Woodruff Career and Technical Center is a public vocational school located in

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. Until 2010, it was a standard comprehensive high school known as E. N. Woodruff High School, and was more commonly known as Woodruff High School or simply Woodruff. The original high school opened in 1937 and was closed for one school year (2010–2011), reopening as a specialized high school with its current name.

History

Woodruff opened in 1937 replacing Kingman High School. (Kingman had formerly been named Averyville High School, prior to Peoria's annexation of Averyville in 1927.National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
Section 7 Page 8; accessed 15 January 2010) The school was named after Edward Nelson Woodruff, who served as mayor of Peoria off and on from 1903 to 1945. The Woodruff campus was built at 1800 Northeast Perry Avenue; on what was called the North Side when the school was built, but is now in the northeast part of the city. Perry Avenue was removed in front of the school during expansion of the high school in the late 1970s, but the school's address was not changed. On September 21, 2009, District 150 voted to close Woodruff High School, effective with the 2010-2011 school year. The vote was 4-3. Students were moved to the other three high schools in Peoria: Manual, Peoria (Central) or Richwoods. The school only remained closed for one year. For the 2011–2012, it was re-opened as the Woodruff Career and Technical Center, a specialized high school with vocational training.

Extra-curricular activities

Athletics

Woodruff's athletic teams competed in the Mid-State 6 Conference, along with the three other high schools in Peoria Public Schools District 150.IHSA Conferences
accessed on 15 January 2010 It is a member of the

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(IHSA), which governs most sports and activities in Illinois.IHSA School Summary - Woodruff
accessed on 15 January 2010 The school's sports teams were known as the Warriors, and the colors were blue and gold. The following teams qualified for their respective IHSA State tournament or meet:
accessed 15 January 2010 *Baseball: 2nd Place (1946-47) *Basketball (Men's): Qualified (1938-39, 1950-51) *Cross-Country (Men's): 10th Place (1946-47); 9th Place (1947-48, 1956-57); 4th Place (1949-50, 1950-51, 1953-54); 3rd Place (1951-52); 2nd Place (1954-55); State Champions (1952-53) *Football: Qualified (1978-79, 1986-87, 1987-88, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09) *Golf (Men's): Qualified (1956-57); 5th Place (1938-39) *Track and Field (Men's): 5th Place (1908-09)* *as Averyville High School

Clubs and activities

The following clubs and teams qualified for their respective IHSA State competition or tournament: *Drama: 9th Place (1978-79, 1988-89); 8th Place (1979-80); 7th Place (1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88); 6th Place (1982-83); 5th Place (1949-50, 1958-59); 2nd Place (1965-66) *Group Interpretation: Qualified (1986-87, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1996-97); 7th Place (1983-84) *Scholastic Bowl: Qualified (1986-87, 1991-92) *IMEA All State Jazz Band: (1986 - first in school history, 1987) Tim Harr, Guitarist

Notable alumni

* Dan Fogelberg, international best-selling musician, for whom the street in front of the school has been renamed * James Taylor, former NFL player for the

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Principals

*L. R. McDonald (1937–1969) *John P. Wilkinson (1969–1977) *Dr. Russell McDavid (1977–1982)Class of 1987 Enriched English ''Seventy-Five Years of Excellence'', "Principals of Woodruff". *David Barnwell (1982–2000) *Hershel Hannah (2000-2004) *Teri Dunn (2004–2010)

References

External links

Woodruff Career and Technical Center
— official site
Woodruff High School Alumni Association
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