Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley High School is located in the unincorporated suburban community of Castro Valley, California, United States. It is a public high school for grades 9 to 12. Named a National Exemplary School in 1984–85 and 1988–89, it was a California Distinguished School in 1987–88, 2000–01, and 2009.[3]

Castro Valley High School
Address
19400 Santa Maria Avenue Castro Valley , California 94546 U.S.
Coordinates	37°42′13.22″N 122°4′41.79″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1956
School district	Castro Valley Unified School District
Principal	Blaine Torpey[1]
Faculty	121.83 (FTE)[2]
Number of students	2,934 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	24.08[2]
Color(s)	Green and gold
Mascot	Trojan
Newspaper	The Olympian
Yearbook	Palladium
Website	cvhs.cv.k12.ca.us

It is part of the Castro Valley Unified School District.[4]

Academics

As a comprehensive high school, Castro Valley High School provides a wide variety of course offerings, including advanced, honors, and Advanced Placement courses. Advanced, Honors, and AP courses include Advanced Sophomore English, AP Calculus AB and BC, Honors American Literature, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Computer Science, AP United States History, AP Economics, AP Biology, AP European History, Honors Chemistry, AP Studio Art, AP Chemistry, AP Art History, Honors Physics, Honors Chamber Orchestra, AP Environmental Science, Honors American Sign Language, AP Spanish, AP French, AP German, and AP Japanese.[5]

Demographics

Student enrollment in the 2017–2018 school year was approximately 2,934 students. Their ethnic makeup was:

• 27.9%% Caucasian
• 27.7% Asian
• 23.5% Hispanic/Latino
• 6.5% African American
• 8.4% Two or more races
• 4.3% Filipino
• 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
• 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native

[6]

Notable alumni

• Christopher Andersen, journalist; former editor of Time and People magazines; No. 1 New York Times bestselling author; Class of 1967
• Jeff Beal, Emmy Award-winning composer[7]
• Amy Berg, TV writer and producer[8]
• Mike Bordin, drummer for Faith No More[9][10]
• Brodie Brazil, Emmy Award-winning reporter for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Comcast SportsNet California; San Jose Sharks sideline reporter[11]
• Darren Brazil, editor, brother of Brodie[12]
• Cliff Burton, former bassist for Metallica[9][10]
• Jason Castro, catcher for Minnesota Twins, selected tenth overall in 2008 MLB Draft by Houston Astros[13]
• Randall William Cook, three-time Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 2001-2003; Class of 1969[14]
• Val Diamond, stage performer; starred in Beach Blanket Babylon in San Francisco, 1979-2009; Class of 1969[15]
• Ryan Fleck, movie director and screenwriter; Half Nelson, Sugar, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and Mississippi Grind; Class of 1994.[16]
• Bob LaPoint, professional water skier; five world slalom titles; Class of 1973[17]
• Kris LaPoint, professional water skier; nine-time National Slalom Champion; Class of 1971.[18]
• Luenell, actress in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan[19]
• Rachel Maddow, political commentator and television journalist; host of MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show[20]
• Jim Martin, former guitarist for Faith No More[10]
• Mark Mastrov, founder of 24 Hour Fitness; partial owner of NBA's Sacramento Kings; Class of c. 1980[21]
• Lourdes Pangelinan, first female director-general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.[22]
• Jonas Rivera, producer of Pixar's 2009 movie Up[23]
• Rick Rodriguez, former professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and San Francisco Giants)[24]
• Marty Schmidt, mountain climber and guide
• Brad Wellman, MLB player 1982–1989, Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants[25]

References

1. "Castro Valley High School — Castro Valley Unified". www.cv.k12.ca.us. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
2. "Castro Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
3. Noceda, Kristofer (2009-04-02). "Castro Valley High in distinguished company". The Daily Review. Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
4. Moskal, Mary Kay; Keneman, Ayn F. (2011-10-14). Literacy Leadership to Support Reading Improvement. Guilford Press. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-60918-490-2. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
5. "PROGRAM PLANNING GUIDE". Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
6. "Enrollment by Ethnicity - Castro Valley High School (CA Dept of Education)". dq.cde.ca.gov.
7. "Dance Card: Smuin Ballet will premiere 'Oasis,' choreographed by Helen Pickett to music by Jeff Beal". 2016-04-29.
8. https://www.classmates.com/people/Amy-Berg/346325521
9. McIver, Joel (July 6, 1982). Justice for all: the truth about ... – Joel McIver – Google Books. ISBN 9780711996007. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
10. http://www.acgov.org/board/bos_calendar/documents/DocsAgendaReg_02_06_18/PROCLAMATIONS_COMMENDATIONS/Supervisor%20Miley_259967.pdf
11. "Brodie Brazil". 2013-11-08.
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20050212210610/http://www.brodiebrazil.com/darren/bio.html
13. Rusty Simmons (March 30, 2005). "It's easy to see that catchers are rising stars / Six rated among nation's top 40". SFGate. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
14. "Randall William Cook".
15. "'Beach Blanket Babylon's' Diamond leaves show". 2009-10-02.
16. March 6, Caroline John-Published; Am, 2019 at 10:14 (2019-03-06). "Are Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Married?: Personal Life, Family, Children". Earn The Necklace. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
17. "Daily Review Newspaper Archives, Jun 12, 1976, p. 10". 1976-06-12.
18. https://www.castrovalleysportsfoundation.org/Kris%20LaPoint%20profile.docx
19. Luenell biography, thestar.com
20. Rachel Maddow High School Graduation Speech. Retrieved June 29, 2012
21. "Fitness mogul wants to shape up Warriors". 2010-04-27.
22. "Daily Review Newspaper Archives, Nov 13, 1971, p. 8". 1971-11-13.
23. "CVHS graduate jonas rivera".
24. http://www.castrovalleysportsfoundation.org/Rick%20Rodriguez.doc
25. "Brad Wellman Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac".

External links

• Official website
• The Olympian