Adrian C. Wilcox High School | |
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Address | |
3250 Monroe Street , , 95051 | |
Coordinates | 37°21′59″N121°59′10″W / 37.3664°N 121.9862°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school [1] |
Motto | Be Charger Strong [2] [3] |
Established | 1961 [3] |
School district | Santa Clara Unified School District [4] |
NCES District ID | 0635430 [4] |
CEEB code | 053276 [5] |
NCES School ID | 063543006055 [4] |
Principal | Kristin Gonzalez [6] |
Vice Principals | Matt Kolda, Kathleen MacDonald, Sara Silverman, Michael Stieren [6] |
Staff and faculty | 173 [7] (2023–2024) |
Teaching staff | 96.23 (FTE) [4] (2021–2022) |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,859 [8] (2022–2023) |
• Grade 9 | 402 |
• Grade 10 | 510 |
• Grade 11 | 465 |
• Grade 12 | 482 |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.13 [4] (2021–2022) |
Schedule type | Modified block schedule [9] |
Campus size | 33 acres [10] |
Students' union | Associated Student Body |
Color(s) | Black Gold |
Song | "Alma Mater" [11] |
Fight song | "Fight On Wilcox" [12] [lower-alpha 1] |
Athletics conference | Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, CIF Central Coast Section |
Mascot | Charlie the Charger |
Nickname | Chargers |
Rival | Santa Clara High School |
Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Newspaper | The Scribe |
Yearbook | The Phoenix |
Feeder schools | Peterson Middle School Cabrillo Middle School [14] |
Graduates (2023) | 461 [1] |
Clubs | 76 |
Sports teams | 21 |
Website | wilcox |
Last updated: 18 May 2024 |
Adrian C. Wilcox High School is a comprehensive, coeducational public high school in Santa Clara, California, United States that serves students in grades nine through twelve. [1] [15] It is one of four high schools in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD). [14] Wilcox was first accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in 1966 and has since been accredited through 2022. [1] In April 2005, Wilcox officially became a California Distinguished School. [16]
In 1959, the Santa Clara Union High School Board of Trustees [lower-alpha 2] purchased a plot of land to build a new high school, which would be named for thirty-year board member and University of California graduate Adrian Clyde Wilcox. [19] [20] [21] Construction of Wilcox High School began in 1960 and wrapped up in 1962. [3]
Wilcox High School opened to freshmen and sophomores in September 1961. [3] [15] [22] The first graduating class was the Class of 1964, and the first class to attend Wilcox for all four years was the Class of 1965. The first Wilcox homecoming was in 1963, although the homecoming parade was canceled that year due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. [23]
In 1981, the neighboring Peterson High School closed due to dwindling enrollment and was repurposed as Peterson Middle School. [13] The former Peterson students joined the Wilcox student body. In an effort to be more welcoming to all students, the school voted to change its colors, mascot, and newspaper and yearbook names.
1961–1981 | 1981–present | |
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Colors | Green Gold White [24] | Black Gold [22] |
Mascot | The Warrior [25] | Charlie the Charger [26] |
Newspaper | The War Chants [27] | The Scribe [28] |
Yearbook | The Promethean [29] | The Phoenix [30] |
Song | "Alma Mater" [11] | |
Fight song | "Fight On Wilcox" [12] [lower-alpha 1] |
In 2001, head custodian Joe Miller rediscovered several senior-year panoramic photos while cleaning out a filing cabinet. After successfully finding photographs for every graduating class, a senior panorama wall was dedicated in November 2003. [31] It has since been updated and is on display in the B building as of the 2023–2024 school year.
