Campolindo High School
| Campolindo High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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300 Moraga Road Moraga, California 94556 | |
| Coordinates | 37°52′01″N 122°07′37″W / 37.86694°N 122.12694°WCoordinates: 37°52′01″N 122°07′37″W / 37.86694°N 122.12694°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Acalanes Union High School District |
| CEEB Code | 052058 |
| NCES School ID | 060165000033[1] |
| Principal | John Walker |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,285[2] (2011–12) |
| • Grade 9 | 296 |
| • Grade 10 | 306 |
| • Grade 11 | 342 |
| • Grade 12 | 341 |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and red |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Newspaper | La Puma |
| Yearbook | Compañero |
| Website | acalanes.k12.ca.us/campolindo |
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Campolindo High School is a public high school located in Moraga, California, and is in the Acalanes Union High School District. Campolindo offers an advanced education system in the Acalanes School District, with particular emphasis on its participation in the Advanced Placement Program.
In 2013, Campolindo was ranked 18th in California (and 131st nationally) by U.S. News & World Report.
Athletics
The Campolindo Cougars play in Division III, and have programs in women's volleyball, men's football, men's basketball, men's baseball, men's/women's water polo, men's/women's cross country, men's/women's track and field, men's/women's swimming and diving, men's/women's soccer and Men's Volleyball.
Men's Fall Sports: football, water polo, and cross country
Men's Winter Sports: basketball, soccer, and wrestling
Men's Spring Sports: ultimate Frisbee, baseball, golf, swimming, diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and lacrosse
Women's Fall Sports: water polo, cross country, golf, volleyball, and tennis
Women's Winter Sports: basketball and soccer
Women's Spring Sports: softball, swimming, diving, track and field, golf, and lacrosse
Academic Decathlon
Campolindo's Academic Decathlon Team has seen a rise to prominence since 2010. Under the direction of Coach Paul Verbanszky, the Cougars were victorious in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Contra Costa County Academic Decathlons and advanced all three years to the state championship in Sacramento, California. After finishing sixth at the Division III state championship in 2011 and 2012, the Cougars won the Medium Size Schools state decathlon award in 2013, advancing to the online national championship while placing third in Division III and winning a most improved team award in the process. At the 2013 Online National Championship held April 4 and 26, the Cougars won first place, in the process earning the first national title for Campolindo in any competition and the first national championship in Academic Decathlon for any school in Northern California.
Notable alumni
- Matt Biondi, 11-time Olympic medal winner in swimming.[4]
- Paul Faries, MLB second baseman.[5][6]
- Chip Hale, pro baseball player with the Minnesota Twins (1989–90, 1993–96) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1997);[7] later bench coach for the Oakland Athletics.[6][8]
- Bryce Pinkham (2001), Tony-nominated stage and television actor, performed lead role in Tony-award winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.[9][10][11]
- Aaron Poreda (2004), major league pitcher drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, and traded to the San Diego Padres; now with the Texas Rangers
- Stephen Robinson, Astronaut.[12]
- Carey Schueler, the first woman ever drafted by a Major League Baseball team.[13]
- Jeff Stevens, professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs[6][14]
- Matt Vasgersian, American sportscaster and television host.
- Jon Zuber, pro baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies for parts of the 1996 and 1998 seasons,[15] also a player and later an assistant coach at UC Berkeley.[6][16]
Soda Aquatic Center
The Soda Aquatic Center opened to the public in 1999 and has three pools: a 3.5-foot-deep (1.1 m) pool, a diving well 10 to 13 feet (4.0 m) deep with two 1-meter springboards and two 3-meter springboards, and a competition pool. The 50 meter by 25-yard (23 m) competition pool is considered to be one of the fastest pools in the country.
The Soda Center is the annual host of:
- The Water Polo Premier League
- The Orinda Moraga Pool Association's Swimming Championship Meet
- The DFAL Swimming and Diving Championship Meet
Because it has one of the few 50 meter pools in the area, the Soda Center is home to Orinda Aquatics and frequently used for USA Swimming swim meets.
The diving tank was used during the filming of the science television program Mythbusters to test the myths "Underwater Car and "Breathing Through a Tire".
The center replaced a large blacktop area which was known by students as the "backlot", where some students (sometimes called "backlotters") would congregate in large numbers during breaks to smoke and socialize.
References
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics. "School Detail for Campolindo High". Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ↑ California Department of Education. "School Enrollment by Grade – Campolindo High School". DataQuest. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ↑ United States Geological Survey (January 19, 1981). "GNIS Detail – Campolindo High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Matt Biondi looks back, ahead at his life as famous Olympic swimmer". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Faries Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Enos, Ben. May 26, 2008 "Contra Costa County prep notebook". Contra Costa Times blog.
- ↑ "Chip Hale Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Hale to remain part of A's coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Bryce Pinkham Theatre Credits". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Tony Awards 2014: ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,’ ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ Lead the Nominations Field". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Tony Awards: ‘Gentleman’s Guide’ and ‘All the Way’ Are Named Top Shows". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ↑ Jokelson, Andy. 1997. Only Way Is Up for Area Grad. Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California), May 9, 1997, p. A1.
- ↑ Lyons, Jeffrey and Douglas B. Lyons, Out of Left Field, Times Books, 1999, p. 56.
- ↑ "Jeff Stevens Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Jon Zuber Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Jon Zuber profile". Cal Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
Notes
- ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8759025/site/newsweek/?page=5
- ^ http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/cctimes/news/opinion/16924647.htm
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2416655/
- ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117785912.html?categoryid=14&cs=1
- ^ http://www.usavolleyball.org/national/07WNTTRoster.asp
- ^ http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/lathrope_scott00.html