Monta Vista High School

Monta Vista High School
Address
21840 McClellan Road Cupertino , California 95014 United States
Coordinates	37°18′52″N122°03′24″W / 37.3145°N 122.0567°W / 37.3145; -122.0567
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1969
School district	Fremont Union High School District
Principal	Ben Clausnitzer
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	1,751 [1] (2022-23)
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Athletics conference	Santa Clara Valley Athletic League
Mascot	Matadors
Newspaper	El Estoque [2]
Yearbook	El Valedor
Website	mvhs.fuhsd.org
Monta Vista High School main entrance

Monta Vista High School is a four-year public high school in Cupertino, California. Part of the Fremont Union High School District, the school serves most of the area of western Cupertino. In 2020, Monta Vista was ranked by Newsweek as the 69th best high school for STEM subjects in the United States. ^[3]

History

Monta Vista High opened in 1969. ^[4]

In 2014, a new field, track, and stadium were built along with a new student union and newly renovated cafeteria and six classrooms. ^[5]

On November 8, 2024, Monta Vista High School went into lockdown owing to false reports of an active shooter. All students and staff were released after sheriffs completed their search of the campus and gave the all-clear. ^[6]

Notable alumni

• Matthew Axelson — Navy Seal
• Andrew He — Competitive Programmer
• Angela Zhang — scientist
• Matt Arya — professional soccer player
• Amir Bashti — professional soccer player
• Dylan Fergus — actor
• Sheryl Johnson — field hockey coach, member of the US Olympic field hockey team ^[7]
• Kyle Kingsbury — UFC fighter
• Andrew Martinez — "The Naked Guy" at the University of California, Berkeley
• DJ Patil — Chief Data Scientist of the United States ^[8]
• Adam Peters — general manager of the Washington Commanders (NFL)
• Daniel Puder — MMA fighter
• Ron Reis — WCW wrestler
• Robert Rothbart — Professional Basketball Player
• Stephanie Sheh — Voice Actress
• Beth A. Simmons — Professor and Academic
• Vance Walberg — Basketball Coach
• Paul Kim (1981–) Korean American musician, Singer and Rapper
• Leah Thomas — Professional Cyclist, US Olympic road cyclist
• Cathy Ang — Actress
• Patrick Shyu — Social media personality
• Zach Hsieh - Social media personality
• Suchir Balaji - Artificial intelligence researcher and whistleblower ^[9]
• Ryan Hancock — professional baseball player

References

1. "Monte Vista High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
2. "El Estoque – The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School". www.elestoque.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
3. "The Top STEM High Schools 2020". Newsweek . November 8, 2019. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
4. "School Profile". Monta Vista High School. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
5. Mak, Rhonda. "Meet the new building". elestoque.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
6. Baker, Alex. "Cupertino high school locked down following false active shooter report". kron4.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
7. "Johnson to retire at end of season". www.paloaltoonline.com. August 23, 2002. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
8. O'Brien, Matt. "White House taps Silicon Valley's DJ Patil as data chief". Silicon Beat. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
9. Dodge, Blake. "Suchir Balaji's mom talks about his life, death, and disillusionment with OpenAI: 'He felt AI is a harm to humanity'". Business Insider. Retrieved February 9, 2025.

External links

• Monta Vista High School website
• School Newspaper