Willow Glen High School

Willow Glen High School

Willow Glen High School is a public high school in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California, within the San Jose Unified School District. The school was placed 731st in Newsweek's List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (2005). The "Rams" are the athletic mascot of the school, and the homecoming parade is traditionally down the main street, Lincoln Ave., of the Willow Glen district of San Jose. The school is adjacent to Willow Glen Middle School, from which most students arrive after graduating. The school teaches students from grades 9-12. In the class entering in 1982, and earlier, the school covered grades 10-12. Willow Glen High School offers many extra curricular activities including football, baseball, tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, water polo, track and field, and cross country. Willow Glen High School has a swimming pool, 2 gyms, 2 baseball fields, a track/football/soccer field, and basketball courts. The school currently has 1658 students enrolled. Similar to Leland High School, Willow Glen High School will also be receiving a solar power structure to save money and to be beneficial to the environment.

Notable alumni

*Eric Kretz, drummer for Stone Temple Pilots
*Jeff Foskett, of The Beach Boys
*Bob Berry, NFL Quarterback, 1965 - 1975, All American QB at Oregon
*Holly Hallstrom, Actress, Model on The Price Is Right 1976-1995
*Robert Stanley, U.S. Navy Commando, Second American to land in Afghanistan prior to the 2001 invasion. First American Soldier to serve 5 back to back tours in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
*Kristi Yamaguchi, U.S figure skating champion and Olympic gold medalist (1992 winter olympics, Albertville, France)

ee also

*Willow Glen
*San Jose, California

External links

* [http://www.sjusd.k12.ca.us/sites/high/WillowGlenHigh/ Willow Glen High School] at San Jose Unified School District .ca.us page
* [http://www.sjusd.k12.ca.us/sites/mid/WillowGlenSouth/ Willow Glen Middle School]
* [http://www.sjusd.k12.ca.us/ San Jose Unified School District]


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