Wood Oaks Junior High School
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Wood Oaks Jr. High in Illinois is part of Northbrook School District 27, and contains grades 6-8. The school has a population of about 470 students, and is run by 70 staff members. The school principal is Mr. Schaffer and the assistant principal is Ms. Lombardo. The official mascot is a Wildcat.
Architecture
Wood Oaks consists of over 50 classrooms, 2 gyms, over 20 bathrooms, and 3 computer labs.
Class Lengths
The students of Wood Oaks have a 10 period class schedule, with each classroom period being 42 minutes long. 5th and 6th, which are lunch periods, are 35 minutes long. There is a 3 minute passing period in between classes.
Awards/Honors
Four members of the eighth grade class won the 10th Annual Northbrook Youth Commission Quiz show on 2/22/07. They came out on top of the 5 participating Northbrook Junior Highs of the 6 local schools (Solomon Schecter did not participate), handily defeating St. Norbert's in the final for Wood Oaks's first ever victory.
The middle school known as Wood Oaks was ranked the best junior high school in Cook County according to a study done in 2006 by a Chicago magazine.
Classes
Students are required to take math, language arts, reading, social studies, gym, science, and one foreign language or Applied Studies/Resources. There are two foreign languages to choose from, Spanish and French. There are Honors classes for gifted students know as ELP classes. ELP stands for extended learning program.
Sports
Wood Oaks has sports teams for various sports. Teams are separated by gender and grade. Some of the teams are for volleyball, basketball, and track. Students are required to keep at least a C-average to participate in sports.
