Pittsburg High School (California)

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Pittsburg High School
Excellence in all things!
Established	1945
Type	public high school
Principal	Todd Whittmire
Students	2,200
Grades	9–12
Location	Pittsburg, California, USA
District	Pittsburg Unified School District
Colors	Orange, Black
Mascot	Pirates
Website	[1]

Pittsburg High School in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California is a suburban school serving all of Pittsburg. It has been in operation since 1945. Over 2,200 students attend the school, which is divided into Three Campuses: East Campus, Main Campus, and Stevenson Academy. Students of each grade (9-12) attend both East and Main campus while Stevenson Academy is a small learning community primarily attended by select 9th and 10th graders. Each grade has its own assistant principal. Pittsburg High has been in heavily criticized by the county and state due to the amount of low test scores and amount of graduates, about at 33 percent of students graduate each year.

[edit] Athletics

Pittsburg High is known mainly for their Football team and has reached the NCS final several times consecutively, losing to arch rival De La Salle. Pittsburg High School's football team was the last team to beat De La Salle High School's football team prior to their national record winning streak; that game was played in 1991, in which Pittsburg High won the NCS championship at the Oakland Colesium. Many of their past alumni are now going to the NCAA for e.g. Jason Crawley, WR, Michael Togafau, DE, and many have gone to the NFL. The school also offers several other sports such as: Soccer, Baseball & Softball, Cross Country, Basketball, Golf, Wrestling and more.

[edit] Notable alumni

Edward Hart- (born April 24, 1949) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Martinez, California, Eddie Hart won, as a University of California student, the NCAA championships in 100 yd in 1970. Mr. Hart is a Pittsburg High School graduate and active community member. Another notable alum is John Henry Johnson a member of the golden backfield on the San Francisco 49ers and was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame..

Regan Upshaw (born August 12, 1975 in Berrien Springs, Michigan) is a retired American football lineman who played in the National Football League between 1996 and 2004. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft out of the University of California, Berkeley. Reagan Upshaw played for the Pittsburg Pirates (Pittsburg, California), helping defeat the previously undefeated De La Salle in the 1991 NCS championship game played at the Oakland Colesium. The final score was 35-27. This was the last defeat De La Salle suffered before setting a national high school record of 151 continuous victories. He later returned to the Oakland Colesium as a member of the Oakland Raiders and played in Super Bowl XXXVII; a game in which the Raiders were defeated by the team that originally drafted him, 48 - 21.