Woodridge High School
| Woodridge High School | |
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| Location | |
4440 Quick Road , 44264 United States 41°11′31.19″N 81°30′39.85″W / 41.1919972°N 81.5110694°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Community, Scholarship, Diversity |
| Established | 1962 |
School district | Woodridge Local School District |
NCES School ID | 390499703780[1] |
Principal | Albert DiTommaso |
Teaching staff | 46.00 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 625 (2024–25)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.59[1] |
Campus type | Rural fringe[1] |
| Colors | Maroon, gray, white |
Athletics conference | Metro Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Bulldogs |
| Website | whs |
Woodridge High School is a public high school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Woodridge Local School District and serves students in grades nine through twelve. The district serves Peninsula, northern Cuyahoga Falls, most of Boston Township, part of Boston Heights, and small portions of northwest Akron and eastern Richfield Township. Athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs and the school colors are maroon, gray, and white. Woodridge competes in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) as a member of the Metro Athletic Conference.
The high school is also part of the Six District Educational Compact, a joint program of six area school districts (Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Kent, Stow-Munroe Falls, Tallmadge and Woodridge) to share access to each of their vocational training facilities and career resources.[2]
History
Woodridge High School was established January 29, 1962.[3] It was built as a replacement for the old Boston High School in Peninsula as part of the merger agreement between the Boston Local and Northampton Local School Districts in 1958. Voters approved the bond issue for the high school in May 1959 and construction began in early 1961.[3] Hundreds of Boston High School students petitioned the school board to retain the Boston High School name just prior to the opening of Woodridge, but the board ultimately decided to use the Woodridge name.[4] The use of "Bulldogs" for the athletic teams is a holdover from Boston High, however.[5]
Activities
The school offers many extra- and co-curricular activities for students to participate in: marching and concert band; Latin and Spanish Club; Drama Club; Literary Club; Political Awareness Club; Interact of Rotary International; Diversity Club; etc.
Administration
- Principal: Albert DiTommaso[6]
Athletics
State championships
- Boys cross country – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025 [7]
- Girls cross country – 1995, 2016, 2023
- Boys track - 2021
- Girls track - 2023, 2024
Notable alumni
- Kevin Coughlin, former Republican state senator
- Mark Mothersbaugh, of the band Devo; film score composer for The Lego Movie[8]
- Hunter Niswander, NFL player
- Jeff Phelps, Cleveland TV & radio personality
Athletic facilities
- Lahoski Field - football and soccer
- Mercer Family Track - all-weather track
- Field house
- Includes Stammen Wrestling Room, weight room, training room, 1 classroom, 2 locker rooms, and a storage area.
- Baseball field
- Softball field
- Gymnasium
- Auxiliary gymnasium
External links
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public Schools - Woodridge High School (390499703780)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
- ↑ "The Six District Educational Compact Overview". SixDistrict.com. Six District Educational Compact. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- 1 2 "Woodridge High Opens: Shift Pupils". Akron Beacon Journal. January 29, 1962. p. 15.
The big shift was made in Boston–Northampton Schools today. Approximately 340 ninth through twelfth graders moved into the new Woodridge High on Quick rd. west of Rt. 8...Woodridge was started at the beginning of 1961...
- ↑ "Students Plead To Keep Name Of Boston High". Akron Beacon Journal. May 17, 1961. p. 39.
"We want Boston High" is the plea of 280 students who Tuesday night petitioned the Boston–Northampton Board of Education to restore the name for the new high school...Since the consolidation of the Boston and Northampton Schools in 1958, the combined district has used Boston High at Peninsula.
- ↑ "Brothers Tally 30 for Boston High". The Plain Dealer. November 2, 1958. p. 6-C.
...accounted for all Boston High School scoring yesterday as the Bulldogs...
- ↑ "Faculty & Staff Directory -".
- ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ↑ "IMDb: Most Popular People Born In "Akron/ Ohio/ USA"". IMDb. Retrieved October 9, 2015.