Woodruff High School (South Carolina)

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Woodruff High School
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Woodruff High School (South Carolina)
710 Cross Anchor Highway

Woodruff
,
Spartanburg County
,
South Carolina
29388

United States
Coordinates 34°43′56″N82°1′22″W / 34.73222°N 82.02278°W / 34.73222; -82.02278
Information
Funding type Public
Established1908(116 years ago) (1908) [1]
StatusOpen
School district Spartanburg County School District 4
NCES District ID4503570
CEEB code 412170
NCES School ID450357001015
PrincipalChristine Morris
Faculty45.97 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Enrollment788 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio17.14 [2]
Color(s)Maroon and gold [3]
  
Athletics conferenceRegion II – AAA [3]
SportsFootball, baseball, basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field, golf, wrestling, Strength
Mascot Wolverine
Team nameWolverines [3]
Rival Clinton High School
Chesnee High School
Website whs.spartanburg4.org

Woodruff High School is a public secondary school in Woodruff, South Carolina, United States, and is the only high school in Spartanburg County School District 4. [4]

Contents

History

The original Woodruff High School was built in 1908 on East Georgia Street. [1]

The next high school was built in 1925 in downtown Woodruff. It was a Collegiate Gothic building designed by Frank H. Cunningham and Joseph G. Cunningham. [5] The building cost $50,000 at the time, and is nearly 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2); the building includes a 600-seat auditorium. This building was the high school until 1953, when became a junior high school until the 1960s, and an elementary school after that. The city bought the school and converted it into the city hall and police station in 1978. [1] [6]

The following high school was opened in September 1953. [1]

On January 11, 1987, Woodruff High School that was opened in 1953 was destroyed by a fire. [7] Rob Johnson, who was a student at the time, describe waking up and seeing "large plumes of smoke filling the sky." After hearing about the fire, American rock band REO Speedwagon hosted a concert at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium to help raise money for the seniors. The band later raised money for the re-building of the school with a concert at Clemson University. [8] The school in use today was completed for the school year beginning on August 13th, 1989. [9]

The building was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places as "Woodruff High School" on May 31, 2006.

On August 11, 2022, voters approved a referendum allowing the school district to issue $100 million in general obligation bonds to build a new Woodruff High School. [10] The project broke ground on June 28, 2023. Students of Woodruff Middle School will move into the current high school upon the project's completion. [11] The new building is expected to be complete in late 2025.

Athletics

State championships

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Woodruff High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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  4. ↑ "Search for Public Schools". Common Core of Data. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, United States Department of Education. 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  5. ↑ Arning, David R. (2006-01-09). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPS Form 10-900)" (PDF). Columbia, South Carolina: State Historic Preservation Office, South Carolina Department of Archives & History . Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  6. ↑ "South Carolina - Spartanburg County". Logan, Ohio: American Dreams Inc. 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  7. ↑ "fire at woodruff 1987". The Greenville News. 1987-01-15. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  8. ↑ "SCHOOL TO BE BUILT ON ROCK - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  9. ↑ "Woodruff High prepares for its comeback debut as the school destroyed by fire in 1987 gears up for its opening session Thursday. High school's recovery from fire complete". GoUpstate.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Joanna. "Spartanburg District 4 voters approve $100 million referendum to build new Woodruff High School". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  11. ↑ Ruffing, Steven (April 17, 2023). "Construction set to start on new Woodruff High School in June" . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Baseball
  13. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Basketball - Girls
  14. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Football
  15. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Golf - Boys
  16. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Tennis - Boys
  17. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Track - Boys
  18. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Wrestling
  19. ↑ SCHSL Palmetto's Finest - Strength
  20. ↑ Summers, Todd (April 27, 2024). "Woodruff & USC alum Marcellas Dial selected by the Patriots early in round 6 of NFL Draft". WSPA. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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