Del Mar High School
Encyclopedia
Del Mar High School is a four-year, public secondary school established in 1959 in San Jose, California
. It is part of the Campbell Union High School District
, (CUHSD), the other schools in which are Branham
, Leigh
, Prospect
, and Westmont
. Most of Del Mar’s students come from the Campbell Union School District’s middle schools: Monroe, Campbell, and Rolling Hills. The school serves both San Jose
and Campbell
, in addition to some unincorporated pockets of Santa Clara County
.
The school mascot
of Del Mar is "The Don," and the colors are black, gold, and, officially, white. As of 2011 the school principal is Liz Seabury, and vice principal is Richard Alipaz. In recent years, the school's academic scores have risen significantly, http://www.svcn.com/archives/campbellreporter/20040825/ca-news5.shtml,http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_5754068 most notably by reaching an API (Academic Performance Index
) score of 720 in 2011, a jump of 122 points since 2004. In 2007, it was officially deemed a “California Distinguished School.” http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=43&submit1=Submit
The school was also the first of any high school in the state to boast a sunken football stadium
; the stadium came about as part of an agreement between the school district and Count Allesandro Dandini, the owner of a brick-making plant which was adjacent to the football field. The stadium area was cleared out in exchange for the clay
which was excavated. In 2007, the grass field and dirt track were replaced with an artificial turf field and tartan track
in time for football season.
The superintendent of the CUHSD at the time of the school's construction in 1957, Larry Hill, made a deal to get the 'clinker' bricks from the yard at a discount, to use in the schools the district was building at the time. http://www.cuhsd.org/ltfip/hist_del.html As a result, all of Del Mar's original buildings have a great deal of brick in them.
Del Mar sports teams have won many League and CCS championships over the course of the school's history - the banners commemorating those titles hang in the school's big gym. In the 2005-2006 school year, several teams won the title of League Champions, including football, JV boys' soccer, badminton, and girls' swimming. The 2006-2007 season was no different, as boys' basketball won the league, as did the ladies soccer team, who went on to CCS. In the spring of 2007, the track & field team sent the first relay team to CCS in 10 years, but fell short of winning league to Andrew Hill
. Field hockey has won league titles in 2001-2002 and 2008-2009. In fall 2007, the football team made history by going 10-0, a feat that has never accomplished in the school's history, and also was able to host the first round of CCS Playoffs at home for the first time in 11 years. In 2007-2008 Del Mar's track team won the League championship going a perfect 7-0 in League. In 2009, the girls basketball team won a school-record 21 games and made it to the second round of CCS playoffs.
Del Mar's Football team won the 2010 league championship with a 7-3 record, which was a huge turn around from the 1-9 record the previous season.
In the winter season, Del Mar fields a WinterGuard and Winter Percussion, which both practice Tuesday and Thursday nights. They have competed as part of CCGC
, and NCBA. Musical Theater was a new class added in 2006, which effectively replaced Choir due to lack of enrollment in that class. Orchestra has also become an outside-school activity due to low enrollment.
Drama 1 and Drama 2, and sometimes Drama 3, classes are offered at Del Mar – there is a spring Drama 2 production every year, and, as of 2006, this is a joint production with the Musical Theater class.
There are also school-wide productions: the fall play and the spring musical. Past shows include 'Charlie Brown,' 'Twilight of the Golds,' 'Hamlet II,' ‘The Actor’s Nightmare,’ 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ ‘Once Upon a Mattress,’ ‘Aida,’ ‘42nd Street,’ ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum,’ 'Don't Drink the Water,' 'Cinderella,' 'Girl Crazy,' ‘Grease,’ 'Guys & Dolls,' and others. The Performing Arts website is www.delmarpa.org.
The yearbook class puts together the yearbook, called the Laurel.
The AP courses offered at Del Mar are: AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government and Politics (a one semester class - second semester is regular Economics), AP English Literature, AP Studio Art 2-D, AP French Language, AP French Literature, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Physics B, and AP Calculus AB. Sometimes AP Statistics is offered as an online course taken from Del Mar, but it was discontinued in 2004, although one student was allowed to take it in the 2005-2006 school year.
