Woodside High School is a

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, 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

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team won the California Interscholastic Federation's Central Coast Section title in 2004. 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.

Statistics

Demographics

2015–2016 * 1,781 students: 862 male (48.4%), 919 female (51.6%)

Standardized testing

Notable alumni

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, (class of 1967), former

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(class of 1976),

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baseball announcer and radio personality, 1972–76. * Wendy Brown, Olympian * Julian Edelman (class of 2005), wide receiver for

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champion

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* Wendy Haas, vocalist and keyboardist best known for her work with the bands

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, soccer player *

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(class of 1998), winner of '' The Amazing Race 9'' and filmmaker *

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(class of 1976), incarcerated self-described psychic. * John Naber, former competition swimmer, five-time

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* Mike Nolan, football coach *

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(class of 2007), professional rugby union player and Olympian with

* Lillian "Pokey" Watson, Olympic gold medal swimmer, 1964, 1968, International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

External links

Official siteSchool newspaper
High schools in San Mateo County, California Educational institutions established in 1958 Public high schools in California Woodside, California 1958 establishments in California {{SanMateoCountyCA-struct-stub