Andrew Hill High School
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San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
which opened in 1956, and educates students in grades 9–12. It is part of the East Side Union High School District (ESUHSD). As of 2007, the school principal is Ms. Bettina Lopez. Currently, the Associate Principal of Education is Mr. Hector Flores. The Associate Principal of Administration is Mr. Bjorn Berg. The Activities Director is Dr. McCusker. The Boy's Athletic Director is Mr. Greg Dunlap. The Girl's Athletic Director is Mr. Jonathan Mach.
The school mascot is the falcon
Falcon
A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....
. The school colors
School colors
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are black and gold. The school's enrollment is approximately 2400.
There is an ongoing movement to make the school a charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
. However, this push was rejected by district trustees http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/13200168.htm, though the effort is continuing http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/13029307.htm. If the effort succeeds, Andrew Hill will become the largest charter school in Northern California.
As of 2006, 45% of the school's students qualify for the free lunch program
National School Lunch Act
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act is a United States federal law signed by President Harry S. Truman in 1946. The act created the National School Lunch Program , a program to provide low-cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students through subsidies to schools...
, compared to the district average of 25%.
As of 2010, 55% of the school's students qualify for the federally subsidized lunches, the best measure of the percentage of low-income students at each school.
This school is famous for its International Baccalaureate (IB) and MAGNET program. According to Newsweek Magazine's 2010 ranking of the best 1600 high school in America, Andrew Hill is ranked 390. This means they are ranked third in San Jose, behind Mission San Jose (ranked 169), and Lynbrook (ranked 212).
Demographics
Andrew Hill High's demographics is close to that of Yerba Buena High SchoolYerba Buena High School
Yerba Buena High School is a public comprehensive four-year high school located in the East San Jose area of San Jose, California, USA. It has been the safest school in the East Side Union High School District for three consecutive years and its athletic teams are well-known...
's, and is roughly 65% Mexican American
Mexican American
Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...
and 35% Vietnamese American
Vietnamese American
A Vietnamese American is an American of Vietnamese descent. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American group....
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Notable alumni
- Captain Jason M. Dahl, pilot of United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93United Airlines Flight 93 was United Airlines' scheduled morning transcontinental flight across the United States from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco International Airport in California. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Boeing 757–222 aircraft operating the...
; Hillsdale Elementary School was renamed Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School in his honor A building was also named "Dahl Hall" in his honor. The hall is located at the science building. - Mike HondaMike HondaMichael Makoto "Mike" Honda is an American Democratic Party politician. He currently serves as the U.S. Representative for , encompassing western San Jose and Silicon Valley...
, congressman for California's 15th congressional district. - Mervyn FernandezMervyn FernandezMervyn "Swervin' Mervyn" Fernandez is a former professional American and Canadian football player who played wide receiver with the NFL Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders and the Canadian Football League BC Lions....
, former wide receiver in the CFL and NFL. - George AchicaGeorge AchicaGeorge Achica is a retired american football lineman.-Pro career:Achica was picked in the 3rd round with the 57th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts but chose to play for the USFL Los Angeles Express from 1983 to 1985...
, former lineman in the USFL and NFL. - Marc J. Spears, NBA writer for Yahoo! Sports, president of National Association of Black Journalists' Sports Task Force and co-producer of documentary Katrina Cop in the Superdome.
- Steve CaballeroSteve CaballeroSteve Caballero is a professional skateboarder and musician. Steve was born in the year of the dragon, and has had several board graphics that feature dragons. He was born with scoliosis.-Life and career:...
, professional skateboarder - Jim McMahonJim McMahonJames Robert "Jim" McMahon, Jr. is a former American football player. He played college football at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American and later in the professional ranks with the Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona...
, NFL hall of fame quarterback (attended 1973-1975, then transferred to Roy High SchoolRoy High School (Utah)Roy High School is a 5A secondary school founded in 1965 that serves the residents of Roy, UT.-History:Prior to the establishment of Hill Air Force Base in 1940, the city of Roy had only one school that housed students of all ages...
in Utah) - Dr. Jim Tabios, M.D., Ph.D., Doctor / Scientist, biomedical sciences engineer, 4 U.S. patents - University of Texas Medical Center
- Miguel PérezMiguel PérezMiguel Ángel Pérez is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball...
, Actor and writer - Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam.
See also
- Santa Clara County high schools