Santa Clara High School (Santa Clara, California)

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Santa Clara High School
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Address
Santa Clara High School (Santa Clara, California)
3000 Benton Street

Santa Clara
,
California

United States
Coordinates 37°20′45″N121°58′54″W / 37.34591°N 121.98179°W / 37.34591; -121.98179
Information
Type Public secondary school
MottoHome of the Bruins!
Established1872
PrincipalGregory Shelby
Faculty170 (2019)
Grades9–12
Number of students1,849 (2022–23) [1]
Color(s)  Royal blue
  Gold
Team name Bruins
Rival Adrian C. Wilcox High School
NewspaperThe 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).

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History

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

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

Notes

  1. ↑ The former site of Santa Clara High School was repurposed as Buchser Middle School. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Santa Clara High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "History of SCHS". Santa Clara High School. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Buchser, Emil R. (October 11, 1959). "To whom it may concern" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ "New High School". San Jose Mercury News. Santa Clara. April 17, 1905. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Towne, Erika (January 11, 2019). "Santa Clara High School Alumni Push to Bring Back Panther Mascot". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Cheng, Cynthia (March 21, 2018). "Santa Clara Schools Over The Years". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ Bensch, Andrew (November 3, 2022). "Santa Clara High 150th Anniversary". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ Allender, Julia. "Julia Allender Coaching Bio". Sacramento City College Women's Basketball.
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