Woodside High School is a

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Woodside, California Woodside is a incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It has a council–manager system of government. The population of the town was 5,309 at the 2020 census. The town's population ha ...

, United States. It is part of the

Sequoia Union High School District The Sequoia Union High School District is a public union school district in the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily serving the southern San Mateo County communities of Atherton, Belmont, East Palo Alto, Ladera, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Por ...

(SUHSD). Woodside serves students from the surrounding communities of Portola Valley, Woodside and Redwood City.

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

* Jill Aguilera, professional footballer who plays as a

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* Donald B. Ayer, (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 *

Don Bunce Dr. Don Bunce (January 17, 1949 – April 15, 2003) was an American football quarterback and orthopedic surgeon. Early life Born in Redwood City, California, Bunce graduated from Woodside High School in 1967 and attended nearby Stanford Uni ...

. (class of 1967),

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winning quarterback who attended

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(class of 2005), wide receiver for

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champion

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Elise Evans Elise Aminta Evans (born December 16, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a center back for the Stanford Cardinal. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Early life and college career ...

(class of 2021), soccer player * Wendy Haas, vocalist and keyboardist best known for her work with the bands

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and Azteca *

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, went on to star in basketball at

from 1972-1975 and played 11 years in the

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. Was the seventh selection of

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by the New Orleans Jazz * Lars Lyssand, soccer player *

Tyler MacNiven Tyler Kingsley MacNiven is an American filmmaker and reality television contestant. Stanford University admission campaign MacNiven first received attention in 1998 when, while a senior at the Woodside High School in Woodside, California, ...

(class of 1998), winner of ''

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'' and filmmaker * Sean David Morton (class of 1976), incarcerated self-described psychic *

John Naber John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple events. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Naber studied in England and Italy where his father ...

, former competition swimmer, five-time

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medalist * Folau Niua, professional rugby union player and Olympian with

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, longtime college and professional football coach, served as head coach of the

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from 2005-2008 *

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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