Campolindo High School

Campolindo High School
Address
300 Moraga Road Moraga , California 94556 United States
Coordinates	37°52′01″N122°07′37″W / 37.86694°N 122.12694°W / 37.86694; -122.12694
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1962
School district	Acalanes Union High School District
CEEB code	052058
NCES School ID	060165000033 [1]
Principal	Peter Alvarez
Teaching staff	66.90 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,332 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	19.91 [2]
Color(s)	Navy blue and red
Mascot	Cougar
Newspaper	The Claw
Website	Official website
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Campolindo High School is a public high school located in Moraga, California, United States, and is in the Acalanes Union High School District.

In 2022, Campolindo was ranked 27th in California (and 221st nationally) by U.S. News & World Report . ^[4]

Athletics

The Campolindo Cougars have programs in men's football, men’s/women's volleyball, men's/women's basketball, men's baseball, men's/women's water polo, men's/women's cross country, men's/women's track and field, men's/women's tennis men's/women's swimming and diving, men's/women's soccer, and wrestling.^{[ citation needed ]}

The women's cross-country team has won seven CIF state championships (2001, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022). ^{[5] [6]} The football team has won two CIF state championships (2014, 2016). ^{[7] [8]} The men's basketball team has won two CIF state championships (2019, 2020 (co-champions)). ^[9] The men's cross-country team has won two CIF state championships (2019, 2024).^{[ citation needed ]}

Campo has been named the division III school of the year seven times by Cal-Hi Sports, in 2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020 (D2), and 2022. ^[10]

Notable alumni

• Conrad Bassett-Bouchard, professional Scrabble player ^[11]
• Matt Biondi, Olympic swimmer ^[12]
• Rob Bisel, music producer ^[13]
• Stephen Bishop, actor
• Paul Faries, professional baseball player ^{[14] [15]}
• Sven Gamsky (Still Woozy), musician ^[16]
• Chip Hale, professional baseball player ^[17] and coach ^{[15] [18] [19]}
• Erika Henningsen, actress ^[20]
• Herbie Herbert, music manager and musician ^[21]
• Jennifer Ketcham (Penny Flame), reality TV star, author, blogger, and adult film actress and director ^[22]
• Nina LaCour, author ^[23]
• Aidan Mahaney, college basketball player ^[24]
• James Marvel, minor league baseball player ^[25]
• Cameron Ochs, musician ^{[26] [27]}
• Bryce Pinkham, actor ^{[28] [29] [30]}
• Aaron Poreda, professional baseball player
• Stephen Robinson, astronaut ^[31]
• Peter Rocca, Olympic swimmer ^[32]
• Carey Schueler, first woman ever drafted by a Major League Baseball team ^[33]
• Jeff Stevens, professional baseball player ^{[15] [34]}
• Giorgio Tavecchio, American football player
• John Torchio, American football player
• Kim Vandenberg, Olympic swimmer
• Peter Varellas, Olympic water polo player
• Jon Zuber, professional baseball player ^{[35] [15] [36]}

Notable staff

• Wayne Franklin, a former professional baseball player, coached the baseball team from 2015 to 2016. ^[37]

References

1. National Center for Education Statistics. "School Detail for Campolindo High" . Retrieved May 11, 2020.
2. "Campolindo High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
3. United States Geological Survey (January 19, 1981). "GNIS Detail – Campolindo High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
4. "Campolindo High School in MORAGA, CA | Best High Schools | US News". www.usnews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
5. "Campo girls' cross country competes in nationals" . Retrieved April 21, 2024.
6. "CA State Meet All Time Podium Teams through '18 (B & G)" . Retrieved January 26, 2018.
7. "Campolindo Wins State Football Championship With Amazing Comeback". December 20, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
8. "Campolindo wins state title with 31-7 rout of Bakersfield Christian". December 18, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
9. "Campolindo boys win first state championship". March 10, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
10. "More State Schools of the Year". Cal-Hi Sports. July 5, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
11. "Conrad Bassett-Bouchard | Human-Computer Interaction Institute". Hcii.cmu.edu. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
12. "Matt Biondi looks back, ahead at his life as famous Olympic swimmer". San Jose Mercury News. August 3, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
13. "A Musical Exchange". Lamorinda Weekly. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
14. "Paul Faries Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
15. Enos, Ben. May 26, 2008 "Contra Costa County prep notebook". Contra Costa Times blog.
16. Dotan, Guy (September 30, 2009). "Battle of the Bands". Lamorinda Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
17. "Chip Hale Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
18. "Hale to remain part of A's coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
19. "Arizona Diamondbacks hire Chip Hale as next manager". AZCentral.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
20. "Erika Henningsen". Playbill. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
21. Whiting, Sam (October 26, 2021). "Journey manager Herbie Herbert, 73, dies at home in Orinda". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
22. I am Jennie. Gallery Books. July 10, 2012. ISBN   9781451644760 . Retrieved March 27, 2018.
23. "Voice of youth: Author Nina LaCour honored for her YA fiction". March 8, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
24. "Aidan Mahaney leading Saint Mary's in scoring as freshman". The Mercury News . January 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
25. "Phillies Sign Justin Williams, Four Others To Minor League Deals". March 8, 2022.
26. "58th Annual Grammy Award Nominations". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
27. "Cam spills how she found out about her Grammy nomination". Taste of Country. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
28. "Bryce Pinkham Theatre Credits". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
29. "Tony Awards 2014: 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder,' 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Lead the Nominations Field". The New York Times. April 29, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
30. Healy, Patrick (June 9, 2014). "2014 Tony Awards: 'Gentleman's Guide' and 'All the Way' Are Named Top Shows". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
31. Jokelson, Andy. 1997. Only Way Is Up for Area Grad. Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California), May 9, 1997, p. A1.
32. "SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Rewind: 30-Year Splashback – January 1977 – Swimming World News". Swimming World News. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
33. Lyons, Jeffrey and Douglas B. Lyons, Out of Left Field, Times Books, 1999, p. 56.
34. "Jeff Stevens Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
35. "Jon Zuber Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
36. "Jon Zuber profile". Cal Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
37. Johnson, Nick. "Franklin Throwing Strikes in First Season". La Puma. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

External links

• Official website