Yerba Buena High School
Encyclopedia
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. This school has the Engineering MAGNET program and the Construction MAGNET program.
The student body is roughly 55% Mexican
and 40% Vietnamese American
, with a small student body of Filipino American
s and Cambodian American
s in addition. http://ybhs.ca.campusgrid.net/home/Information
Yerba Buena means good herb in the Spanish language
.
Students can check their grades in their pre-made schoolloop account.
The school is currently under renovation, and the gym will not be fully complete until the end of the 2011-2012 winter break. Staff are expecting to also renovate the nighttime lights, theater, amphitheater, and the sports fields as well.
Badminton
Cross-country
Football
Tennis
Track-and-field
Volleyball
Swimming
Cheer-leading
Soccer
Baseball
Softball
MESA - Math Engineering Science Achievements
SkillsUSA
New for 2010-11 School Year
Interact
BASE - Beauty Acts so Evil
Photography Club
Green Club
JRX - Junior Exchange Club
MUN - Model United Nations
ATFNL - Anti-Tobacco Friday Night Live
Key Club
SFC
NHS - National Honors Society
FSU - Filipino Student Union
VSA - Vietnamese Student Association
SEA-U - South East Asians United
GFAC - Girls For A Change
Bike Club
KFC - Kandy For Christian
Glee Club
LGBTS Club - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Support
Drama Club Workshop
Ken Taylor
, 1985 Chicago Bears, 1986 San Diego Chargers
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in the East San Jose
East San Jose
East San Jose is the name for several neighborhoods east of downtown San Jose, California. These neighborhoods include:* King and Story* Alum Rock* East Foothills* Little Portugal-Demographics:...
area of San Jose, California
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...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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. This school has the Engineering MAGNET program and the Construction MAGNET program.
The student body is roughly 55% Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
and 40% 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....
, with a small student body of Filipino American
Filipino American
Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...
s and Cambodian American
Cambodian American
A Cambodian American is an American who is born, raised, or from Cambodia usually of Khmer descent but also including Chinese Cambodians, Vietnamese Cambodians, Cham people and other ethnicities of Cambodia...
s in addition. http://ybhs.ca.campusgrid.net/home/Information
Yerba Buena means good herb in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
Students can check their grades in their pre-made schoolloop account.
The school is currently under renovation, and the gym will not be fully complete until the end of the 2011-2012 winter break. Staff are expecting to also renovate the nighttime lights, theater, amphitheater, and the sports fields as well.
Sports
American FootballBadminton
Cross-country
Football
Tennis
Track-and-field
Volleyball
Swimming
Cheer-leading
Soccer
Baseball
Softball
Associations/Clubs
ASB - Associated Student BodyMESA - Math Engineering Science Achievements
SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 320,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. Since 2010, SkillsUSA has had Thomas...
New for 2010-11 School Year
Interact
BASE - Beauty Acts so Evil
Photography Club
Green Club
JRX - Junior Exchange Club
MUN - Model United Nations
ATFNL - Anti-Tobacco Friday Night Live
Key Club
SFC
NHS - National Honors Society
FSU - Filipino Student Union
VSA - Vietnamese Student Association
SEA-U - South East Asians United
GFAC - Girls For A Change
Bike Club
KFC - Kandy For Christian
Glee Club
LGBTS Club - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Support
Drama Club Workshop
Notable alumni
Lloyd Pierce, Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coachKen Taylor
Ken Taylor (American football)
Kenneth Daniel Taylor is a former professional American football defensive back who played cornerback for two seasons for the Chicago Bears and the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX following the 1985 NFL season...
, 1985 Chicago Bears, 1986 San Diego Chargers
See also
- Santa Clara County high schools