, is on a block schedule, with periods 1-3 on Gold days, 4-6 on Black days, zero period every day, and seventh period every day except Wednesday. This gives teachers longer uninterrupted class periods to work with.
For the 2009-2010 school year, Del Mar's faculty voted on a new class schedule. This schedule would consist of a tutorial period in the middle of the day named "PLUS PERIOD." Furthermore, freshman who are not enrolled in Honors classes will follow a Learning Community program. This is an attempt to remedy past failures in increasing exam scores.
Del Mar also has "collaboration days" when seventh period doesn’t meet, and school ends at 1:15. There are also minimum days at the end of each grading period, (every six weeks), when regular classes get out at 12:25, seventh period at 1:00. Finals are given in 80 minute blocks and the day ends at 12:25. The full schedules for those days can be found here. The extra five minutes in the second period of the day (2 or 5) is so the announcements can be read; it's at that time because, theoretically, everyone has that period every day.
Six classes is considered a normal course load, except towards senior year, or when students have taken zero or seventh period classes, and thus only have five classes. Five classes is considered the minimum to be fully enrolled. Technically students are not allowed to have a free period in the middle of the day (periods 2 or 5), or to take eight classes (a zero and a seventh), but it does happen. Generally, only overflow classes or non-mainstream classes are zero or seventh periods, such as AP Calculus, Marching Band, or the fifth Physics Honors class.
, is set up for teachers to electronically enter their students’ grades on AERIES, a program that then allows students and parents to check their grades online. Also, Del Mar is on SchoolLoop, a program that allows teachers to post homework assignments, test dates, and notes online, in addition to providing the opportunity to communicate with their students by email. Links to those sites can be found here.
Several school awards are presented at graduation, including the Principal's Cup, the Laurance J. Hill Award, and the titles of valedictorian
and salutatorian
. Laurance Hill was a principal of the old Campbell High School, and played an important role in the expansion of the CUHSD district. An award in his name is given out to those with good grades and high involvement in school, especially in community service.
In what used to be the senior parking lot stands the new science wing, complete with solar panels on the roof that feed back into the power grid, after serving the science wing itself. It contains six classrooms, providing physics, chemistry, biology, and integrated science classes with high ceilings, projectors, and, in room 74, a balcony. http://www.delmar.cuhsd.org/General_Info/
The large and small gyms, locker rooms, and swimming pool, on the south side of the quad, are also original. The big gym, home to basketball, volleyball, badminton, and several families of small birds which build nests in the old lights in the ceiling, received a new paint job in 2006 courtesy of the Don's Club. The pool deck has two pools, the 12-foot diving well and the 6-lane pool, which is 3.5 feet at the ends and 4 in the middle. Water polo cannot be played at Del Mar because of the pool's depth, or lack thereof. There are seven tennis courts, four outdoor basketball courts, two sand volleyball courts that are rarely used, the weight room, a football practice field, a baseball diamond, three softball/baseball fields, and a large field that houses soccer. There is also the Bowl, housing the brand new artificial-turf athletic field and appropriately new rubber track which is used for field hockey, soccer, and football. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=del+mar+high+school&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.089956,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=37.304647,-121.929123&spn=0.001517,0.002511&t=h&z=19&om=1
The Del Mar campus is also home to a Metropolitan Adult Education Program center.
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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...
. It is part of the Campbell Union High School District
Campbell Union High School District
The Campbell Union High School District, referred to as the CUHSD, is a school district in the greater San Jose, California, USA area, including Campbell and Saratoga. Its five main campuses, Branham, Del Mar, Leigh, Prospect, and Westmont, serve more than 7800 students, and employ 550 teachers and...
, (CUHSD), the other schools in which are Branham
Branham High School
Branham High School is a secondary school located in San Jose, California. It first opened in 1967. From 1991 to 1999, Branham had been leased out to Valley Christian Schools. In 1999, the school was reopened as part of the Campbell Union High School District due to increased enrollment within...
, Leigh
Leigh High School
Leigh High School is a secondary school located in San Jose, California. Opening in September 1962, it was the fifth school to be established within the Campbell Union High School District. The school has twice been awarded the California Distinguished School award, in 1999 and 2003. , the...
