Antioch High School is a public high school

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 located in Antioch

Antioch, California

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, California, USA

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. It is located at 700 West 18th Street between G and L Streets. It is a comprehensive high school for grades 9-12. There are about 120 teachers, and 20 maintenance and office staff. The administration consists of 1 Principal and 4 Vice Principals. Departments at the school include English; Mathematics; Physical, earth, and life sciences; Social studies; Physical education; both vocal and instrumental music; drama; video, photographic, sculpted, painted and drawn arts; foreign languages; health and sports medicine; cooking; auto and wood shop; and engineering.

History

AHS opened in Antioch

Antioch, California

Antioch is a city in Contra Costa County, California. Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, it is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland. The city's population was 102,372 at the U.S...

, California

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, United States

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 in 1955. It is the second high school in Antioch, replacing the old High School (which is now the city museum).

EDGE

In 2010, Antioch High started the Academy of Engineering and Designing a Greener Environment (EDGE) which is a unique pathway that integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math classes to give students an "edge" into a future career in engineering. Antioch's goal is that by the time students graduate, they can get a job as an intern to an engineer.

Notable alumni

• Aaron Miles
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   - MLB infielder for the St Louis Cardinals.
• Jeff Pico
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  Jeffrey Pico , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues for the Chicago Cubs from 1988-1990. He is currently the director of minor league pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He attended Antioch High School...
  
   - MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
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   from 1988-1990.
• Evan Pilgrim - All-American offensive lineman for Brigham Young University
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   and the NFL's Chicago Bears
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  , Tennessee Titans
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  , and Atlanta Falcons
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  .
• Alex Sanchez
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  Alex Anthony Sanchez was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He attended Antioch High School. Alex was high school teammate with Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeff Pico and PGA Tour golfer Larry Silveira.-Sources:*...
  
   - MLB pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
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   in 1989 and all-Pac 10 standout at UCLA.
• Michael Semanick
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   - Academy Award-winning (for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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   and King Kong
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  ) motion picture sound mixer.