Santa Clara High School (Santa Clara, California)

Santa Clara High School

Address	3000 Benton St. Santa Clara, CA 95051
Founded	1872
School type	Public
Principal	Dave Grissom
Enrollment	1788 (2006-2007)
Faculty	Approx. 101
Campus surroundings	Suburban
Mascot	Bruins
School Colors	Noble Blue and Gold

Santa Clara High School is a comprehensive, co-educational, public high school located in Santa Clara, California, United States. It is one of four high schools in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD).

History

The school was established in 1872, and was originally located near Santa Clara University. Santa Clara High's current location was originally that of Buchser High School. In 1982, due to declining enrollment, the Santa Clara Unified School District decided to transform two of its high schools into middle schools. Santa Clara High was moved to the original campus of Buchser, and Santa Clara High's previous campus was renamed Buchser Middle School.

In 1988 and 2001 Santa Clara High School was selected as a California Distinguished School.

During the 1970s Santa Clara High (not Buchser) was well known for being a competitive swimming powerhouse, with close ties to the Santa Clara Swim Club,The Swim Coach, George Haines, was a multi-Olympic Swim Coach. At that time, Santa Clara High and Buchser were bitter rivals, with Santa Clara winning nearly every swim meet.

Famous Alumni

*Mark Spitz - 2nd in All Time total Golds in any Olympic- Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer
*Margaret Jenkins - A Pioneer in Women's SportsWorld Class Track and FieldOlympic Competitor
*Nino Bongiovanni - Major League Baseball Outfielder
*Alex Tompkins - All-star shortstop for the Oakland Athletics
*Donna De Varona - Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer
*Claudia Kolb - Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer
*Clarence "Rip" Miller - Premier Santa Clara High School Coach for 25 Years
*Justice Edward A. Panelli - Associate Justice Supreme Court, State of California
*Mike Garzoni - NFL Football Guard
*Don Schollander - Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer
*George Haines - USA, Olympic and UCLA Swimming Coach
*Joseph Carrera - Bank of America Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
*Heather Simmons Carrasco - Olympic Gold Medal Aquamaid
*Joe Bottom - Olympic Silver Medalist; two-time world record holder; Swimming Hall of Famer
*Thomas Brungardt - Member of American alternative rock band [http://myspace.com/slowboyrunning Slow Boy Running]
*Nicole Fox - Miss Santa Clara 2006, Miss San Jose 2007, Miss Hawaii 2008

External links

* [http://schs.ca.campusgrid.net/home Official site of school]
* [http://www.scu.k12.ca.us/news_and_events/hall_of_fame.htm Who’s Who in Santa Clara Unified?] - List of notable alumni from the school district
* [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ California School Recognition Program]