| Number of Schools Managed |
31 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
23,820 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$220,911,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$223,068,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,274 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,365 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Monte Vista High School is a four year public high school in Danville, California with an enrollment of approximately 2500 students. It is a National Blue Ribbon school from the Blue Ribbon Schools Program as well as a California Distinguished School. The school mascot is the Mustang.
- Administration is led by Principal Rebecca Smith, and three assistant principals:Kathy McCarthy, Stephen Brady, and Aida Glimme.
- Its cross town and primary sports rival is San Ramon Valley High School.
- Athletics
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Monte Vista competes in the intense atmosphere of EBAL which includes other athletic high schools such as De La Salle, San Ramon, and Cal High.
- Monte Vista's women's water polo team won North Coast Section titles in 2003, 2004 and 2006 before claiming this year's title with an 11-5 victory over Miramonte at the Soda Aquatic Center at Campolindo High School.
- Monte Vista's Track and Field Team has done well. It has broken a number of school records in the past 2 years. They were almost undefeated in East Bay Athletic League dual meets losing only to cross-town rival San Ramon Valley High School. The school continues to do well in track and field, bringing in new talent from local middle schools each year.
- Monte Vista's women's tennis team has also done well. In the Women's 2005 year, the team won in the EBAL and placed second at NCS, losing their match to their biggest tennis rival, Foothill High School. Mia Giovinetti advanced to the finals of the individual EBAL tournament, and in doubles the freshman duo Sheena Chaudhuri and Elena Cadet won the doubles tournament of the EBAL finals. The MV tennis team also placed an overall fifth out of over 60 schools from the state of California at the annual Peach Tree Tournament in Fresno.
- Monte Vista's men's tennis team has done well the last couple of years. In 2003, the men's tennis team won the NCS team title. Then in 2004, Mike Starr won the NCS singles title, and won the EBAl singles title in each consecutive year. Then in 2006, the doubles pair of Tim Latin and Ramsey Lemaich won the NCS doubles title. Then they went without an NCS team title for 5 years, until 2008, where they beat Alameda to win the NCS team title. In individuals, Shaun Chaudhuri won the EBAL singles tournament and reached the NCS semis as a freshmen. Shane Swinnerton and James Moody won the doubles EBAL tournament. After winning the NCS team title, they went to the CIF tournament and for the first time ever, they got the finals of the CIF team tournament.In 2009, the men's team had a three way tie for first place in the California high school classic tournament which had 60 high schools from all over Northern California. Later in the year, Chris Kipouras won the EBAL singles tournament, and Brendan Wee and Chris Meyer won the EBAL doubles title. Then Shaun Chaudhuri brought back Monte Vista its first NCS singles title since 2004. Also, in 2009, the team got 2nd at NCS team tournament, and headed to CIF for the second consecutive year.
- Monte Vista's women's golf team has also been an important force. Being the first public school to win back to back titles (2005 & 2006) in the East Bay Athletic League, North Coast Sections, and California Interscholastic Federation Northern California, the girls of the Monte Vista High School golf team are one of the best teams in the state. Traveling to Southern California to represent Northern California, the girls golf team was led by four strong members shooting all under scores of 80.
- Monte Vista's Men's Lacrosse team have been NCS and EBAL champions in 2004, 2005, and 2006.They traveled to Los Angeles and San Diego for the First Four tournament in 2005 and 2006. In 2006 their record was 18-1, losing only to La Costa Canyon, the back to back Southern California Section Champion, in the First Four. Ranked by LaxPower as #1 in California, and a National Ranking of 37th. The team has had 4 All-Americans: Tyler Westfall (2005), Ryan Westfall (2006), Kyle Donovan (2007), and Dylan Westfall (2008).
- In 2006, the Monte Vista Men's Soccer team won NCS for the first time in school history. The team was led by goalkeeper B.J. Burns, and 8 other All-League starters. They defeated Livermore, De La Salle, and Richmond in the playoffs en route to their first Section championship ever. In addition to winning NCS, they were also champions of the East Bay Athletic League, one of the best leagues in the country. In 2007, the Men's team repeated as both EBAL and NCS Champions. In 2007, the Mustangs became back to back NCS and EBAL champs with a perfect 19-0-7 record. With a first round bye, they beat Richmond, Washington and then California High in the NCS final.
- Monte Vista has also had years of successful seasons in football. In the 2008 season Monte Vista finished with a 8-3 record, losing to De La Salle and also to San Ramon Valley twice.
- Notable alumni
- Leroy Chiao, astronaut
- Mike Crudale, Pro Baseball - St.Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants
- Taylor Dent, tennis player
- Tim Kang, actor
- Casey Merrill, former NFL defensive end, played for Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and New Orleans Saints
- John Patitucci, Jazz musician
- Jessica Steffens, 2008 Olympic Women's Waterpolo Silver Medalist
- Christy Turlington, model
- Bree Turner, actress
- Eric Scott Woods, actor
- Kyle Wright, former quarterback University of Miami
- Chuck Prophet, singer, guitarist, songwriter
- Controversy
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Rebecca Smith, principal at Monte Vista went on leave October 8th 2009 when she “handled a gun in an inappropriate manner in the presence of a student.”
- The district determined that it was an air soft pistol that she was handling and considered a toy instead of a weapon. An anonymous source said that the incident started at a volleyball game when a player had an inflatable toy that resembled a gun. The student athlete was then taken to the principal’s office where the incident occurred.
- As Smith was paid on leave, her time at the school has not been without controversy. In 2007, a district audit found that nearly $100,000 raised by recent graduating classes was spent for items not approved by students. The funds were raised by each graduating class during their years at the school, with students determining where the money goes, but administrators instead transferred the cash to other accounts and decided where to spend it. Items purchased included computers, landscaping and rugs.
- External links
- Monte Vista High School
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