Willow Glen High School is a public high school in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California, within the San Jose Unified School District.
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History
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The school was placed 731st in Newsweek's List of the 1,000 Top U.S. Schools (2005). The Rams are the athletic mascot of the school, and the homecoming parade is traditionally down the main street, Lincoln Ave., of the WiIIow Glen district of San Jose. The school is adjacent to Willow Glen Middle School, from which most students arrive after graduating. The school teaches students from grades 9-12 the basic English, math, social studies, and science courses as well as a host of other classes for students to expand their learning potential. In the class entering in 1982, and earlier, the school covered grades 10-12. The school currently has 1658 students enrolled. Similar to Leland High School, Willow Glen High School will also be receiving a solar power structure to save money and to be beneficial to the environment.
Athletics
Willow Glen High School offers many extra curricular activities including football, baseball, golf, tennis, soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, lacrosse, field hockey, water polo, track and field, and cross country. Willow Glen High School has a swimming pool, a basketball court/gym and weight training room, a mini-gym that serves as a wrestling area, a baseball field, a softball field, a multi-purpose track and turf area, a sand volleyball court, and tennis courts.
Willow Glen High School Boys' Volleyball won a CCS Championship in 2009, one of the first public schools to do so in that CCS division. Also, in 2010, Willow Glen High School Football won a CCS Championship against Sequoia High School. From 1972-1980, the boys' basketball team was coached by the notable collegiate coach Bob Burton. Lastly, Willow Glen's Baseball team won a CCS championship in 2013. The 2010 Willow Glen boys' cross country won the CCS championship for the first time in twenty six years. In 2014 the boys' cross country placed 3rd at CCS qualifying for the 2014 CIF State championships and placed tenth. The first state team in four years at Willow Glen. Fenn Hoppe(SR), Hassen Hassen(SR), Troy Dao(JR), Sammy Eurle(JR), Zach Walker(FR), Giovanni Del canto(JR), Manuel Leon(SR), Nicholas Dinsdale(FR)
Notable Alumni
- Bob Berry, NFL quarterback for 12 seasons, class of 1960
- Jeff Foskett, guitarist and singer for The Beach Boys
- Holly Hallstrom, model on The Price Is Right
- Eric Kretz, drummer for the Stone Temple Pilots
- Julio Morales, professional soccer player
- Sal Maccarone, Sculptor/Author
Student Clubs and Extracurriculars
Mock Trial
Coached by Assistant United States Attorney James A. Scharf, Willow Glen's Mock Trial team, which re-formed in 2011, advanced to the championship round of the Santa Clara County Mock Trial competition in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018, winning the county championship in both 2013 and 2014.
Jewish Culture Club
Headed by Willow Glen students Jonathan Dombro, Elysa Dombro, Noah Saso, and Sam Friedman, the Willow Glen High School Jewish Culture Club, created in 2015, encourages students (who are mostly non-Jewish) to discuss and learn about Jewish Culture.
Marching Band
Headed by Band Director Kelly Walker and Drum Major Em Eide, the Willow Glen Marching Band and Color guard was restarted in 2017, after a hiatus beginning some time in the 1970s.
Game Bay
Headed by President Dan James, the Willow Glen High School Game Bay was founded in 2017 as a club for making and playing board games. Several board games have been invented, such as the popular hits Micro Manager and War Plus. There are plans to make a digital game in the future.
References
External links
- Official website
- Willow Glen Football
- Willow Glen Robotics Team