In February 2005, the Mission City Center for Performing Arts (MCCPA), a 360-seat theater with assorted backstage areas, opened on campus for use by both the Santa Clara Unified School District and the city of Santa Clara. [3] [32]
From 2010 until 2018, Wilcox competed against rival Santa Clara High School in the Black and Blue Olympics (BBO). [33] [34] Held annually in the spring, the BBO involved various friendly competitions and games between students. [35] [36] The tradition promoted unity between the schools before ultimately ending in 2018. [37] [38]
Each class is designated a class color. [39] The colors for the 2023–2024 school year are:
Class of | Standing | Color |
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2027 | Freshman | Blue [40] |
2026 | Sophomore | Red [41] |
2025 | Junior | Yellow [42] |
2024 | Senior | Green [43] |
The colors are on a four-year rotation, with the senior class color being handed off to the freshman class the following year. For example, after the class of 2023's graduation, the incoming freshman of the 2023–2024 school year, or the class of 2027, received their class color of blue. [40] The colors are primarily used during the week of Fantastics. [44]
Fantastics is an annual spring semester school spirit week. [44] During Fantastics week, all of the classes compete against each other in various contests and activities, such as competitive dance and banner painting. [39] The competitors wear clothing that matches the color of their class. [44] Alternating years are known as Sister Classes and often compete together during Fantastics. [39]
Wilcox High School's campus has an area of roughly 33 acres and spans across the Calabazas Creek. [10] [45] The majority of campus lies to the east of the creek, with only the N building, M building, and Mission City Center for Performing Arts situated to the west. Two bridges cross the creek.
The campus' quad has over a dozen tables with umbrellas, as well as a couple of grassy hills and a concrete platform. [46] The quad serves as the center of activity throughout the school day and is sandwiched between the cafeteria, the library, and the B, R, and P buildings. [3] [45]
The science wing and various playing fields are to the south of the P building. The primary football field is situated on the eastern edge of campus and has a running track around it. [45]
As of the 2023–2024 school year, Wilcox High School offers 24 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 9 honors-level courses. [15] Over 40% of students enroll in at least one AP course, and an average of 68% of students passed their AP Exams during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 testing seasons. [1]
Wilcox has a Career Technical Education (CTE) Program that covers subjects including business, fashion, and culinary skills. [1] The program aims to fully prepare students for the careers and industries of the twenty-first century. [47] Many CTE students receive college credit through Mission College. [1]
Extracurricular groups include the Wilcox Robotics Team, [48] the Wilcox Orchestra, [49] the Chargerette Drill Team, [50] the Song Pom Dance Team, [51] the Sideline Cheer Team, [52] Wilcox Stage Company, [53] Wilcox Speech and Debate, [54] Wilcox Business Experience, [55] and the Wilcox High School Choir. [49]
Wilcox's school newspaper is The Scribe, which maintains an online website and publishes several printed issues every school year. [28] The school yearbook is known as The Phoenix. [30]
Wilcox's Associated Student Body (ASB) is composed of 17 students, including 13 officers and 4 class presidents. [56] They are in charge of school dances, pep rallies, and other school-wide events like homecoming and Fantastics. At the beginning of the fourth quarter of every school year, students with a grade point average of 2.5 or higher are eligible to run for ASB. [57]
Each year has its own class council, consisting of nine members. [58] [59] [60] The class president is also part of ASB. Much like ASB, students run for election to class councils. Class councils are in charge of class funding, fundraisers, activities, and execution of homecoming and Fantastics.
The Wilcox High School Music Department has a concert choir, an orchestra, and concert and jazz bands. [49] The department puts on a few concerts every school year, including the Winter Concert and the Spring Concert, which are held in the Mission City Center for Performing Arts. [61] [62]
Wilcox's marching band, the "Black and Gold Regime", has a competitive after-school program and plays at sports games and the annual homecoming parade. [49]
As of the 2023–2024 school year, Wilcox offers two theatre courses, Theatre 1 and Theatre Productions Honors. [15] Theatre 1 provides an introduction to many theatrical techniques, including voice projection, pantomime, and improvisation. Theatre Productions Honors focuses on the theory and design of various aspects of technical theatre, including the sets, lights, and costumes. The class also covers and expands on the techniques learned in Theatre 1. Theatre Productions Honors is a UC-approved honors-level course. [53] [63]
The school's drama club is Wilcox Stage Company, which performs twice each school year at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts. [53] [64] Past performances include Grease (2018), Chicago (2019), and The Great Gatsby (2022). [65]
Wilcox High School has a Robotics Club consisting of two teams, each with hardware, software, and business departments. [48] Team 8872 is the more advanced team and competes in the international FIRST Tech Challenge. [66] Team 13190 was created in 2017 for freshmen and sophomores to gain experience before joining Team 8872. [67]
Wilcox High School has an extensive athletics program, with over twenty teams in sports ranging from football to lacrosse to badminton. [1] [68] Wilcox competes in the De Anza League of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL). [69]
Fall Sports | Winter Sports | Spring Sports | |
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Boys | Cross country, football, water polo | Basketball, soccer, wrestling | Badminton, baseball, competitive sports cheer, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball |
Girls | Cross country, field hockey, golf, tennis, volleyball, water polo | Basketball, soccer, wrestling | Badminton, competitive sports cheer, gymnastics, lacrosse, softball, swimming and diving, track and field |
Wilcox's baseball program has won five CIF Central Coast Section titles (2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2014) since the turn of the century. [70] The program has had numerous athletes compete at the collegiate and professional levels. [71]
From 2009 to 2015, the Wilcox varsity track and field teams had a combined win-loss record of 84–4, with the boys' team going undefeated. [72] [73]
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Another exemplary example of being 'Charger Strong' is student and athlete, Carney Lansford. He graduated from Wilcox as one of the best athletes to ever attend the school, earning the honor of having a whole baseball field named after him.
