Pioneer High School (San Jose, California)
Pioneer High School | |
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San Jose Unified School District | |
Principal | Bradley Craycroft |
Mission Statement | Opening minds
Serving the community. Enriching lives. |
School Colors | Blue White Black (secondary) |
Staff | 65.77 (FTE) John Muir Middle School |
Website | pioneer |
Pioneer High School is a highly rated public high school located in the
In 2021,
Academics
Pioneer High School has received 4 California Distinguished School awards (1996, 2000, 2006, and 2008), has been awarded the Santa Clara County Top Ten High School award, and has been listed in The Mercury News as a National Service Learning Leader School from 1998 to 2006. The school's Academic Performance index in 2007 was 801/1000, putting it in the top 20% of schools and classifying it under the "Very High Performing School" category. Pioneer has never failed to achieve the growth goals expected of them under the No Child Left Behind Act.
At Pioneer High, each student has a certain amount of unit requirements under different categories that they must complete in order to graduate. There are a number of accelerated and
Service Learning Focus
Pioneer High School focuses on
During their Senior year, students are again given the opportunity to participate in a service learning project when they are introduced to the "Senior Exhibition" assignment. Students may complete multiple hours of personal or community work in order to obtain extra credits. The Senior Exhibition project is not mandatory, but students that complete it are rewarded a graduation cord.[6]
Athletics
Pioneer Mustangs Athletics are generally known for being a strong force within the
FALL SPORTS | WINTER SPORTS | SPRING SPORTS |
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Varsity Football | Boys Varsity Basketball | Varsity Baseball |
JV Football | Boys JV Basketball | Frosh/Soph Baseball |
Frosh/Soph Football | Girls Varsity Basketball | Varsity Softball |
Girls Volleyball | Girls JV Basketball | JV Softball |
JV Volleyball | Boys Varsity Soccer | Boys/Girls Badminton |
Girls Tennis | Frosh/Soph Boys Soccer | Track and Field |
Cross Country | Girls Varsity Soccer | Boys Tennis |
Boys Varsity Water Polo | Girls JV Soccer | Boys/Girls Golf |
Boys JV Water Polo | Wrestling | Boys/Girls Swimming |
Girls Varsity Water Polo | Diving | |
Girls JV Water Polo | Boys Volleyball | |
Boys/Girls La Crosse |
Demographics
Pioneer's racial demographics are[2]
- White (38.36%)
- Hispanic (36.03%)
- Asian (14.27%)
- Multiracial (8.64%)
- Black (2.24%)
- Other (0.46%)
Pioneer's gender demographics are[2]
- Male (50.73%)
- Female (49.27%)
Notable alumni
- Rob Becker '74 — Playwright, Defending the Caveman.[8][9]
- Steve Finn '69 — Philanthropist and former mayor of
- Count Five — 1960's rock band.[12][13]
- All-American college football player for the Washington Huskies[14]
- Bill Hullett '68 — Nashville guitarist.[15][16][17][18]
- David E. Osborne '69 — Author, Reinventing Government and The Coming. Senior White House advisor, Clinton administration.[19][20] 2018 Spur Award Winner, Historical Novel.[21]
- Kevin Pollak '75 — Actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian.[9][22]
- Dave Righetti '76 — Professional baseball player and coach.[23]
- Alan Chang '98 — Pianist and songwriter.[24]
- Naomi Girma '18 — Professional soccer player for the United States women's national soccer team and San Diego Wave FC.[25][26]
References
- ^ a b c "Pioneer High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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- ^ a b "PHS Service-Learning: Home". Archived from the original on 2005-03-17. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ http://phsathletics.olinesports.com/
- ^ "Rob Becker". Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ a b "Rob Becker: Once an all-star, always a caveman". 9 July 2007.
- ^ "Finn takes helm as LAH mayor, offers to 'celebrate all we have in common'". 21 June 2000.
- ^ "Mt. View music, arts school gets $1M challenge grant - Silicon Valley Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11.
- ^ http://countfive.com
- ^ "Count V - San Jose Rocks". 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "My Interviews: Bill Hullett". 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Bill Hullett: Music City Session Man".
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- ^ "Credits: Bill Hullett". AllMusic.
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- ^ Goodgame, Dan (14 December 1992). "David Osborne: A Prophet of Innovation". Time.
- ^ "2018 Spur Award Winners". 10 March 2018.
- ^ "This Guy Must Be Serious | PEOPLE.com". People.
- ^ "Former Bronco Coach and AD Selected to Hall of Fame". 9 August 2001.
- ^ "Michael Bublé's conductor got his start in San Jose". 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Stanford soccer captain Naomi Girma is a product of her Ethiopian roots". myScience. May 29, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Woitalla, Mike (May 29, 2020). "Rising U.S. star Naomi Girma on prepping for postponed U-20 World Cup, virtual team-building, and falling in love with soccer with a free-play start". Soccer America. