Yerba Buena High School
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Yerba Buena High School is a public comprehensive four-year high school
High school
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 located in the East San Jose
East San Jose
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 area of San Jose, California
San Jose, California
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, USA
United States
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. 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
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 and 40% Vietnamese American
Vietnamese American
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, with a small student body of Filipino American
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s and Cambodian American
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s in addition. http://ybhs.ca.campusgrid.net/home/Information

Yerba Buena means good herb in the Spanish language
Spanish language
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.

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 Football

Badminton

Cross-country

Football

Tennis

Track-and-field

Volleyball

Swimming

Cheer-leading

Soccer

Baseball

Softball

Associations/Clubs

ASB - Associated Student Body

MESA - Math Engineering Science Achievements

SkillsUSA
SkillsUSA
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 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 coach

Ken Taylor
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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

External links

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