, Prospect
Prospect High School (California)
Prospect High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school of the Campbell Union High School District, located at the intersection of Lawrence Expressway and Prospect Road in the northeastern corner of Saratoga, California, on its border with San Jose. It serves northern Saratoga, the...
, and Westmont
Westmont High School (Campbell, California)
Westmont High School is located in Campbell, California, United States and is part of the Campbell Union High School District. First opened in the fall of 1964, Westmont drew students initially from both Blackford and Campbell High Schools. The school retains many academic achievements including...
. Most of Del Mar’s students come from the Campbell Union School District’s middle schools: Monroe, Campbell, and Rolling Hills. The school serves both San Jose
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...
and Campbell
Campbell, California
Campbell is a city in Santa Clara County, California, a suburb of San Jose, and part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Campbell's population is 39,349...
, in addition to some unincorporated pockets of Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
.
The school mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
of Del Mar is "The Don," and the colors are black, gold, and, officially, white. As of 2011 the school principal is Liz Seabury, and vice principal is Richard Alipaz. In recent years, the school's academic scores have risen significantly, http://www.svcn.com/archives/campbellreporter/20040825/ca-news5.shtml,http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_5754068 most notably by reaching an API (Academic Performance Index
Academic Performance Index
The Academic Performance Index is a measurement of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California, United States. It is one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California legislature in 1999...
) score of 720 in 2011, a jump of 122 points since 2004. In 2007, it was officially deemed a “California Distinguished School.” http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingcounty.asp?county=43&submit1=Submit
History
The CUHSD began construction on the Del Mar campus in 1957; it was established in 1959. The first school year began in September 1959 with the first class graduating in June 1960. Del Mar was the first complete four year high school in California to be constructed by the state's aid building fund, at a cost of $3 million dollars. The dedication of the new school was attended by California Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown.The school was also the first of any high school in the state to boast a sunken football stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
; the stadium came about as part of an agreement between the school district and Count Allesandro Dandini, the owner of a brick-making plant which was adjacent to the football field. The stadium area was cleared out in exchange for the clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
which was excavated. In 2007, the grass field and dirt track were replaced with an artificial turf field and tartan track
Tartan track
Tartan Track is the trademarked all-weather synthetic track surfacing made of polyurethane which is used for track and field competitions. It lets athletes compete in bad weather without serious performance loss and improves their results over other surfaces...
in time for football season.
The superintendent of the CUHSD at the time of the school's construction in 1957, Larry Hill, made a deal to get the 'clinker' bricks from the yard at a discount, to use in the schools the district was building at the time. http://www.cuhsd.org/ltfip/hist_del.html As a result, all of Del Mar's original buildings have a great deal of brick in them.
Athletics and extracurricular activities
Del Mar’s main athletic rivals are often Branham, Westmont or Leigh, since they are sister schools in the Campbell Union High School District. This varies between sports and changes from year to year, however.Sports
Del Mar sports teams compete in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, divisions of which are ‘A league’: Mount Hamilton Division, ‘B league’: Santa Teresa Division, and ‘C league’: West Valley Division. BVAL falls in California’s Central Coast Section, known as CCS. The school's sport program includes football, soccer, basketball, cross country, volleyball, field hockey, tennis, golf, wrestling, baseball, softball, badminton, swimming & diving, and track & field. Individual sport websites can be linked to through the school’s official site.Del Mar sports teams have won many League and CCS championships over the course of the school's history - the banners commemorating those titles hang in the school's big gym. In the 2005-2006 school year, several teams won the title of League Champions, including football, JV boys' soccer, badminton, and girls' swimming. The 2006-2007 season was no different, as boys' basketball won the league, as did the ladies soccer team, who went on to CCS. In the spring of 2007, the track & field team sent the first relay team to CCS in 10 years, but fell short of winning league to Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill High School
Andrew Putnam Hill High School is a secondary school located in San Jose, California which opened in 1956, and educates students in grades 9–12. It is part of the East Side Union High School District . As of 2007, the school principal is Ms. Bettina Lopez. Currently, the Associate Principal of...
. Field hockey has won league titles in 2001-2002 and 2008-2009. In fall 2007, the football team made history by going 10-0, a feat that has never accomplished in the school's history, and also was able to host the first round of CCS Playoffs at home for the first time in 11 years. In 2007-2008 Del Mar's track team won the League championship going a perfect 7-0 in League. In 2009, the girls basketball team won a school-record 21 games and made it to the second round of CCS playoffs.
Del Mar's Football team won the 2010 league championship with a 7-3 record, which was a huge turn around from the 1-9 record the previous season.
Performing arts
Del Mar’s marching band is officially named the Del Mar High School Marching Ensembles. In the spring, they host the annual Feste Del Mar Band Review, which holds competitions for Concert, Jazz, and Marching bands, and is well known in the NCBA (Northern California Band Association) circuit for its hospitality. Del Mar routinely sends musicians to the Northern California Honor Band, and the All-State Honor Band. Fall season Marching Band is a class, and meets first period, as well as Tuesday and Thursday nights from 5:30 to 8:30.In the winter season, Del Mar fields a WinterGuard and Winter Percussion, which both practice Tuesday and Thursday nights. They have competed as part of CCGC
California Color Guard Circuit
California Color Guard Circuit is one of the many circuits part of Winter Guard International . It consists of many schools and independent guard and percussion groups throughout mostly Northern California. Each year CCGC holds its own championships and sends many groups to the world championships...
, and NCBA. Musical Theater was a new class added in 2006, which effectively replaced Choir due to lack of enrollment in that class. Orchestra has also become an outside-school activity due to low enrollment.
Drama 1 and Drama 2, and sometimes Drama 3, classes are offered at Del Mar – there is a spring Drama 2 production every year, and, as of 2006, this is a joint production with the Musical Theater class.
There are also school-wide productions: the fall play and the spring musical. Past shows include 'Charlie Brown,' 'Twilight of the Golds,' 'Hamlet II,' ‘The Actor’s Nightmare,’ 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ ‘Once Upon a Mattress,’ ‘Aida,’ ‘42nd Street,’ ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum,’ 'Don't Drink the Water,' 'Cinderella,' 'Girl Crazy,' ‘Grease,’ 'Guys & Dolls,' and others. The Performing Arts website is www.delmarpa.org.
Publications
The DMHS newspaper is called the Perspective, and is produced by the Journalism class. The Perspective’s website is dmhsnews.wetpaint.com. The first newspaper at Del Mar, published in 1962, three years after the school opened, was called the Excelsior. The Galleon became the name in 1966, and The Dawning replaced that in 1983. The newspaper assumed its current name in a "Name the Newspaper" contest in 1993, although the full original name was From the Don's Perspective. The full history can be found here.The yearbook class puts together the yearbook, called the Laurel.
ASB
Del Mar’s ASB meets at 7:00 in the ASB room everyday, and is in charge of organizing activities, rallies, and dances. This includes Spirit Week, before Homecoming, Air Jam, and assorted dances throughout the year, including Kickoff, Homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, Winter Ball, and Prom. There is a President, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer, and then a President and VP for each grade level. Elections are held near the end of each year for the next year’s officers. An ASB card will get students into various events either for free (sports games), or for a reduced price (dances and performances). They can be purchased with a yearbook at the beginning of the year for around $89.99.Clubs
Several of the above-mentioned associations are considered ‘clubs,’ but the list of the more traditional meet-during-lunch clubs on campus includes C.S.F. (California Scholarship Federation) Honor Society, Debate/Mock Trial, F.C.A. (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), Photo Club, International Club, Key Club, Latinas Unidas, S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions), B.S.U. (Black Student Union), and Pro-Tolerance. Del Mar also has a Spirit squad. The complete list of clubs is available here.Courses
In the past several years, Del Mar has increased its selection of available honors courses to include Physics Honors, Biology Honors, World History Honors, and honors classes for English 1 through 3. (An AP English 4 course is available instead for seniors.)The AP courses offered at Del Mar are: AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government and Politics (a one semester class - second semester is regular Economics), AP English Literature, AP Studio Art 2-D, AP French Language, AP French Literature, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Physics B, and AP Calculus AB. Sometimes AP Statistics is offered as an online course taken from Del Mar, but it was discontinued in 2004, although one student was allowed to take it in the 2005-2006 school year.
