Cupertino High School
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Cupertino High School, colloquially referred to as "Tino", is a four-year comprehensive public high school
located near the Rancho Rinconada and Fairgrove neighborhoods of Cupertino
, California
, USA
. It is part of the Fremont Union High School District
. The school serves mostly suburb
an residential and IT
-enriched areas in eastern Cupertino, southern Santa Clara
, and west San Jose. It has been named a California Distinguished School
by the California Department of Education
in 1990, 1994, and 2007.
Cupertino High School opened in 1958 (its first day of actual academics was September 15, 1958) with 700 9th and 10th graders with George Fernandez as principal. Cupertino has had an average student body of 1600. It offers a wide range of academic subjects and extracurricular activities, such as FBLA, DECA, Speech And Debate, FIRST Robotics, and Key Club.
s, Cupertino is a four-year high school that consists of freshman
, sophomore, junior, and senior
classes.
Cupertino offers many AP and Honors classes including AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Chinese, AP Japanese, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP US History, and AP Microeconomics. Many students finish Calculus by their junior year, and a handful finish an advanced placement foreign language class in their third year as well.
The student run school newspaper is The Prospector, and the yearbook is the Nugget. Cupertino High School boasts an award winning drama program, Cupertino Actors' Theatre, that produces plays and musicals, provides educational theatre workshops for English classes, and many opportunities for performance and design for students considering a career in the performing arts.
In 1996, Cupertino High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private K–12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement
As of 1999, Cupertino High school began providing a program to help students with various disabilities and differences, especially autism
and Asperger syndrome
. This class, Academic Communications, provided them with an opportunity to learn basic life skills and how to apply for jobs.
In 2007 Cupertino High School was ranked 566 in Newsweek Best High Schools. Yet a year later, it opted out of Newsweeks list, citing an unfair system of ranking with too much emphasis placed on AP classes.
for a SuperProm. For four years the class decided rather than fundraising for junior and senior prom, they would raise funds for the Nthimbiri Secondary School in Kenya and pledged to collect $100,000 and called the project Kenya Dream. In early 2010, the senior class came across Dell's contest and submitted a video to possibly win the contest and also get the word out about Kenya Dream. The seniors competed against 200+ schools all around the country and won with 32,145 votes, which was 2,000 votes more than the second place winner.
. This was to allow students to take classes at Lynbrook if they so chose. However, there was very little demand for this, so the schedule was changed to its current format.
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 near the Rancho Rinconada and Fairgrove neighborhoods of Cupertino
Cupertino, California
Cupertino is an affluent suburban city in Santa Clara County, California in the U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the time of the 2010 census. Forbes...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the Fremont Union High School District
Fremont Union High School District
The Fremont Union High School District is a school district in Northern California, serving Cupertino, most of Sunnyvale and parts of San Jose, Los Altos, Saratoga, and Santa Clara. As of 2004, it serves over 9,500 students...
. The school serves mostly suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an residential and IT
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
-enriched areas in eastern Cupertino, southern Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, and west San Jose. It has been named a California Distinguished School
California Distinguished School
A California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately five percent of California schools are awarded this honor each year following a selection...
by the California Department of Education
California Department of Education
The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The department oversees funding and testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement...
in 1990, 1994, and 2007.
Cupertino High School opened in 1958 (its first day of actual academics was September 15, 1958) with 700 9th and 10th graders with George Fernandez as principal. Cupertino has had an average student body of 1600. It offers a wide range of academic subjects and extracurricular activities, such as FBLA, DECA, Speech And Debate, FIRST Robotics, and Key Club.
Academics
Like most other American high schoolHigh 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....
s, Cupertino is a four-year high school that consists of freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
, sophomore, junior, and senior
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
classes.
Cupertino offers many AP and Honors classes including AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Spanish, AP French, AP Chinese, AP Japanese, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP US History, and AP Microeconomics. Many students finish Calculus by their junior year, and a handful finish an advanced placement foreign language class in their third year as well.
The student run school newspaper is The Prospector, and the yearbook is the Nugget. Cupertino High School boasts an award winning drama program, Cupertino Actors' Theatre, that produces plays and musicals, provides educational theatre workshops for English classes, and many opportunities for performance and design for students considering a career in the performing arts.
In 1996, Cupertino High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private K–12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement
As of 1999, Cupertino High school began providing a program to help students with various disabilities and differences, especially autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
and Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
. This class, Academic Communications, provided them with an opportunity to learn basic life skills and how to apply for jobs.
In 2007 Cupertino High School was ranked 566 in Newsweek Best High Schools. Yet a year later, it opted out of Newsweeks list, citing an unfair system of ranking with too much emphasis placed on AP classes.
Achievements
In 2010, Cupertino High's senior class was awarded $100,000 by DellDell
Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
for a SuperProm. For four years the class decided rather than fundraising for junior and senior prom, they would raise funds for the Nthimbiri Secondary School in Kenya and pledged to collect $100,000 and called the project Kenya Dream. In early 2010, the senior class came across Dell's contest and submitted a video to possibly win the contest and also get the word out about Kenya Dream. The seniors competed against 200+ schools all around the country and won with 32,145 votes, which was 2,000 votes more than the second place winner.
Schedule
Cupertino High has a unique schedule. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays are regular days, starting at 7:35 and ending at 2:55. However, Wednesdays and Thursdays are special "block days." On Wednesdays, school starts at 9:00 and students only attend periods 2, 4, and 6 (each 80 minutes in length). On Thursdays, school starts at normal time and students attend periods 1, 3, 5, and 7. On both block days, there are also tutorial periods, which students may either spend studying in their designated classrooms or traveling to another classroom through the use of a tutorial pass. In past years, the schedule had been set up with the odd period block day on Tuesdays to correspond with that of Lynbrook High SchoolLynbrook High School
Lynbrook High School is a co-educational, public, four-year secondary school located in the West San Jose neighborhood of San Jose, California, USA...
. This was to allow students to take classes at Lynbrook if they so chose. However, there was very little demand for this, so the schedule was changed to its current format.
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Entertainment, news media, and music
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and Andrea Little on the first season of NBC's Boomtown.
Politics
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– Congressman from California's 4th congressional districtCalifornia's 4th congressional districtCalifornia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. It covers the northeastern corner of California along Route 395, encompassing El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, and Modoc counties, as well as parts of Butte County...
from 1991–2009 - Fred KeeleyFred KeeleyFred Keeley is a politician in California, U.S. Keeley was a member of the California State Assembly, representing District 27 which included parts of Santa Cruz County and Monterey County from 1996 to 2002. He is currently the Treasurer of Santa Cruz County.-Early life and career:Keeley was born...
– Assemblyman, California's 27th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 27th State Assembly districtCalifornia's 27th State Assembly District is one of 80 districts in the California State Assembly. It is currently represented by Democrat Bill Monning of Carmel.-District profile:Monterey County - 44.18%*Carmel Valley Village*Carmel-by-the-Sea...
from 1996–2002
External links
- Cupertino High School website
- Cupertino High Journalism – The Prospector
- Cupertino High School All Alumni Association
- Information about Cupertino's Cross Country and Track Teams
- Cupertino High School Soccer history
- Cupertino High School Athletics
- Cupertino High School Robotics
- Cupertino High Speech and Debate
- Cupertino High School Project: Kenya Dream