Bolsa Grande High School

Bolsa Grande High School
Bolsa Grande High School
Address
9401 Westminster Blvd. Garden Grove , California 92844
Coordinates	33°45′43″N 117°57′52″W
Information
School type	Public High School
Founded	1959
Superintendent	Laura Schwalm
Principal	Louise Milner
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,659 (2009)
Language	English
Area	Garden Grove, California
Color(s)	Red, Blue, and White
Mascot	Matador
Website	www.bolsagrande.org

Bolsa Grande High School is a public high school in the Garden Grove Unified School District in southern California. The school opened September 28, 1959.

Academics

Bolsa Grande (Big Pocket or Big Pouch in Spanish translation); geographically related to Bolsa Chica wetlands, the high school was named after the Bolsa Grande lowlands. Which is the larger of the two topographical depressions and set inland about 5 miles) was recognized as a California Distinguished School. In the year of 2008, the school's API was 770. The following year, 2009, the API increased to 789. In 2010, the API increased again to 797, with the average California High School API being 728. In 2011, Bolsa Grande's API score improved considerably from 797 to an 822, the largest gain in the Garden Grove Unified School District for that year.

Athletics

Bolsa Grande's sports teams are known as the Matadors and compete in the Garden Grove League of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section.

The school is home to one of only two on-campus football stadiums in the GGUSD (the other is at Garden Grove High School). All seven high schools in the district share these two stadiums during football season.

Notable alumni

• Jerry Carr (Class of 1968): baseball, California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals
• Glen Titensor (Class of 1976): NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys in 1981
• Scott Totten (Class of 1980): music director and lead guitarist for The Beach Boys
• Brian Zambrano (Class of 2006): MLS Professional Reserve Division (Los Angeles Galaxy Goalkeeper 2007-2008)

External links

• Official site of the school