Silver Creek High School (San Jose, California)

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Silver Creek High School
Silver Creek High School billboard
Motto	We lead, others follow
Established	1969
Type	Public high school
Principal	Thelma Boac
Faculty	~80 (2006)
Students	2,379^[1] (2006-2007)
Grades	9-12
Location	3434 Silver Creek Road, San Jose, California, USA
District	East Side Union High School District
Campus	suburban
Colors	Silver, Orange, and Black
Mascot	Raider
Yearbook	SC Galleon
Newspaper	Raider Review
Website	http://silvercreekhs.ca.campusgrid.net/

Silver Creek High School is a secondary school located in San Jose, California which is operated by the East Side Union High School District.

1 History
- 1.1 Code Red
- 1.2 Transformer Explosion
2 Accomplishments
3 Track Records
- 3.1 Men
- 3.2 Women
4 Demographics
5 Notable alumni
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Code Red

On the morning of May 8, 2007 Silver Creek was locked down after police notified school administrators of possible armed suspects in the area. Three suspects crashed their getaway car two blocks from the school, fleeing from a nearby home. One of the three suspects was apprehended. Two remain at large. No students were injured.^[2]

[edit] Transformer Explosion

On September 26, 2007 during 7th period the school's transformer exploded, knocking out power and canceling classes for two days. The cause remains unknown but believed that the transformers short circuited. ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] [[Video[1]]]

[edit] Accomplishments

Silver Creek is one of only eight high schools in the nation to produce two Olympians. Millard Hampton, a graduate of Silver Creek, won a Gold Medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in the 400-meter relay and a Silver Medal in the 200-meter dash. Andre Phillips, also a Silver Creek graduate, won a Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in the 400-meter hurdles. ^[6]

Silver Creek holds an annual Track and Field invitational titled "Hampton Phillips Classic" held at San Jose City College. The Track and Field meet in named after Millard Hampton and Andre Phillips. Silver Creek's Track and Field team remains in "Mt. Hamilton Division" in the Blossom Valley League. Silver Creek's Cross Country team also remains in "Mt. Hamilton Division" ever since the Blossom Valley League was created.

The AP Program at Silver Creek is the best in its district. Offering 18 AP Classes. Its AP Calculus Program is one of the best in the nation. For the past 6 years, students taking the AP Calculus BC Exam have had a 100% passing rate, all with scores of 5's. ON the other hand, AP Calc AB have also had 100% passing rates for 4 consecutive years so far. In 2007 it was the first time, that all AB students have passed with all 5s and one 4.

Silver Creek was shown on the television show MTV "Made" featuring a girl student trying to be made into a football player.^[7]

[edit] Track Records

[edit] Men

100m - 10.4
200m - 20.8
400m - 47.1
800m - 1:57.72
1600m - 4:15.72
3200m - 9.17.7
4 x 100 meters relay - 40.1
4 x 400 meters relay - 3:15.63
110 m hurdles - 13.1
300 m hurdles - 37.1
Pole Vault - 15' 6
Long Jump - 24' 9
Triple Jump - 54' 11
High Jump - 6'10
Shot Put - 57'
Discus - 180'

[edit] Women

100m -
200m -
400m -
800m -
1600m -
3200m -
4 x 100 meters relay -
4 x 400 meters relay -
110 m hurdles -
300 m hurdles -
Pole Vault -
Long Jump -
Triple Jump -
High Jump -
Shot Put -
Discus -

[edit] Demographics

As of 2006-2007, the school enrolls 2,379 students.^[1] The student demographic in 2007 is 56% Asian (Pacific Islander included), 31% Hispanic, 9% White, and 5% African American. In 1969 the student demographic was 68% White, 29% Black, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Asian, and 0.5% Native American.

[edit] Notable alumni

Boris Bandov Former pro soccer player
Millard Hampton: 1976 Montreal Olympics - Gold Medal (4 x 100 m relay) and Silver Medal (200 m)
Andre Phillips: won a Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in the 400-meter hurdles
Cindy Le: Heiress to the Lee's Sandwiches fortune
Anthony Telford: Major League Baseball player.^[8]

Jordan Yamat: Wrestler