Santa Clara High School (Santa Clara, California)
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3000 Benton Street Santa Clara , California United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°20′45″N 121°58′54″W / 37.34591°N 121.98179°W |
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| Type | Public secondary school |
| Motto | Home of the Bruins! |
| Established | 1872 |
| Principal | Gregory Shelby |
| Faculty | 170 (2019) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1,849 (2022–23)[1] |
| Color(s) | Royal blue Gold |
| Team name | Bruins |
| Rival | Adrian C. Wilcox High School |
| Newspaper | The Roar |
| Website | santaclara.santaclarausd.org |
Santa Clara High School is a comprehensive, co-educational, public high school located in Santa Clara, California, United States. It is one of five high schools in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD).
History
[edit]In 1872, Santa Clara High School opened in the downtown area on the same property as the Santa Clara Grammar School.[2][3] In 1905, the board of education oversaw the construction of a new building at a different site,[4] and the high school moved the following year.[3]
In 1981, rival Buchser High School closed, and Santa Clara High School moved to its campus.[5][6][a] Because of the influx of former Buchser students into the Santa Clara student body, the school changed its mascot, logo, and yearbook name.[5][7]
Santa Clara High shares a longstanding rivalry with crosstown Wilcox High School.
Swimming
[edit]San Jose State University Alumnus George Haines formed the Santa Clara Swim Club on campus in 1950. By 1960, seven swimmers from the club had qualified for the Olympics. The success of the club attracted swimmers to the high school. As a result of the club, the original Santa Clara High School was responsible for assembling the most Olympic gold medalists from a single high school.
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2019) |
- Mark Spitz - 2nd in all-time total golds in any Olympics- Olympic gold medal swimmer
- Margaret Jenkins - pioneer in women's sports/world class track and field/Olympic competitor
- Nino Bongiovanni - Major League Baseball outfielder
- Joe Bottom - Olympic silver medalist; two-time world record holder; Swimming Hall of Fame
- Donna De Varona - Olympic gold medal swimmer
- George Haines - USA, Olympic, and UCLA swimming coach
- Claudia Kolb - Olympic gold medal swimmer
- Mike Garzoni - NFL football guard
- Ken Powell - chairman, General Mills
- Harry Lew - former U.S. Marine
- Don Schollander - Olympic gold medal swimmer
- Heather Simmons-Carrasco - Olympic gold medalist in synchronized swimming
- Carol Speed - actress
- Julia Allender - Former Collegiate Basketball Coach [8]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Santa Clara High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "History of SCHS". Santa Clara High School. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Buchser, Emil R. (October 11, 1959). "To whom it may concern" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "New High School". San Jose Mercury News. Santa Clara. April 17, 1905. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Towne, Erika (January 11, 2019). "Santa Clara High School Alumni Push to Bring Back Panther Mascot". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Cheng, Cynthia (March 21, 2018). "Santa Clara Schools Over The Years". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Bensch, Andrew (November 3, 2022). "Santa Clara High 150th Anniversary". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Allender, Julia. "Julia Allender Coaching Bio". Sacramento City College Women's Basketball.
External links
[edit]- Official site of school
- [1] Who’s Who in Santa Clara Unified? - List of notable alumni from the school district
- California School Recognition Program
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