- Gunderson High School
Infobox School
name=Gunderson High School
type=Public
location=622 Gaundabert Lane
San Jose, CA
information=(408) 535-6340
established=1976
grades=9-12
enrollment=800
principal=Ms. Cary Catching
mascot=Grizzly Bear
colors=Brown and athletic gold
district=San Jose Unified School District
website= [http://gunderson.sjusd.k12.ca.us/ gunderson.sjusd.k12.ca.us]Gunderson High School is a
secondary school situated in theBlossom Valley ofSan Jose, California which first opened in the fall of1976 . As of 2005, theschool principal is Ms. Cary Catching, and the average annual enrollment is about 800 or so students. The school colors are brown and athletic gold and their team name is the Gunderson Grizzlies.The school is unique in that it is one of few
high school s to offer a 1-to-1 laptop program, and the only school to offer the program (a $6 million project) within theSan Jose Unified School District . [ [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7017939.htm Gunderson High's laptops: Educational Blessing or unique Expensive Distraction?] article in theSan Jose Mercury News by Larry Slonaker (registration required)] At the beginning of the year, all students are assigned an Apple iBook|Macbooklaptop computer along with books and other basic school materials.Notable Alumni
*James Jones, wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers [cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/draft/2007/jones.phtml |title=2007 Packers Draft]
References
External links
* [http://gunderson.sjusd.k12.ca.us/home/home.htm Gunderson High School website]
* [http://pages.prodigy.net/greg.west/ghsFoundation/ Gunderson High School Foundation website]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/5667 Gunderson profile] on greatschools.net
* [http://california.schooltree.org/public/Gunderson-High-012478.html Gunderson profile] on schooltree.org
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