Grading
Del Mar operates on a normal A through F system, with minor variation among teachers on which percentages correspond to which letter grades. Progress reports are sent home every six weeks, and final grades at the end of each semester, of which there are two. Finals for the first semester generally fall on or around January 29, and second semester finals are around June 14, with seniors’ generally the week earlier.Schedule
Del Mar, along with the rest of the CUHSDCampbell Union High School District
The Campbell Union High School District, referred to as the CUHSD, is a school district in the greater San Jose, California, USA area, including Campbell and Saratoga. Its five main campuses, Branham, Del Mar, Leigh, Prospect, and Westmont, serve more than 7800 students, and employ 550 teachers and...
, is on a block schedule, with periods 1-3 on Gold days, 4-6 on Black days, zero period every day, and seventh period every day except Wednesday. This gives teachers longer uninterrupted class periods to work with.
Del Mar also has "collaboration days" when seventh period doesn’t meet, and school ends at 1:15. There are also minimum days at the end of each grading period, (every six weeks), when regular classes get out at 12:25, seventh period at 1:00. Finals are given in 80 minute blocks and the day ends at 12:25. The full schedules for those days can be found here. The extra five minutes in the second period of the day (2 or 5) is so the announcements can be read; it's at that time because, theoretically, everyone has that period every day.
Six classes is considered a normal course load, except towards senior year, or when students have taken zero or seventh period classes, and thus only have five classes. Five classes is considered the minimum to be fully enrolled. Technically students are not allowed to have a free period in the middle of the day (periods 2 or 5), or to take eight classes (a zero and a seventh), but it does happen. Generally, only overflow classes or non-mainstream classes are zero or seventh periods, such as AP Calculus, Marching Band, or the fifth Physics Honors class.
Tools
Del Mar, along with the rest of the Campbell Union High School DistrictCampbell Union High School District
The Campbell Union High School District, referred to as the CUHSD, is a school district in the greater San Jose, California, USA area, including Campbell and Saratoga. Its five main campuses, Branham, Del Mar, Leigh, Prospect, and Westmont, serve more than 7800 students, and employ 550 teachers and...
, is set up for teachers to electronically enter their students’ grades on AERIES, a program that then allows students and parents to check their grades online. Also, Del Mar is on SchoolLoop, a program that allows teachers to post homework assignments, test dates, and notes online, in addition to providing the opportunity to communicate with their students by email. Links to those sites can be found here.
Community
Parent associations/Booster clubs at Del Mar include the Dons Club, PTA, Spanish-speaking PTA, and the Performing Arts Association. Membership in the Dons Club includes discounts to get into most athletic events that charge admission, and their official website is www.donsclub.org.Faculty
The administration/staff of Del Mar High School includes 2010-11 principal Liz Seabury, deans Tovar and Gonzalez, counselors Brink and Mendoza, and activities director Marcene Guerrero. http://www.delmar.cuhsd.org/Administration/ A great number of the teachers at Del Mar have been hired in the last three years. Del Mar has young teachers in charge of the newspaper, the yearbook, and several sports teams.Students
West Valley is a popular community college among Del Mar students, and many Del Mar students have gone on to colleges and universities in the UC and CSU systems, as well as private schools such as Santa Clara University, Pacific University, North Western, and Stanford.Several school awards are presented at graduation, including the Principal's Cup, the Laurance J. Hill Award, and the titles of valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
and salutatorian
Salutatorian
Salutatorian is an academic title given, in the United States and Canada, to the second highest graduate of the entire graduating class of a specific discipline. Only the valedictorian is ranked higher. This honor is traditionally based on grade point average and number of credits taken, but...
. Laurance Hill was a principal of the old Campbell High School, and played an important role in the expansion of the CUHSD district. An award in his name is given out to those with good grades and high involvement in school, especially in community service.
