De Anza High School
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Motto: Conquer and Prevail
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| 5000 Valley View Road Richmond, CA 94803 |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′05″N 122°17′12″W / 37.967978°N 122.286636°WCoordinates: 37°58′05″N 122°17′12″W / 37.967978°N 122.286636°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | West Contra Costa Unified School District |
| Principal | Bob Evans |
| Faculty | approximately 50 |
| Color(s) | Red & Gold |
| Athletics | football, tennis, basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball, swimming, golf, track & field, and badminton |
| Athletics conference | CIF North Coast Section - ACCAL |
| Mascot | Dons (a Spanish honorific) |
| Information | Phone: (510) 223-3811 Fax: (510) 223-7984 |
| Website | http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/deanza/ |
De Anza High School is a secondary school located in Richmond, California, named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza.
The school originally opened in 1955. In 2005 local voters passed Measure J, a bond measure which included $161 million to completely rebuild the De Anza campus. Reconstruction began in 2009 with a new all-weather track and artificial-turf football field, along with the demolition of the gym and other site preparation work.
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[edit] Test scores
| California Standard Tests Scores, proficiency rate [1] | |||
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| English | Mathematics | Science | History/Social |
| 26% | 5% | 25% | 18% |
[edit] Notable alumni
- Brian Abshire (1982): 1988 Olympian in the 3000 meter steeplechase; former USA indoor 3000 meter record holder.[1]
- Dean Bailey (1982): Published Christian Author - "Beyond the Shades of Gray" (WestBow Press).[2]
- Greg Bracelin (1975): Former NFL player
- Les Claypool (1981): Primus (band) bassist, lead singer
- Kirk Hammett (1980): Metallica lead guitarist
- Vyshonn King Miller (Silkk the Shocker) (1994): No Limit rapper and member of TRU
- Davone Bess (2008): Plays in the NFL (transferred his sophomore year to Skyline.)
- Ken Grace (1995) Minnesota Vikings) (1996) (Oakland Raiders) (Practice Squad) (Nfl Europe)
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