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Woodward High School (Toledo, Ohio)

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Grades
  
9-12

Team name
  
Polar Bears

District
  
Toledo Public Schools

Principal
  
Jack Renz

Color(s)
  
Blue & White

Phone
  
+1 419-671-6000

Athletics conference
  
Toledo City League

Type
  
Public, Coeducational high school

School district
  
Toledo City School District

Accreditation
  
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Address
  
701 E Central Ave, Toledo, OH 43608, USA

Similar
  
Oakdale Elementary, Whitmer High School, Central Catholic High Sch, Cardinal Stritch Catholic, Toledo Public School Di

Calvin M. Woodward High School is a public high school located in the north side of Toledo, Ohio, that was built in 1928. It was named after an early advocate for vocational education. The original Woodward Technical High School was located in the former Central High School building at the corner of Adams and Michigan streets (the current site of the Lucas County Main Library) before the present location was chosen. Woodward is part of the Toledo City School District.

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The Woodward Polar Bears wear blue and white for athletics and either chose their nickname because they are located in the north end of Toledo, or because former principal Charles LaRue named them after his alma mater at Ohio Northern University. Woodward is a charter member of the Toledo City League from 1926. From 1923-1932, Woodward played Libbey High School in a football game on Thanksgiving Day until Libbey and DeVilbiss High School became the annual matchup.

In 2010, the building that Woodward's neighborhood had called home since 1928 was replaced by a newer facility located on the same property.

The TPS board approved a resolution in November 2013 to have new stadiums built at Woodward and Scott High School after their previous facilities were torn down during construction and renovation. They were built in time for the 2014 season. Woodward's previous stadium had been dedicated in 1969 after they had gone without one since the 1930s.

Mr. Jack Renz is the current principal.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

  • Girls Basketball - 1976
  • Toledo City League Titles

  • Football: 1952*, 1975*, 1991
  • Volleyball:
  • Golf:
  • Boys Basketball: 1927-28, 1929–30, 1939-40*, 1941-42*, 1943-44*, 1944–45, 1946–47, 1952-53*, 1959-60*, 1963–64
  • Girls Basketball: 1975-76
  • Wrestling:
  • Baseball:
  • Boys Track and Field:
  • Girls Track and Field: 1970
  • Softball:
  • (years marked with an asterisk (*) denote a shared title)

    Notable alumni

  • Marvin Crenshaw, All-American football player
  • Dick Drago (1963) – relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Jamie Farr, actor
  • Howie Komives (1960) – professional basketball player
  • Bill Laskey (1975) – MLB baseball pitcher with the Giants, Expos, and Indians.
  • Bryan Robinson (1993) – defensive lineman for the Arizona Cardinals
  • Danny Thomas, actor, comedian and nightclub singer
  • Tammy Miller, international speaker, author and speech coach
  • Tom Marsh, former MLB baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Paul Seymour, former NBA player and coach.
  • Aaron Novick (1937) – molecular biologist
  • Kenneth R. Dickson, region author, educator
  • Seymour Rothman, BLADE newspaper writer
  • References

    Woodward High School (Toledo, Ohio) Wikipedia