Campus
Del Mar’s original wings on the north side of the quad, in addition to the band and drama rooms, the cafeteria/stage end of the building, the main office, teacher’s lounge, library, and student services center are all original buildings in Del Mar’s traditional brick. Many of these wings have been refurbished in the past several years, or are in the process of being redone. Campus Map.The large and small gyms, locker rooms, and swimming pool, on the south side of the quad, are also original. The big gym, home to basketball, volleyball, badminton, and several families of small birds which build nests in the old lights in the ceiling, received a new paint job in 2006 courtesy of the Don's Club. The pool deck has two pools, the 12-foot diving well and the 6-lane pool, which is 3.5 feet at the ends and 4 in the middle. Water polo cannot be played at Del Mar because of the pool's depth, or lack thereof. There are seven tennis courts, four outdoor basketball courts, two sand volleyball courts that are rarely used, the weight room, a football practice field, a baseball diamond, three softball/baseball fields, and a large field that houses soccer. There is also the Bowl, housing the brand new artificial-turf athletic field and appropriately new rubber track which is used for field hockey, soccer, and football. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=del+mar+high+school&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.089956,82.265625&ie=UTF8&ll=37.304647,-121.929123&spn=0.001517,0.002511&t=h&z=19&om=1
The Del Mar campus is also home to a Metropolitan Adult Education Program center.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Del Mar High School include:- Adrienne BarbeauAdrienne BarbeauAdrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay in the sitcom Maude...
, television and film star. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000105/ - Gary RadnichGary RadnichGary Radnich is the host of the 9 a.m. to noon slot on KNBR radio in San Francisco, California, and is also the lead sports anchor on KRON television.-Early life:...
(Radunich), sports anchor on KRON 4 (TV) and sportscaster on KNBR 680 (Radio). Gary Radnich attended Del Mar, but transferred to Branham High his senior year. - Loren ToewsLoren ToewsLoren James Toews, born November 3, 1951 in Dinuba, California was a professional football player for the National Football League.Toews graduated from Del Mar High School in San Jose, California and later University of California, Berkeley where he received his degree in biological sciences...
, NFL player for the Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
. Four-time Super BowlSuper BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
winner. http://www.profootballencyclopedia.com/toew0040.html - Antonio EsfandiariAntonio EsfandiariAntonio Esfandiari is a professional poker player, known for his elaborate chip tricks.-Early life:When he was 9 years old his family moved to San Jose, California...
, Professional poker player - Dick VermeilDick VermeilRichard Albert "Dick" Vermeil is a former American head coach for the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles , St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs...
, head football coach of UCLAUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
and the Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
began his teaching career at Del Mar High School in September 1960. - Jack Carrerow, Television writer. Bosom Buddies, Night Court, Mr. Belvedere, etc.
- Christina Bellantoni, former White House correspondent for The Washington Times in Washington, D.C., senior reporter for Talking Points Memo, named one of the Top 25 Most Progressive Twitterers in June 2010. http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/23/the-top-25-progressive-twitterers/
- Jeff ToewsJeff ToewsJeffrey Mark Toews is a former NFL offensive tackle and guard who played seven seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He was selected by the Dolphins in the second round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He is the younger brother of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Loren Toews....
, former NFL offensive tackle and guard with the Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Ryan WieberRyan WieberRyan Wieber is a compositor and amateur filmmaker, best known for his visual effects work in creating short Star Wars-related films. His lightsaber duel Ryan vs. Dorkman, which he co-created with Michael Scott, has received considerable internet recognition, including reaching #2 in Google Video's...
, Emmy award winning professional compositor - Mark McNamaraMark McNamaraMark McNamara , is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round of the 1982 NBA Draft....
, played in 8 NBA seasons for the 76ers, San Antonio SpursSan Antonio SpursThe San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
, Kansas City Kings, Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
and Orlando MagicOrlando MagicThe Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...
. - Jim Kalogrides, Wayne Molzahn, Rich Lamonico, Rock band Gropus Cackus. Bell Records. Class of 1967
- David S Hayden Rock Band Syndicate Of Sound, Country Band Wichita, Class of 1969 (attended Del Mar but transferred to Sonora High, Sonora CA for his senior year)
External links
- Del Mar High School (official website)
- Del Mar High School Community Group (community/parent website)
- Del Mar High School Perspective (newspaper website)
- Blossom Valley Athletic League
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