When enrollment went down, they had to consolidate all the schools. In 1981, all the kids from Peterson High School went to Wilcox High School and so they combined those two high schools. They transferred the school colors of Peterson, black and gold, over to Wilcox High School. Then they turned Peterson High School into Peterson Middle School.
After a recount on Sept. 28 [1965]... unification passed by 41 votes.
The 2017 Homecoming parade wasn't the first one to be disrupted. 'Sad story, in 1963 when Kennedy was killed, it was the first Wilcox Homecoming...' A banished Wilcox tradition was also recalled—Slave Day.
It was just one of the many highlights in a brilliant football career that started in Santa Clara and ended on the turf at Jack Murphy Stadium where Hendy starred as a starting cornerback for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. Stops in between included all-league seasons at Wilcox High School back in the days when the Santa Clara students still called themselves the Warriors...
While cleaning out a dusty cabinet in 2001, custodian Joe Miller found several panoramic graduation-class pictures. He eventually tracked down one from every year, and a wall of the photos was dedicated in 2003.
Six years ago, when the Black and Blue Olympics began, Santa Clara High School came out swinging, winning the first two contests, and going up 2-0.
It's only been happening for four years, but the excitement and enthusiasm for the Black and Blue Olympics, pitting the Santa Clara High School Bruins against the Wilcox Chargers in an all-school challenge, is incredible.
'It's important for us to come together with Wilcox,' Hernandez says. 'This is a friendly event.'
The next games on the agenda will be Tug-o-War and Human Pyramid, and rival classes will go head-to-head in a total of eight separate matches.
'It's a pretty friendly competition... You get a feel of the unity, when we had our breaks everyone was dancing in the center.'
For each day, there were also fun specialized activities to participate in... Sister Class Yells occurred at Lunch on Wednesday... On Friday, unity day, students were encouraged to wear their class colors...
Year after year, the four grades of Wilcox High School compete in a battle called Fantastics. During Fantastics, every student participant dresses in their class color and competes in games, dances, and several other spirit activities.
ASB, short for Associated Student Body, is responsible for making sure students are connected through organized activities and events. ASB is in charge of putting together exciting events such as Fantastics, school rallies, and the Winter Ball... Wilcox High School's ASB consists of 17 members...
On April 1st, every Wilcox student will file into the gym for the ASB election assemblies... To run for ASB, you must have at least a 2.5 grade point average and recommendations from all of your teachers.
Wilcox Stage Company's 'Dracula' is running at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts...
This week, the players learned they had to forfeit five victories and one tie because school officials discovered a senior player had forged documents to ensure his academic eligibility.
A popular Wilcox High School custodian who was facing termination for recruiting students as models and displaying their photos on the Santa Clara campus has reached an agreement that will keep him employed with the school district.
Kyle Barraclough's fastball reaches the mid-90s and his slider can be absolutely devastating... The 27-year-old right hander grew up playing at Briarwood Little League before going on to star at both Wilcox and Saint Mary's.