| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Santa Clara County, CA |
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| Total Students |
1714 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
69 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 437 students | | Grade 10 - 439 students | | Grade 11 - 428 students | | Grade 12 - 410 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:25 |
1:23 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
3% |
| % Asian |
16% |
8% |
| % Hispanic |
18% |
39% |
| % Black |
3% |
9% |
| % White |
55% |
36% |
| % Unknown |
8 % |
5% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
6% |
30% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
1% |
7% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
3% |
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| School District Name |
Campbell Union High School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
7 |
7 |
| Number of Students Managed |
7,721 students |
3,960 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$68,678,000 |
$37,604,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$82,578,000 |
$39,520,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,895 |
$9,496 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,695 |
$9,980 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- 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, both of which are now closed. The school retains many academic achievements including the 1996 California Distinguished School and 1997 National Blue Ribbon School. The student body is approximately 1600 students. As of 2006, the school principal is Owen Hege. (Westmont's first principal was C. Warren Conrad.)
- The school sits at the Northwest corner of the 1839 Alta California land grant, Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos. San Tomas Aquino Creek wraps around the northern edge of the school and formed the land grant's boundary.
- Notable alumni
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Notable alumni at Westmont High School include:
- Douglas Edmund Capilla, a Major League Baseball player
- Lars Frederiksen, guitarist/vocalist for the Punk bands Rancid and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards (Dropout}
- Kevin Croall, CEO of Toadstool Comics and former guitarist for The Shattered
- Dan Gladden, former Major League Baseball player
- Adam Antolin[1], Professional MMA Fighter
- Joe Sib, singer for Wax , writers of hit song California (whose video was an early Spike Jonze offering)
- Note that Frederiksen never graduated from Westmont (From the song "To Have and Have Not" (which was originally written by guitarist Billy Bragg), "Dropped out of high school in Campbell, California/Got a guitar and I never looked back.")
- Marching Band
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Westmont High School's marching band has consistently done well in Northern California Band Association (NCBA) and Western Band Association (WBA) competitions. Past shows with a short list of notable awards are as follows:
- 1996: The Hunt For Red October
- 1997: The Mask
- 1998: Music For A Darkened Stadium
- 1999: Cirque Du Soleil
- 2000: The Wall
- 2001: Gangster's Suite
- 2002: Adventures on Earth
- 2003: El Tigre: 1st Place at Vintage Reserve Field Show Competition (Class C)
- 2004: Africa - Sight, Sound, and Movement: 1st Place at Cupertino Band Review (Class 3), 1st Place at Independence Field Show (Class C), Percussion Caption at Gilroy Show (Class A)
- 2005: The Outsider: Music from A Perfect Circle: 2nd place (Class C) at Independence Field Show
- 2006: Chess: The Musical: 2nd Place at Cupertino Band Review (Class III), 2nd Place at Independence Field Show (Class C), 2nd Place at Foothill Band Review (Class D), 2nd Place Auxiliary Caption at Foothill Band Review (Class D)]
- 2007: Feels So Good: The Music of Chuck Mangione:1st place at Independence Field Show (Class C), 2nd Place at Foothill Band Review
(Class C), 2nd Place Brass Caption at Independence Field Show- Each year, Westmont High School's marching band also participates in the Los Gatos Christmas Parade. In 2004,2005, and 2006 Westmont took 1st place in the parade for the small band competition.
- The band is currently taught by Mr. Dan Naylor.
- Speech and Debate
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The "Warriors of Words" at Westmont High School have a history of past success at various levels. Most recently, successes include a 10th Place Congress finisher at the National Tournament (in 2003), a State Champion in Oratorical Interpretation (in 2004), and Westmont's first invitational 1st place win ever at the Dempsey-Cronin Invitational in Novice Public Forum at Santa Clara University by a pair of freshmen(in 2006). Westmont also hosts the State Qualifier tournament each year for Speech and Debate.
- In 2007-08, Westmont had numerous levels of success. At the Dempsey-Cronin Invitational at Santa Clara University, a pair of Juniors took 3rd place in Varsity Public Forum. Two others made it to semifinals in Oratorical Interpretation at the MLK Invitational at Logan High School. One of those semifinalists later took 2nd place in Oratorical Interpretation at the league tournament at Gunn High School. Three members of the team qualified to the State Championships; one in OI, one in Lincoln Douglas Debate, and one in Student Congress.
- The Westmont Speech & Debate team has been incredibly busy during the first half of the 2008 year, scoring impressive results in both local and invitational tournaments.
- Publications
- The Myriad: The school's yearly literary magazine. It was published once a year under the advisory of Mr. Josh Hancock until his resignation before the 2007/2008 school year. The Myriad was filled with artwork, prose, and poetry submitted by the students at Westmont High School.
- "The Shield": the school newspaper
- Yearbook: Published yearly. Was originally called "The Poniard," a reference to the sword carried by the Warrior school mascot.
- History of Campbell High Schools
- World of Pageantry - Fall 2004 Scores for Field Show Competitions
- World of Pageantry - Fall 2003 Scores for Field Show Competitions
- See also
- Santa Clara County high schools
- External links
- Westmont Website
- Westmont Music Department
- Westmont Speech and Debate
- Westmont English dept
- Westmont Science dept
- Westmont Drama dept
- Westmont CSF/Honor Roll
- Westmont Key Club
- Westmont Athletics
- Westmont stats on greatschools
- World of Pageantry - Scores for Field Show Competitions
- Westmont Class of 1968 40-year Reunion, August 19, 2008
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (95008) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
44,970 people |
33,115,272 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
49% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.4 persons
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2.9 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$68,106
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$48,909 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.6 rooms |
4.8 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
40 years old |
39 years old |
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Zipcode (95008)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
49% / 51% |
58% / 42% |
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