William C. Overfelt High School
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William C. Overfelt High School is a public high school
in the East San Jose
area of San Jose
, California
.
Overfelt High offers foreign language, arts, mathematic, and english classes. In addition, they also offer accelerated Advanced Placement and honors classes. Overfelt High also offer a broad range of sport teams. Its athletic teams are known as the Royals.
In 2006, the school established the first AP European History class by Mr. Douglas Day.
In 2007, the first AP Art History class taught by Ms. Daphne Miller was established.
In 2008, AP Psychology was restarted by the class-of-2009 and taught by Mr. Douglas Day.
By the end of 2007, part of the school — the "B Wing" — was torn down in order to construct new C100 classrooms, as well as at the side of the school where new C200 classrooms were constructed for mainly incoming freshmen.
The school has an outstanding Wrestling team (a past State Champion), Men's Soccer team, and other sports teams. The Women's Tennis team has placed first in their league. The Women's tennis team advanced to the Santa Teresa Division "B leagues" in 2008 and dominated that season- placing second in their league. By the summer of 2008, the tennis courts were resurfaced and the ladies continued to play their best. Competing against tough opponents, they placed fourth in the B leagues in 2009. Their Women's Varsity Cross Country team also had a good season by making it to CCS by placing 11th in the league finals. They ran at Toro Park and placed 12th at CCS.
Overfelt has also had a history of producing award-winning yearbooks (there are no more yearbooks), and an up-and-coming marching band program directed by Mr. Steven Barnhill in the late 1980s and early '90s that won the first awards for the program during that time.
High school
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in the East San Jose
East San Jose
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area of San Jose
San Jose, California
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, California
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.
Overfelt High offers foreign language, arts, mathematic, and english classes. In addition, they also offer accelerated Advanced Placement and honors classes. Overfelt High also offer a broad range of sport teams. Its athletic teams are known as the Royals.
History
The campus was built in 1962, making it the third-oldest school in the district. William C. Overfelt High School has modernized sections of the campus and the landscaping, with the assistance of Measure A funds. Measure G funds will provide modernization of all classroom areasIn 2006, the school established the first AP European History class by Mr. Douglas Day.
In 2007, the first AP Art History class taught by Ms. Daphne Miller was established.
In 2008, AP Psychology was restarted by the class-of-2009 and taught by Mr. Douglas Day.
By the end of 2007, part of the school — the "B Wing" — was torn down in order to construct new C100 classrooms, as well as at the side of the school where new C200 classrooms were constructed for mainly incoming freshmen.
The school has an outstanding Wrestling team (a past State Champion), Men's Soccer team, and other sports teams. The Women's Tennis team has placed first in their league. The Women's tennis team advanced to the Santa Teresa Division "B leagues" in 2008 and dominated that season- placing second in their league. By the summer of 2008, the tennis courts were resurfaced and the ladies continued to play their best. Competing against tough opponents, they placed fourth in the B leagues in 2009. Their Women's Varsity Cross Country team also had a good season by making it to CCS by placing 11th in the league finals. They ran at Toro Park and placed 12th at CCS.
Overfelt has also had a history of producing award-winning yearbooks (there are no more yearbooks), and an up-and-coming marching band program directed by Mr. Steven Barnhill in the late 1980s and early '90s that won the first awards for the program during that time.
Notable alumni
- Lee EvansLee Evans (athlete)Lee Edward Evans is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics....
: Olympic Gold medal winner. - Carl MonroeCarl MonroeCarl Monroe was a former professional American football player who played running back for the San Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1987....
: NFL running back who scored a touchdown for the San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
in Super Bowl XIXSuper Bowl XIXSuper Bowl XIX was an American football game played on January 20, 1985 at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, to decide the National Football League champion following the 1984 regular season...
. - Andres Contreras : Professional Freestyle soccer player.
- Jim PlunkettJim PlunkettJames William "Jim" Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played college football for Stanford University, where he won the Heisman Trophy, and professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. ...
: NFL quarter back who won two Super Bowls. - Sergio BernalSergio BernalSergio Arturo Bernal Hernández is a retired Mexican football player.He currently played as a goalkeeper for Club Universidad Nacional, a Mexico City team commonly known as the Pumas. He joined the Pumas in 1988 from the UNAM Fuerzas Basicas...
: Hollywood film director/actor. - Javier CamposJavier CamposJavier Campos is a Chilean writer and professor of Latin American Literature, Hispanic Film, Popular Culture, Politics, Culture Studies related to Latin America at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA....
: (2010) Member of the San Jose Planning Commission and City Council representative for District 5. - Nora CamposNora CamposNora Campos is a California State Assembly member representing the 23rd district. She was formerly elected to the San Jose City Council in a special election in March 2001 and was twice overwhelmingly re-elected to represent the residents of District 5, allowing her to represent her community on...
: (2010) Serving on the San Jose City Council. - Kelly ClarkKelly ClarkKelly Clark is a snowboarder born in the village of West Dover in the town of Dover, Vermont. She has been snowboarding since she was 8 years old, and began competing in 1999...
: Worked for NASA's jet propulsion laboratories helping to put the Space Exploration Rover on Mars. - Stella Doa : Emergency Doctor who patented a breast milk collection system.
- Esau Herrera : (2010) Sits on the board of the East Side Union High School District for the Alum Rock School District.
- J. Manual Herrera : Served on the board of the East Side Union High School District.
- Rose Herrera : (2010) Serving on the San Jose City Council.
- Dora Lopez : Appointed to the bench as a Criminal Defense Lawyer in San Jose and serves as a judge for workmen compensation cases.
- Patricia MartinezPatricia MartínezPatricia Elizabeth Martínez was born in Argentina. She is a composer, improviser, pianist, performer of electronics and experimental inter-disciplinary artist. She is working specially with video art and poetry...
: (2010) Serving as a member of the East Side Union High School Board.
See also
- Santa Clara County high schools