Woodruff High School (South Carolina)
School in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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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]
| Woodruff High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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710 Cross Anchor Highway , Spartanburg County , South Carolina 29388 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°43′56″N 82°1′22″W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public |
| Established | 1908[1] |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Spartanburg County School District 4 |
| NCES District ID | 4503570 |
| CEEB code | 412170 |
| NCES School ID | 450357001015 |
| Principal | Christine Morris |
| Teaching staff | 47.00 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Enrollment | 808 (2023–2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.19[2] |
| Colors | Maroon and gold[3] |
| Athletics conference | Region II – AAA[3] |
| Sports | Football, baseball, basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field, golf, wrestling, Strength |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Team name | Wolverines[3] |
| Rival | Clinton High School Chesnee High School |
| Website | whs |
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 13, 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
- Baseball: 1947, 1958[12]
- Basketball - Girls: 1921, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967[13]
- Football: 1956, 1957, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984[14]
- Golf - Boys: 2021, 2023[15]
- Tennis - Boys: 1975 [16]
- Track - Boys: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994[17]
- Wrestling: 1978, 1982, 1983, 2001[18]
- Strength: 2023[19]
Notable alumni
- Marcellas Dial, NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots.[20]