Westmont High School (California)

Westmont High School
Address
4805 Westmont Avenue Campbell, California, 95008 United States
Coordinates	37°16′17″N 121°59′06″W
Information
Established	1964
Dean	Andy Lewis, Jason Miller
Principal	Michael Posey
Vice principal	Karen Stoneham
Enrollment	1600
Color(s)	Scarlet (Red), White and Black
Mascot	Warriors
Website	www.westmont.cuhsd.org

Westmont High School is located in Campbell, California, United States and is part of the Campbell Union High School District. First opened in the fall of 1964, Westmont drew students initially from both Blackford and Campbell High Schools. The school retains many academic achievements including the 1996 California Distinguished School and 1997 National Blue Ribbon School. The student body is approximately 1600 students. As of 2006, the school principal is Michael Posey. (Westmont's first principal was C. Warren Conrad.)

The school sits at the Northwest corner of the 1839 Alta California land grant, Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos. San Tomas Aquino Creek wraps around the northern edge of the school and formed the land grant's boundary.

Notable alumni

Notable alumni at Westmont High School include:

• Douglas Edmund Capilla, a Major League Baseball player
• Lars Frederiksen, guitarist/vocalist for the Punk bands Rancid and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards (Dropout)
• Kevin Croall, CEO of Toadstool Comics and former guitarist for The Shattered
• Dan Gladden, former Major League Baseball player
• Adam Antolin, Professional MMA Fighter
• Joe Sib, singer for Wax (rock band), writers of hit song California (whose video was an early Spike Jonze offering)
• Richard Ferri (Ferrie), was an English Teacher at Westmont H.S. and author of the novels Bloodrock and Blossom River Drive.

Note that Frederiksen never graduated from Westmont (From the song "To Have and Have Not" (which was originally written by guitarist Billy Bragg), "Dropped out of high school in Campbell, California/Got a guitar and I never looked back.")

Publications

• The Myriad: The school's yearly literary magazine. It was published once a year under the advisory of Mr. Josh Hancock until his resignation before the 2007–08 school year. The Myriad was filled with artwork, prose, and poetry submitted by the students at Westmont High School.
• The Shield: the school newspaper.
• Yearbook: Published yearly. Was originally called "The Poniard," a reference to the sword carried by the Warrior school mascot.

Historical Trivia

Westmont's "Fight Song" melody is a variation on the theme from the movie "Around The World In Eighty Days." It and the school hymn were both arranged by Westmont's first Band Director, Mr. Gary Kenyon, in 1964 before the school opened.

See also

• Santa Clara County high schools

References

• History of Campbell High Schools
• World of Pageantry - Fall 2004 Scores for Field Show Competitions
• World of Pageantry - Fall 2003 Scores for Field Show Competitions

External links

• Westmont Website
• Westmont Music Department
• Westmont Speech and Debate
• Westmont English dept
• Westmont Science dept
• Westmont Drama dept
• Westmont CSF/Honor Roll
• Westmont Key Club
• Westmont Athletics
• Westmont stats on greatschools
• World of Pageantry - Scores for Field Show Competitions
• Westmont Class of 1968 40-year Reunion, August 19, 2008