Monte Vista High School (Danville, California)

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Monte Vista High School
Established	1965
Type	Public
Principal	Rebecca Smith
Students	2462
Location	Danville, California, United States
Colors	Red and Black
Mascot	Mustang
Website	www.mvhigh.net

The entrance sign

Music building

Admin Office

Monte Vista High School is a four year public high school in Danville, California with an enrollment of approximately 2500 students. It is a National Blue Ribbon school from the Blue Ribbon Schools Program as well as a California Distinguished School.^[1] The school mascot is the Mustang.

Administration is led by Principal Rebecca Smith, and four assistant principals: Kathleen McCarthy, Matthew Chamberlain, Steve Brady (responsible for freshmen), and Aida Hodzic Glimme. The Dean is Michelle McConnell.

Its cross town and primary sports rival is San Ramon Valley High School.

1 Athletics
2 Notable alumni
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Athletics

Monte Vista's women's water polo team won North Coast Section (NCS) titles in 2003, 2004 and 2006 before claiming this year's title with an 11-5 victory over Miramonte at the Soda Aquatic Center at Campolindo High School.

Monte Vista's Track and Field Team has done well. It has broken a number of school records in the past 2 years. They were almost undefeated in East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) dual meets losing only to cross-town rival San Ramon Valley High School. The school continues to do well in track and field, bringing in new talent from local middle schools each year.

Monte Vista's women's tennis team has also done well. In the Women's 2005 year, the team won in the EBAL and placed second at NCS, losing their match to their biggest tennis rival, Foothill High School. Mia Giovinetti advanced to the finals of the individual EBAL tournament, and in doubles the freshman duo Sheena Chaudhuri and Elena Cadet won the doubles tournament of the EBAL finals. The MV tennis team also placed an overall fifth out of over 60 schools from the state of California at the annual Peach Tree Tournament in Fresno.

Monte Vista's women's golf team has also been an important force. Being the first public school to win back to back titles (2005 & 2006) in the East Bay Athletic League, North Coast Sections, and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Northern California, the girls of the Monte Vista High School golf team are one of the best teams in the state^{[citation needed]}. Traveling to Southern California to represent Northern California, the girls golf team was led by four strong members shooting all under scores of 80. The team is led by starting four All-League players Michelle Hatsushi (2006) and Jane Lee (2008) (both "top 10 players to watch for" in the Bay Area^{[cite this quote]}), Jordan Ontiveros (2009), Sunny Zhang (2006.)

Monte Vista's Men's Lacrosse team have been NCS and EBAL champions in 2004, 2005, and 2006. They traveled to Los Angeles and San Diego for the First Four tournament in 2005 and 2006. In 2006 their record was 18-1, losing only to La Costa Canyon, the back to back Southern California Section Champion, in the First Four. Ranked by LaxPower as #1 in California, and a National Ranking of 37th^{[citation needed]}. The team has had 3 All-Americans: Tyler Westfall (2005), Ryan Westfall (2006) and Kyle Donovan (2007).

In 2006, the Monte Vista Men's Soccer team won NCS for the first time in school history. The team was led by goalkeeper B.J. Burns, and 8 other All-League starters. They defeated Livermore, De La Salle, and Richmond in the playoffs en route to their first Section championship ever. In addition to winning NCS, they were also champions of the East Bay Athletic League, one of the best leagues in the country. In 2007, the Men's team repeated as both EBAL and NCS Champions. In 2007, the Mustangs became back to back NCS and EBAL champs with a perfect 19-0-7 record. With a first round bye, they beat Richmond, Washington and then California High in the NCS final.