Will C. Wood High School

Will C. Wood High School
Will C Wood's iconic "front arches" that bears the school's name and address
Location
998 Marshall Rd., Vacaville, California
Coordinates	38°20′49″N 121°58′42″W / 38.3469°N 121.9783°W / 38.3469; -121.9783Coordinates: 38°20′49″N 121°58′42″W / 38.3469°N 121.9783°W / 38.3469; -121.9783
Information
Type	High School
Opened	1969[1]
School district	Vacaville Unified School District
Principal	Adam Rich
Faculty	78.47 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9th-12th
Enrollment	1,682 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	21.43[2]
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Nickname	"Wood"
Team name	Wildcats
Communities served	The Wildcat Family, Kat Kartel
Feeder schools	Vaca Peña Middle School
Website	wcw.schoolloop.com

A view of the Frank Molina Gymnasium, where the "Wildcats" logo can be seen from miles away

Will C. Wood High School is a high school in the Vacaville Unified School District located in Vacaville, California, serving the south side of the city and the unincorporated communities of Elmira and Leisure Town.^[3] First opening its doors in September 1969, it was a middle school until the 1988–1989 school year. That was when the conversion to a high school began and had its first graduating class in 1992. The school has seen two major improvement projects, based on funding from Measure V passed in 2003, improving physical education facilities and adding the science wing, and Measure A passed in 2014, which finally gave Will C. Wood their own stadium.^[4]

School history[]

Will C. Wood first opened its doors in September 1969. At that time it was planned to be Vacaville's second comprehensive high school. Growth was not as fast as anticipated and plans were modified. From 1969 to 1973 Will C. Wood was a satellite campus for Vacaville High School. Ninth and tenth grades for science and math and all classes for ninth graders were two combinations that were used. In the fall of 1974, Wood became a junior high school (grades 7 - 9) servicing the south side of Vacaville while Willis Jepson Junior High School serviced the north side of Vacaville. Wood remained in this format until the 1988–1989 school year.

A new intermediate school, Vaca Pena Intermediate School, was built on the south side of Vacaville. Seventh graders went to Vaca Pena rather than to Wood. In 1988 Wood began its transition into a four-year high school. That year Wood had 8th, 9th, and 10th graders. Construction was started to complete Wood as a high school. A new gymnasium, locker room, classroom wing, office complex, cafeteria, and theater were added. Each year a new class was added. The 1991–1992 school year was the first year that Will C. Wood was a complete four year high school. However, the facility was never completed. The class of 1992 was its first graduating class. In 2012 Will C Wood celebrated its first 20 years of graduates.^[4]

Principals[]

Notable alumni[]

Carson Strong (Class of 2018, starting quarterback for Nevada Wolf Pack football)

Jarrett Bush (Class of 2002, Super Bowl XLV Champion with the Green Bay Packers)

Jermaine Dye (Class of 1992, 2005 World Series MVP with the Chicago White Sox)

References[]

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