El Cerrito High School

El Cerrito High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = El Cerrito High School
motto =
logo =
established = 1941
type = Public secondary
principal = Jason Reimann
faculty =
students =
mascot = Gauchos
colors = |colors=Green and White color box|#009900 color box|#FFFFFF
city = El Cerrito
state = California
country = USA
website = [http://echs.wccusd.net El Cerrito High School Website]
grades = 9th - 12th
district = West Contra Costa School District
address = 540 Ashbury Avenue
newspaper = [http://elcaballero.org El Caballero]
yearbook =

El Cerrito High School is a public school in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. It is located at 540 Ashbury Avenue, El Cerrito, California 94530

Overview

The main school building was built in the late 1930s as a WPA project. The school opened in 1941. Student population quickly outgrew the facilities and the campus became a collection of small, outlying, buildings. Concern grew over the buildings becoming physically unsafe and in a state of decay. Plans were made for more integrated buildings and, in the summer of 2005, demolition of the old campus began. As of 2007, the entire campus had been demolished and the terrain leveled in preparation for a complete reconstruction. All classes are currently conducted in temporary buildings located south of the original campus in what was the baseball field. Athletic activities are held in nearby schools. It is estimated that the work will be completed by the year 2009.

Notable attendees

Athletics

*Les Cain
*Drew Gooden
*Cornell Green
*Pumpsie Green
*Jamir Miller
*Chris Robertson
*Harvey Salem
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/toddspencer/profile?id=SPE686128 Todd Spencer]
*Lamont Thompson
*Roddy Lee
*Kyle Bunthuwong
* Jason Jones
* Rod Jones SF 49ers

Entertainment

*Adam Sessler, host of G4's X-Play
*Jon Devoto, guitarist of Oakland-based rock band the Matches
* Dennis "Hot Chocolate" Djan - KMEL Talent, Market St. Cinema Host

The following members of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival attended El Cerrito in the early 1960s:
*Doug Clifford
*Stu Cook
*John Fogerty
*Tom Fogerty

Business

*Martin Eberhard, Founder of Tesla Motors

Academia

*Amy Chua, Professor of Law at Yale Law School
*Susan L Forsburg, Professor of Molecular & Computational Biology at the University of Southern California
*Constance Cannon Jones, Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fresno

External links and references

* [http://echs.wccusd.net El Cerrito High School]
* [http://www.elcerritowire.com City newsletter]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2005-06-23-notes_x.htm "Junior champion needs precise pommel routine"]


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