Santa Cruz High School

For the Chilean high school, see Liceo Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz High School
Location
Santa Cruz, California
Information
Type	Public
Established	1897
School district	Santa Cruz City School District
Principal	Karen Edmonds
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,040
Color(s)	Red      White
Athletics	Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling
Athletics conference	CIF CCS - SCCAL
Mascot	Cardinal
Website	Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz High School is a comprehensive public school in Santa Cruz, California which opened in 1897 and now serves an enrollment of about 1,040 students in grades nine through twelve.

Notable alumni

Brendan Ayanbadejo, football player (linebacker and specialist), Baltimore Ravens Darryl Virostko, Mavericks big wave surfer "Flea" Glenallen Hill, former baseball player for the San Francisco Giants and other teams. Jason Collins (surfer), Mavericks big wave surfer "Ratboy" Jeremy Green, son of Dennis Green, former Cleveland Browns director of pro personnel, former ESPN studio analyst. Johnny Johnson (NFL player), former all-pro football player (running back) for the Phoenix Cardinals and New York Jets. Obafemi Ayanbadejo, football player (fullback) Reggie Stephens, former NFL player for the New York Giants Shauna Noland, Top 20 on the TV Show So You Think You Can Dance Zasu Pitts, American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies.

Math Academy

Math Academy is a program founded in approximately 1994 by Stuart Kumaishi, a mathematics instructor at[1][2]. This ongoing program is for freshmen and sophomores only, and utilizes a highly conceptual approach to learning upper math in the high school environment.

While most math programs spend an entire semester or year on a single subject (e.g. Algebra 2) in Math Academy multiple subjects are studied in parallel throughout the year. Emphasis is on projects, mastery of concepts, and application of principles. Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry, Statistics, Trigonometry, and Calculus are covered. The student may move on to more advanced Calculus and Statistics following the two-year course.

In 2009 Stuart Kumaishi [3] was recognized for his excellence in teaching with an "Eddy."[4] This is an educator award given to the top teacher in the Santa Cruz City Schools[5] district.

See also

• Santa Cruz County high schools

External links

• Official site