Monta Vista High School
Public secondary school in Cupertino, California, United States
37°18′52″N 122°03′24″W / 37.3145°N 122.0567°W / 37.3145; -122.0567Monta 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 2016, Monta Vista was ranked by Newsweek as the 18th best high school 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]
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[6]
- Kyle Kingsbury — UFC fighter
- Andrew Martinez — "The Naked Guy" at the University of California, Berkeley
- DJ Patil — Chief Data Scientist of the United States[7]
- 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
References
- ^ a b "Monte Vista High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "El Estoque – The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School". www.elestoque.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ "Newsweek Ranking; overview". Newsweek. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "School Profile". Monta Vista High School. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Mak, Rhonda. "Meet the new building". elestoque.org. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ "Johnson to retire at end of season". www.paloaltoonline.com. August 23, 2002. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Matt. "White House taps Silicon Valley's DJ Patil as data chief". Silicon Beat. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
External links
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