Monta Vista High School
Template:Distinguish Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox school Monta Vista High School is a four-year public high school in Cupertino, California. Part of the Fremont Union High School District, the school serves most of the area of western Cupertino. In 2020, Monta Vista was ranked by Newsweek as the 69th best high school for STEM subjects in the United States.<ref name="Newsweek Rank">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
As of 2024, Asian Americans comprise 78.6% of the student body.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Monta Vista High opened in 1969.<ref name="school profile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2014, a new field, track, and stadium were built along with a new student union and newly renovated cafeteria and six classrooms.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On November 8, 2024, Monta Vista High School went into lockdown owing to false reports of an active shooter. All students and staff were released after sheriffs completed their search of the campus and gave the all-clear.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable alumni
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- Andrew He Template:Mdash Competitive Programmer
- Angela Zhang Template:Mdash scientist
- Amir Bashti Template:Mdash professional soccer player
- Dylan Fergus Template:Mdash actor
- Sheryl Johnson Template:Mdash field hockey coach, member of the US Olympic field hockey team<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Kyle Kingsbury Template:Mdash UFC fighter
- Andrew Martinez Template:Mdash "The Naked Guy" at the University of California, Berkeley
- DJ Patil Template:Mdash Chief Data Scientist of the United States<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Adam Peters (1979-)Template:Mdash general manager of the Washington Commanders (NFL)
- Daniel Puder Template:Mdash MMA fighter
- Ron Reis Template:Mdash WCW wrestler
- Robert Rothbart Template:Mdash Professional Basketball Player
- Stephanie Sheh Template:Mdash Voice Actress
- Beth A. Simmons Template:Mdash Professor and Academic
- Vance Walberg Template:Mdash Basketball Coach
- Paul Kim (1981–) Korean American musician, Singer and Rapper
- Leah Thomas Template:Mdash Professional Cyclist, US Olympic road cyclist
- Cathy Ang Template:Mdash Actress
- Griffin Taylor Template:Mdash Model, Actor
- Patrick Shyu Template:Mdash Social media personality
- Zach Hsieh - Social media personality
- Suchir Balaji - Artificial intelligence researcher and whistleblower<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ryan Hancock Template:Mdash professional baseball player
References
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