Menlo-Atherton High School
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Menlo-Atherton High School is a four-year comprehensive secondary school located in Atherton, California which was established in 1951. Menlo-Atherton is part of the Sequoia Union High School District.
When the school first opened on September 24, 1951, it had an initial enrollment of 1,015 students. As of 2005, the school has 2,090 students enrolled. The school mascot is the bear and the school colors are maroon and gold.
Menlo-Atherton has been named one of the top secondary schools in the nation by the United States Department of Education as part of its National School Recognition Program. It was also selected as a California Distinguished School by the State Department of Education. In 2005, Newsweek ranked the school as the 259th best school in the United States. [1] Menlo-Atherton also offers the most Advanced Placement courses in the district with fourteen, ranging from Studio Art to US History.
The school is home to a nationally competitive FIRST robotics team, number 766 in the organization. Founded in 2002, this team placed third in the 2005 nation-wide championships in Atlanta, Georgia.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Anne Warner Cribbs, Olympic medalist (gold, aquatics, 1960)
- Bob Melvin, former catcher for the San Francisco Giants and currently manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead
- Chris Dorst, Olympic medalist (silver, water polo, 1984)
- Cheryl Burke, Professional Dancer, winner of Dancing with the Stars season 2 with partner Drew Lachey and season 3 with Emmitt Smith
- Courtney Thorne-Smith, actress
- Dick Roth, Olympic medalist (gold, aquatics, 1964)
- Greg Buckingham, Olympic medalist (silver, aquatics, 1968)
- Lindsey Buckingham, musician--guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter; music producer; member of rock band Fleetwood Mac
- Beastman, singer and song writer
- Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks, musician--singer, songwriter, and keyboardist; member of rock band Fleetwood Mac
- Isaac Baron, Poker Player
- Sahara Lotti, screenwriter and actress
- Steve Westly, Ebay executive, California State Controller, and Candidate for Governor of California
- Conrad Leugers, Parolee
[edit] The Bear Naked News
The Bear Naked News is Menlo-Atherton High Schools newspaper. The newspaper is released monthly. The Bear Naked news is written, edited, and released by Menlo-Atherton's Journalism students.
[edit] Contact information
- Menlo-Atherton High School
- 555 Middlefield Road
- Atherton, CA 94027
- Phone: (650) 322-5311
[edit] References
- Menlo-Atherton High School profile provided by mabears.org (MS Word format)
- Menlo-Atherton High School profile provided by schooltree.org
- Menlo-Atherton High School profile provided by greatschools.net
- The 100 Best High Schools in America published by Newsweek (2005)
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