Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School

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Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School
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Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School
2550 Greensburg Pike

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United States
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Type Public
Established1987
School district Woodland Hills School District
SuperintendentDaniel Castagna
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,381 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.03 [1]
Color(s)Turquoise, black, white
Mascot Wolverine
Website https://www.whsd.net/our-schools/senior-high-school

Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School is a large, suburban public high school providing grades 9-12 for the Woodland Hills School District located in Churchill, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves the communities of Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Forest Hills, North Braddock, Rankin, Swissvale, Turtle Creek and Wilkins Township. Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School was the result of a 1981 court-ordered desegregation merger. Before the merger, it was named Churchill High School.

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In the 2018–2019 school year, enrollment was reported as 1,381 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. [1]

Students may attend Forbes Road CTC for training in the trades. The Allegheny Intermediate Unit (IU3) provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services, as well as professional development for staff and faculty.

Sports

Woodland Hills High School soccer field, Pittsburgh, PA Woodland Hills High School soccer field Pittsburgh PA 2022-10-22 09-07-19.jpg
Woodland Hills High School soccer field, Pittsburgh, PA

The school's athletic teams are part of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL).

Notable accomplishments

The football program has produced nearly 100 Division I football recruits. In 2010, the school had six graduates in the NFL, the most of any high school in the United States: Jason Taylor, Steve Breaston, Lousaka Polite, Ryan Mundy, Shawntae Spencer and Rob Gronkowski. [2] Other Wolverine alumni in the NFL include Miles Sanders, Terrence Johnson, Lafayette Pitts, Rontez Miles, Darrin Walls and Quinton Jefferson.

Alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Woodland Hills JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Friday night stars: California and Texas produce most NFL talent - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29.

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