Bret Harte Middle School (San Jose, California)

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established = 1922
type =Public middle school
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grades =6-8
head_name =Principal
head = Dominic Bejarano
head_name2 =Vice-Principals
head2 =Darbi Pannell, Michelle Reghitto, Melitta Nerhood.cite web |url= http://bretharte.net/veeps.php |title= Bret Harte Middle School — Assistant Principals|accessdate=2008-08-13 |work= Bret Harte Middle School — A National Blue Ribbon and California Distinguished School|publisher= [http://www.almadenweb.com/ Almadenweb.com] |language=English language!English]
streetaddress=7050 Bret Harte Drive
city =San Jose
state =California
country =USA
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established=1966
students =About 1230
faculty =90
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mascot = Broncos
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website = [http://www.bretharte.net www.bretharte.net]

:"For the middle school in Oakland, California, see Bret Harte Middle School (Oakland, California)

Bret Harte Middle School is a public middle school in San Jose, California, United States in the San Jose Unified School District. The name of the school is commonly abbreviated as "BHMS" for short. It teaches about 1,250-1,450 students in grades six through eight. It is located at 7050 Bret Harte Drive in Almaden Valley. The school mascot is the Bronco. The school is a National Blue Ribbon school and California Distinguished School. [cite journal | title=Closer connections:Factors such as homelessness, limited-English proficiency and difficult relations with others can cause students even in the best schools to feel alone | journal=Leadership | last=Lovelace | first=James | date=2002-09-01 | url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26789454_ITM | coauthors=Salah, Linda | accessdate=2008-04-07|language=English language!English] The current principal is Dominic Bejarano.cite web |url= http://bretharte.net/principal.php |title= Bret Harte Middle School — Our Principal|accessdate=2008-08-13 |work= Bret Harte Middle School — A National Blue Ribbon and California Distinguished School|publisher= [http://www.almadenweb.com/ Almadenweb.com] |language=English language!English]

Most students who graduate from Bret Harte go on to attend Leland High School, which is adjacent.Fact|date=August 2008 Most students who went to Graystone Elementary School and Williams Elementary School go to Bret Harte.Fact|date=August 2008 Some Bret Harte students take the high school mathematics, French, and Spanish courses available at Bret Harte.cite web|url=http://bretharte.net/thewheel.php|title=Bret Harte Middle School — Electives at Bret Harte|work=Bret Harte Middle School — A National Blue Ribbon and California Distinguished School|publisher= [http://www.almadenweb.com/ Almadenweb.com] |language=English language!English|accessdate=2008-08-28]

Bret Harte is located very conveniently next to Leland's track; as such, it is not uncommon for Bret Harte students to utilize their neighbor's track for running. Bret Harte is known to be the only middle school in Almaden Valley to have a cross-country team. Its rival is Castillero Middle School, which is a performing and visual arts magnet.

ports

* Flag Football
* Cross Country (Grades 6-8)
* Softball
* Soccer
* Wrestling (Grades 6-8)
* Basketball
* Volleyball
* Tennis
* Lacrosse
* Track (Grades 6-8)

Notable alumni

* Dave Meltzer, professional wrestling journalist
* Steven Smith, astronaut
* Pat Tillman, professional football player, U.S. Army hero

ee also

* Castillero Middle School (San Jose, California)
* Leland High School (San Jose, California)
* San Jose Unified School District

References

External links

* [http://bretharte.net Bret Harte Middle School's Website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Bret+Harte+Middle+School+95120&ie=UTF8&ll=37.21454,-121.843357&spn=0.007263,0.014462&t=k&z=16&iwloc=A&om=1 Bret Harte Middle School on Google Maps]