Woodland High School (Cartersville, Georgia)

Woodland High School is a public high school in Bartow County, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9 through 12. As of 2019, the total student enrollment is 1,511. Woodland High School's average SAT score is 1,469 compared to Georgia's 1,407. The school's average ACT score is 20, which mirrors the state average.

Woodland High School
Address
800 Old Alabama Road

Cartersville
,
Georgia
30120

United States
Coordinates34°07′12″N 84°49′59″W
Information
Funding typePublic
Established1997 (1997)
FounderDr. Nettie Holt
StatusFunctional
School districtBartow County Schools
NCES District ID1300330[1]
SuperintendentDr. Phillip Page
CEEB code110619
NCES School ID130033001914[2]
PrincipalDavid Stephenson
Teaching staff80.40 (FTE)[3]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,536 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio17:1[2]
Campus size121 acres
HousesMain, Healthcare Sciences, Performing Arts Center, 9th Grade Academy, Gym, and Auxiliary Gym
Color(s)Navy blue, cardinal red, and silver
Athletics conferenceGHSA Class AAAAA Region 5 Sub-Region A
Team nameWoodland Wildcats
RivalCass Colonels
WebsiteWoodland High School

History

Woodland High School was founded in 1997, the third high school built in Bartow County. It is located on a 121-acre campus in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, on the Etowah River in Cartersville, Georgia.

The school's founder and first principal was Dr. Nettie Holt.

Academics

As of 2019, Woodland High School had a graduation rate of 83%, the highest among Bartow County's high schools.[4]

As of 2017, 13% of Woodland High School students are enrolled in least one Advanced Placement (AP) course during the school year, whereas the median across high schools that offer AP courses in Georgia is 16%. Additionally, 12% of students of Woodland High School are learning disabled, which is slightly above average compared to the median across high schools in Georgia (11%).

Advanced Placement courses are offered in Social Studies, Sciences and Mathematics. Woodland also has courses and programs in Health Sciences, Agriculture, Physical Exercise, Criminal Justice, Foreign Languages, Band/Color-guard, Chorus, Dance, Drama, and Theatre.

Student Demographics

As of 2019, Woodland's student body is 77.7% White, 6.2% African American, 12.9% Hispanic, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% American Indian and 2.1% two or more races.[5] 44% of Woodland's students are eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

Woodland High School's student body is 51% female, 49% male.[6]

Campus Facilities

Woodland's main classroom building houses the front offices, nurse's office, weight room, dance room, cafeteria, campus police, two gyms, and the newly built 9th Grade Academy.

Students first attended the free-standing 9th Grade Academy in the 2009-10 school year. It is a two-story building which can hold 100-125 students.[7]

Woodland High School is home to Cartersville's Performing Arts Center (PAC). The PAC seats 1,000 guests and includes a vast pre-function lobby space, two ticket/concession windows, and a large backstage rooms for mounting big stage productions. The Woodland PAC has hosted the Miss Georgia USA Pageants and many other musical, theatrical, and ballet performances.[8]

While basketball games and classes are held in both gyms, the main gym hosts the varsity basketball games, wrestling matches, cheerleading competitions, and other ceremonies. The school's outdoor athletic facilities include the football/soccer field and their practice field; baseball and softball fields; the tennis courts and the track; and the field house, where athletes change clothes, prepare for games and meets, and where the football coaches' offices are.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

On November 22, 2018, Woodland High School's Wildcat Marching Band represented the State of Georgia in the 92nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York. The three-hour Macy's event is held in Manhattan starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952.[9]

Woodland High School previously performed in the 2013 Macy's Holiday Parade at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Athletics

Woodland High School's athletics are in Classification AAAAA and in Region 7 as of the 2014-15 school year.[10]

Interscholastic sports

Opponents

Woodland's main rival is Cass High School . Other athletic opponents include Creekview High School, River Ridge High School, Dalton High School, Rome High School, Sequoyah High School, Cambridge High School, Kell High School, Forsyth Central High School, Sprayberry High School, Riverwood High School, North Springs High School and North Atlanta High School.

Achievements

Woodland's golf team won the Region 5-AAAAA golf tournament in 2013.[11]

The Woodland Lady Wildcats girls' soccer team set a record with most wins in a season with their 7-0 victory over Hiram in 2013.[12]

In 2011, the Wildcat Marching Band represented Georgia in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC.[13]

In 2011, Woodland High School was chosen as High 5 Sports Team of The Week and was filmed live on Good Day Atlanta after winning with over 44,000 votes.

in 2016, the Wildcat Marching Band was awarded the title of Grand Champions at The Legacy of Champions Marching Competition in Carrollton, Georgia.

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bartow County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - Woodland High School (130033001914)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. Woodland High School
  4. "Graduation rates". The US News. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. "Woodland High School". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. "Woodland High School". bartow.k12.ga. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  7. "9th Grade Academy". bartow.k12.ga. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  8. "P. A. C." bartow.k12.ga. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  9. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/education/watch-woodland-high-school-marching-band-performs-in-macys-thanksgiving-parade/85-b154525c-64e2-4ada-95df-42caf88103fc
  10. http://www.eurosportscoreboard.com/page_state.php?s=GA
  11. http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/22336167/article-Woodland-wins-region-on-links?
  12. http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/22326745/article-Woodland-girls--set-school-record-with-most-wins?
  13. "Awards and Achievements". WOODLAND BAND. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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