Willow Glen High School
37°17′24″N 121°53′50″W / 37.2899°N 121.8971°W / 37.2899; -121.8971
Public school in San Jose, California, USA
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.
Athletics
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 to 1980, the boys' basketball team was coached by the notable collegiate coach Bob Burton. Willow Glen's Baseball team won a CCS championship in 2013. The Willow Glen boys' cross country team won the Division 2 CCS championship in 2010 for the first time in twenty-six years, winning again in 2019. Willow Glen girls' cross country team won the Division 3 CCS Championship in 2022 for the first time ever, and placed 5th that year at the CIF state championship meet in Woodward Park.
Performing Arts
Willow Glen High School offers music and drama courses.[3]
Notable alumni
- Bob Berry, NFL quarterback for 12 seasons, class of 1960
- Anthony Canzano, Professional baseball player, class of 1965[4]
- Jeffrey 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[5]
- Sal Maccarone, Sculptor/Author
- Ann Ravel, attorney and public servant
- Steve Sordello, LinkedIn CFO, Class of 1987[6]
- Nick Jennings, director, artist, writer, producer
- Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, Dr.Disrespect, YouTube Streamer[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "1952-1988 Willow Glen High School Yearbooks". Classmates.com. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Willow Glen High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Willow Glen High School Drama". wghsdrama.org.
- ^ Baseball Reference. "Tony Canzano Baseball Statistics". Baseball Almanac.
- ^ Ray Hacke (March 22, 2011). "Mercury News boys soccer player of the year: Julio Morales, Willow Glen". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesordello [self-published source]
- ^ 🔴 Dr Disrespect - LIVE - Flight Simulation Fighter, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-09-09
- ^ "Boys Basketball All League Selections".
- ^ "Broncos Are Headed for Florida | PolyCentric".
External links
- Official website
- Willow Glen Football
- Willow Glen Robotics Team
- Willow Glen High School Drama
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- Hayes Mansion
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