each year progressed, a junior and senior class was filled by the original sophomores (and transfer students of the same grade).

Woodstock first fielded varsity teams in each sport for the 1998–1999 school year. The school's mascot is the wolverine.

History
Woodstock High School front entrance

Woodstock High School held its first classes during the academic year of 1996–97. The school's staff consisted of 55 teachers, the principal, two assistant principals, and three guidance counselors, and it had 725 students.

The first graduating class was the class of 1999.

The football team made it to the state's Elite 8 in 2008 with an 8-5 record and the Sweet 16 in 2009 by going 10-2. They made it to the first round of the playoffs in 2010. The softball team won the 5AAAAA State Championship in 2006.

The school was STEM Certified by the state of Georgia in 2018. The school is one of only 12 high schools STEM certified in the state.[3]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Woodstock HS Administration". Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. "Woodstock High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "Georgia STEM/STEAM Certified Schools" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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