Monte Vista High School (Danville, California)

Monte Vista High School
Address
3131 Stone Valley Road
Danville, California 94526
United States
Information
Type Public
Established 1965
School district San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Superintendent Rick Schmitt
Principal Dr. Kevin Ahern
Enrollment 2,158 (2011-12)
Color(s) Red and Black          
Athletics conference East Bay Athletic League
Nickname Mustangs
Newspaper The Stampede
Yearbook La Vista
Website mvhs.schoolloop.com

Coordinates: 37°50′38″N 121°58′56″W / 37.8438145°N 121.9821824°W / 37.8438145; -121.9821824[1]

Music Building

Monte Vista High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Danville, California.[2] Monte Vista is a National Blue Ribbon school, as well as a California Distinguished School and fully WASC accredited. The school is located in the San Ramon Valley, approximately 35 miles east of San Francisco and is part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.[3] The school mascot is a Mustang. It serves around 2274 students from grades 9–12.[2] The principal is Kevin Ahern.[4] Its primary sports rival is San Ramon Valley High School.

Academics

The school is fully WASC accredited and offers college preparatory courses that are University of California A-G certified. In 2014, the school offered 23 Advanced Placement Courses and 7 Honors courses.[5] The school also offers courses through the California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs.

Notable alumni

Sports

Monte Vista Mustangs compete in the East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) of the CIF North Coast Section (NCS). In 2014, the Monte Vista varsity boys basketball team, led by head coach Nick Jones, set numerous school records. After winning the EBAL and NCS titles, the Mustangs defeated Centennial High School (Corona, California) 66-55 to win the California Division 1 state championship. This was the first state championship in the school's history and the first state championship for a Contra Costa County, California public school since Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, California) won the Division III boys basketball state championship in 1995.[9] The 2013-2014 boys basketball team finished the season 32-1, and were ranked 9th in the nation and 2nd in the state of California, according to MaxPreps.[10]

Racial graffiti

On November 16, 2016, an African American student found graffiti in the boy's restroom which marked some stalls for "whites" and others for "colored".[11][12][13][14] Pictures of the graffiti quickly appeared on social media. The bathroom was immediately closed and the graffiti was removed. The incident prompted Danville police and the San Ramon Valley Unified School District to start an investigation to find the person or persons responsible. The school’s principal, Kevin Ahern, sent out an email the following morning informing parents about the incident and asking for anyone with information to come forward.[15] A school assembly was also called that day to discuss the incident. It was the third incident in two week of racial graffiti in schools in the San Ramon area.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "GNIS Detail - Monte Vista High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 19 January 1981. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 Monte Vista High School - Danville, California/CA - Public School Review
  3. ↑ Monte Vista High School
  4. ↑ Monte Vista High School
  5. ↑ http://mvhs.schoolloop.com/file/1211910099348/1251176547021/3768558091731248852.pdf
  6. ↑ Yearbook
  7. ↑ Who's Who - Christy Turlington. Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-15. Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ U-KISS Official Website U-KISS Korea.
  9. ↑ http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_25446412/monte-vista-boys-win-state-basketball-championship
  10. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/monte-vista-mustangs-(danville,ca)/basketball-winter-13-14/schedule.htm
  11. ↑ Racist Graffiti Found In Danville High School Restroom CBS SFBayArea
  12. ↑ Racist Graffiti Problem Widens in One East Bay School District NBC Bay Area
  13. ↑ Monte Vista High restroom vandalized with racist graffiti East Bay Times
  14. ↑ RACIST GRAFFITI FOUND AT MONTE VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN DANVILLE ABC New San Francisco
  15. ↑ Racist graffiti prompts high school assembly in Danville SFGate
  16. ↑ Students respond after racist graffiti found in Monte Vista High School bathroom in Danville KRON4

External links

San Ramon Valley Unified School District


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