Woodbridge High School (Irvine, California)

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name= Woodbridge High School


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streetaddress= 2 Meadowbrook
city= Irvine
state= California
zipcode= 92604
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url= [http://www.woodbridgehigh.org www.woodbridgehigh.org]
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principal= Jason Viloria
viceprincipal= Chris Krebs
Sheila Adams
L. Coy Pilson
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schooltype= Public High School
grades= 9-12
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teamname= Warriors
newspaper= The Golden Arrow
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founded= 1980
enrollment= 2200
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Woodbridge High School is a public high school located in Irvine, California, serving grades 9-12. Founded in 1980, it has an approximate enrollment of 2,200 students. Woodbridge has a marching band and many athletic teams (cross country, volleyball, basketball, tennis, swimming, etc) which have participated in numerous [http://www.cifstate.org CIF] competitions. The school was required to be built being able to serve two functions, just in case one was to fail. Woodbridge High School was built with intentions of having it become a shopping center if student enrollment was low, as Principal Tom Nelson said in Fall 2003. In the past two years, new administration has been added that includes all of the current Vice Principals: Jason Viloria, Sheila Adams, and L. Coy Pilson.In March 2008, Tom Nelson announced retirement and Vice Principal, Jason Viloria became the new principal.

Of note, the 1989 movie Gleaming the Cube starring Christian Slater was filmed partially at Woodbridge High School.

The WHS Entertainment Corps.

The Woodbridge High Entertainment Corps. is one of the top competitive marching bands in the Southern California region, directed by both Joselyne Blasdel and Brad Harris, putting off amazing shows of symmetry and sound. Their latest show features selections from the hit cinema production "007:Casino Royale", which proved to be a crowd favorite at football games. The competitive season was short due to the Southern California wildfires that hit in October-November,which forced IUSD to cancel all physical activities, but the WHS Entertainment corps still managed to perform at two competitions. This year's Entertainment corps. contained 170+ members fashioning one of the largest in Woodbridge High history, including practical marching instruments such as the alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo, trumpet, trombone, baritone, mellophone,and tubas. The Entertainment corps. also had both color guard and dance team, drumline section, and a percussion ensemble. Last year the percussion ensemble was ranked 4th in the world, and this year they are ranked first in state, but did not compete in the world competition.

Sports

Woodbridge is well known for sports. Woodbridge soccer reached #1 in the county in both the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 seasons, led by coach John Sczuka. Christine Babcock has won CIF finals in the 1600 meter run three years in a row.Also, Woodbridge holds One of the largest ( the largest being Mt. Sac) cross country invitational in the country, which raises lots of money for the school.The wrestling team has also been very successful lead by Coach Bentley.

Notable alumni

*Natasha Watley, Olympic and professional softball player
*Adam Keefe, former NBA player
*Ellis Frazier, Fat Snapper
*Cathy Joens, WNBA player
*Eric Ebert, MLS player (Houston Dynamo)
*Austin Daye, College Basketball player for Gonzaga
*Tom Dumont, professional musician (plays in the popular band No Doubt)

*Andrea Seigel, author of the literary novels "Like the Red Panda" and "To Feel Stuff." [http://www.andreaseigel.com/ website]
*Alex Parsons, Offensive Lineman, University of Southern California
*Mark J. Daily, U.S. Army officer killed in Iraq
*Christine Babcock, Cross Country RunnerChristian Cameron, Greatest Cross Country Runner and Ping Pong Champion

External links

* [http://www.woodbridgehigh.org Official site]