Monta Vista High School
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- Monta Vista High School is not to be confused with various Monte Vista High Schools.
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| Established | 1969 |
| Type | Public 4-year |
| Principal | April Scott |
| Students | 2,380+ |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | Cupertino, California, USA |
| Colors | purple and gold |
| Mascot | Matador |
| Newspaper | El Estoque |
| Website | http://www.mvhs.fuhsd.org/ |
Monta Vista High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the Silicon Valley suburb of Cupertino, California, USA. It is part of the Fremont Union High School District. The school serves most of the suburban residential and industrial technology enriched area of western Cupertino. Monta Vista also has a strong alumni following.
Monta Vista High School opened in 1969 with freshman and sophomore classes only, and graduated its first class in 1972. Since then, its student body size has averaged about 2500 students.
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[edit] Alma Mater
The traditional Monta Vista alma mater:
Hail to thee 'ole MV High
Proud her colors 'ere may fly,
Purple-gold they stand for might,
Teach us to defend the right
Truth and honor never fail
Loyalty will 'ere prevail,
Strong ideals will never die,
Hail to thee 'ole MV High!
[edit] Demographics
As of the end of 2005, Monta Vista has a student body of 2,475 students, of which over a majority are Asian American, 30% are white, 1.8% are Latino and the remaining 0.8% is composed of African Americans, Filipino, and American Indian. [1] Monta Vista has the largest student body in the district.
A 2005 Wall Street Journal article [2] claimed that Monta Vista is currently experiencing a "white flight" caused by white families feeling overwhelmed by the recent influx of Asian American immigrants. http://wsjclassroom.com/teen/teencenter/05nov_whiteflight.htm However, many of the Monta Vista students and faculty, white and Asian, responded negatively to the article and vehemently disagree with it.
[edit] Academics
In 2005, The Washington Post magazine ranked Monta Vista as the 57th best high school in the United States, the fourth highest academically performing high school in all of California [3], and the highest academically ranked school in the Fremont Union High School District. With an outstanding API score of 924 points out of 1000, Monta Vista is regarded as one of the top schools in California.
Due to Monta Vista's high academic achievements, many Monta Vista students have gone to some of the best colleges and universities in the United States. While it is common for Monta Vista graduates go on to highly regarded schools such as Harvard, MIT, or Stanford, most of its graduates continue their formal educations in the University of California public school system or other smaller universities. 26% of the school's 2005 graduates went on to De Anza College or one of the other local 2-year community colleges. The Monta Vista community takes pride that nearly all of its 2005 graduates went on to continue their formal educations.
[edit] Athletics
Monta Vista High School's mascot is the Matador, with its official school colors being purple and gold. The school mascot's uniform, however, is that of a purple bull. Monta Vista High School rivals nearby Lynbrook High School and Cupertino High School and competes in the SCVAL of the Central Coast Section. The school's campus consists of a large baseball field, a football field, and tennis courts. Due to neighborhood complaints about noise levels, as well as a lack of lighting on the field, Monta Vista holds most of their home football games at Cupertino High School. The football team won its last CCS title in 1992. The boys hoops teams won CCS titles in 1977 and 1987, and the girls hoops team won titles in 1992 and 1993. The 1993 girls team also went on to the state championship game. The field hockey team has been CCS runners-up 4 times and were champions in 1987. Boys soccer won a CCS title in 1992 and were runners-up twice. Girls soccer were champions in 1979 and have been the runner-up 3 times. Softball won CCS titles in 1984, 1987, & 1988, and baseball won a CCS title in 1990. Monta Vista wrestlers, including MMA star Daniel Puder, have also won several CCS individual titles. Boys water polo was CCS champions in 1975 and 1980 and have been runners-up 4 times. Boys swimming was recently CCS runners-up in 2005. Girls cross country were a state-qualifying team in 2005 and 2006. The boys tennis team won six straight CCS titles in 1997-2002. The girls tennis team won CCS titles in 2003,2004,& 2006, and won NorCal titles in 2003-2006. They won the NorCal title in 2005 after continuing their undefeated record which has now reached 92-0 over the last 6 seasons and counting. The school's badminton teams are also very high achieving, winning the boys singles title in the Central Coast Section championship every year from 2003 through 2006. In 2006, the badminton team were league champions with an impressive undefeated record.
[edit] Architecture
Most of the buildings are built in the Spanish mission architectural style. The school has been undergoing a multi-million dollar facilities modernization. A new library, completed in late 2005, is showcased in the center of campus. Small renovations, such as the fitting of metal doors in place of old wooden ones, were completed over the summer of 2006. The athletic facilities (gym, pool and locker rooms) have now completed renovation. A new school office/main entrance is under renovation and scheduled to be finished late 2008.
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[edit] Misc
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School sits just to its east, and John F. Kennedy Middle School lies to its southeast.
- Monta Vista is the site of a 1973 sex comedy, The Cheerleaders.
- Monta Vista's Dance Team is extremely successful, having won a State Title every year from 2001-2006, and a National Title in both 2005 and 2006. Outside of competitions, the team performs at rallies, football games, and their annual Winter and Spring Shows.
- In its first year of Quiz Bowl Competition, Monta Vista High School captured the 2006 Northern California NAQT Championship, and placed 54th out of 128 in the National Championship.
- As of the start of the 2006-2007 school year, Monta Vista has the largest band program in the Fremont Union High School District.
- Monta Vista and nearby Lynbrook High School, also of the Fremont Union High School District are academic and athletic rivals. However, little tension exists between the two student bodies. Both schools have similar demographics and ratings.
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Monta Vista High School include:
- Aaron Eckhart, actor
- Adam Curry, broadcasting and Internet personality
- Andrew Martinez, "The Naked Guy" at UC Berkeley
- Daniel Puder, professional wrestler and Ultimate Fighter
- Dennis Fong, former professional computer game player and gaming site webmaster. Co-founder of the Xfire online messenger program.
- Dylan Fergus, actor
- Justina Headley, writer
- Kyle Kingsbury, professional MMA fighter, Rage in the Cage Champion.
- Paul Kim, American Idol season 6 finalist
- Ron Reis, former WCW wrestler
- Sheryl Johnson, former Stanford field hockey coach and USA Field Hockey player of the year
- Steve Isaacs, lead vocals for the band The Panic Channel and former MTV VJ
- Vance Walberg, Pepperdine University men's basketball coach
