Woodstock High School is a

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located in

Woodstock, Illinois Woodstock is a city in (and the county seat of) McHenry County, Illinois, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is located 45 miles northwest of Chicago, making it one of the city's outer-most suburbs. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...

, a part of

Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 is a public K-12 school district based in Woodstock, Illinois. The school district serves the communities of Woodstock, Bull Valley, Greenwood and the west side of Wonder Lake in McHenry County, Illin ...

. Established in 1921, it is located 50 minutes south of

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and one hour northwest of

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. It has an enrollment of 1,198 students.

Racial/ethnic background

The student body is 70.1% White, 24.7% Hispanic, 2.4% Black, 1.4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.3% Native American, and 1.1% multi-racial.

Financial/sociological status

The student body is 26.0% low income, and 2.9% of

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. The school has a 1.7% dropout rate.

Advanced placement

Woodstock High School offers the following Advanced Placement courses: *A.P. Calculus AB *A.P. Calculus BC *A.P. Statistics *A.P. Biology *A.P. Environmental Science *A.P. Chemistry *A.P. Physics *A.P. English Literature *A.P. English Composition *A.P. United States History *A.P. European History (2008–2009) *A.P. Art Studies *A.P. French *A.P. German *A.P. Spanish *A.P. Art History *A.P. Music Theory (2008–2009) *A.P. Psychology

Athletics

Football

*Playoff Qualifier: 1976-400A 1980-400A 1985-4A 1996-5A 1998-5A 2001-6A 2002-400A 2003-7A 2004-7A 2005-7A 2007-7A 2008-7A *Quarterfinals: 1990-4A, 1991-4A, 1996-5A, 2000-5A *Semifinals: 1977-4A, 1989-4A, 2009-5A *State Champions: 1983-4A, 1997-5A

Baseball

*State Final Qualifier: 1992 AA *District: 1949, 1953 *Regional: 1984AA, 1990AA, 1992AA, 2014 3A *Sectional: 1992AA *3rd in State: 1992AA

Volleyball

*State Final Qualifier: 1979AA, 1984AA *District: 1975, 1977AA, 1978AA, 1979AA *Regional: 1984AA, 1986AA, 1987AA, 1988AA, 1998AA, 20064A *Sectional: 1979AA, 1984AA *Super-Sectional: 1979AA, 1984AA

Soccer

*Regional Champions 2018 *Conference Champions 2019 (10-0, 43 goals scored, 0 conceded)

Other recognitions

* Music Department - second in the state in 2007 and 2008, and third in the state in 2009; second in state 2012; choir first in state; band 8th *

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- second in state 2005, State Championship 2009

Organizations

National Honors Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories, which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achi ...

*Foreign language honor societies: French, Spanish, German *Math Team *Choir - Standing Room Only, Madrigals, Varsity, Men's, Women's, Premium Blend, Treble Concert *Band - Jazz Lab, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Varsity, Symphonic *Scholastic Bowl *Envirothon * Future Business Leaders of America *Art and Cartoon Club *Chess Club *Latinos Unidos Con Honor Americano (LUCHA) *Spanish Club *

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Music Honors Society *German club

Notable alumni

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, retired professional

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, drag artist, runner up on Season 12 of

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References

External links

Woodstock High School websiteMcHenry County sports - Woodstock High School
{{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Woodstock, Illinois Schools in McHenry County, Illinois