Woodruff High School (South Carolina)

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
Address
710 Cross Anchor Highway

Woodruff
,
Spartanburg County
,
South Carolina
29388

United States
Coordinates34°43′56″N 82°1′22″W
Information
Funding typePublic
Established1908 (1908)[1]
StatusOpen
School districtSpartanburg County School District 4
NCES District ID4503570
CEEB code412170
NCES School ID450357001015
PrincipalAaron Fulmer
Faculty44.00 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment779 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.70[2]
Color(s)   Maroon and gold[3]
Athletics conferenceRegion II - AAA[3]
SportsFootball, baseball, basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field, golf, wrestling
MascotWolverine
Team nameWolverines[3]
Websitewhs.spartanburg4.org/whs/

History

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

The next high school was built in 1925 at 239 East Hayne Street (34°44′21″N 82°2′5″W) in downtown Woodruff. It is 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; it then became a junior high school until the 1960s, and an elementary school after that. The City of Woodruff bought the school and converted it into the city hall and police station in 1978.[1][6]

The building was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places as "Woodruff High School" on May 31, 2006, and added to the Register on October 18, 2006 with the identification number 06000578.[7]

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 fire. Rob Johnson, who was a student at the time. explains that he "woke up that Sunday morning to see large plumes of smoke filling the sky." Living just 2 blocks from the school, he "ran over to find the school engulfed in flames." He knew that the school would be built back even better because his father, Robert Lee Johnson, had been hired as the Comptroller for the District the year before and had evaluated all the school insurance policies. His father "encouraged Superintendent William Howell to substantially raise the insurance policies on all the school buildings once he has discovered the buildings in the district were under insured." The rock band, REO Speedwagon heard about the school burning and that the Seniors would not have a place to have their prom. The band decided to have a concert at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium to help raise money for the Seniors. Later the band raised money for the re-building of the school with a concert at Clemson University. The new High School that is still being used today was completed for the 1989 school year which started August 13th.

References
  1. "Woodruff High School, Spartanburg County (239 East Hayne Street, Woodruff)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina: State Historic Preservation Office, South Carolina Department of Archives & History. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. "Woodruff High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. "Woodruff Athletics". Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  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. "Woodruff High School". Historic Places Database. Oakland, California. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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