San Francisco Polytechnic High School

San Francisco Polytechnic High School was a public secondary school in San Francisco, California. Located at 701 Fredrick Street, across from Kezar Stadium, the school was in operation from 1884 until the 1970s.

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History

This secondary school was open for almost 90 years until the 1970s. Over that time the school had a reputation for a diverse and talented student body, inspirational teachers and administrators, and exceptional football teams. the school ended in 1973

Campus

In 1987 the school property was re-zoned for condominiums. Two sections of the original Polytechnic High School building remain today: the girls' gym and the boys' gym.

Extracurricular activities

In the city championship game between San Francisco Polytechnic and Lowell High School in 1928, a crowd of over 50,000 people saw the match-up at Kezar Stadium. That game holds attendance records for a high school football game in northern California.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Edward Leonard Ginzton". Biographical Memoirs. 88. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. 2006. p. 110. ISBN 0309103894. http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11807. "Less than four years later he graduated from San Francisco's Polytechnic High School...." 
  2. ^ Vigil, Delfin (2007-06-03). "An acting pioneer". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/03/PKGVQQ3B861.DTL. 
  3. ^ "San Francisco Musician Merl Saunders Dies at 74". KTVU. 2008-10-24. http://www.ktvu.com/news/17800443/detail.html. "But Saunders jammed for decades, starting at San Francisco's Polytechnic High School...." 
  4. ^ "49ers quarterbacks coach thankful to be alive after 1960 plane crash". Contra Costa Times. 2003-11-27. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8983003_ITM. "Marinai, a teammate of George Seifert's at San Francisco Polytechnic High School...." 
  5. ^ "A Career of Service and History". The Library of Congress Information Bulletin. May 2007. http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0705/weinberger.html. "His early interest in politics is shown by ... items he kept ... during his time as a student at San Francisco Polytechnic High School in the 1930s."