Prospect High School (California)
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| Prospect High School | |
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| Address | |
| 18900 Prospect Road Saratoga, California, 95070-3435  United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°17′31″N 122°00′05″W / 37.2920°N 122.0015°WCoordinates: 37°17′31″N 122°00′05″W / 37.2920°N 122.0015°W |
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| Type | Public 4-year |
| Established | 1968 |
| School district | Campbell Union High School District |
| Principal | Diane Burbank |
| Faculty | 90 |
| Enrollment | 1,500 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Website | prospect.cuhsd.org |
Prospect High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school of the Campbell Union High School District, located at the intersection of Lawrence Expressway and Prospect Road in the northeastern corner of Saratoga, California, on its border with San Jose. It serves northern Saratoga, the eastern portion of West San Jose, and western Campbell. The school principal is Diane Burbank. The majority of the students from Moreland Middle School feed into Prospect, a.k.a. PHS.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Gordy Carbone, lead singer of the well known punk band The Forgotten (band), and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. He has co-hosted an XM Satellite Radio show with Lars Frederiksen, called Rancid Radio. He also has appeared on The Food Network grilling with Bobby Flay
- Steve Harwell Lead singer of the well known band, Smash Mouth
- Brett Bonvechio, class of 2000, San Antonio Missions baseball player (San Diego Padres' AA minor league team)[1]
- Jeff Jordan, class of 1989, San Diego Lifeguard, was one of 5 lifeguards to recreate an historic 12-day dory voyage that roughly retraced the route taken in 1934 by two pioneer watermen .[2]
- Jon Nakamatsu, class of 1986, concert pianist[3]
[edit] Sports
- 1982 Varsity Baseball team wins first CCS title in school history by defeating Westmont (8-7).
- 1988 Varsity football team won WVAL division title by being undefeated (9-0). They lost in the quarterfinals of the CCS Div 1-3A playoffs to Wilcox High (25-6).[4]
- 1992 Boys Varsity Soccer team is declared CCS co-champion with Monta Vista after a scoreless game lasting 110 minutes.
- 1997 Varsity Football team won BVAL division title by being undefeated (9-0-1)).[5]
- 2009 Boys Varsity Soccer team won CCS title in OT (3-2) by scoring three unanswered goals to overcome 2-0 halftime deficit against Terra Nova.
- 2011 Varsity Football team won Homecoming in double OT against San Jose (42-41) after erasing eight-point deficit in final minute of regulation.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.svcn.com/archives/saratoganews/09.19.01/edu-0138.html
- ^ http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070924/news_1m24dory.html
- ^ http://www.jonnakamatsu.com/
- ^ http://www.cifccs.org/history/football%201980-1999.htm#DIVISION I-3A 88
- ^ http://www.cifccs.org/history/football%201980-1999.htm#DIVISION I-3A 88
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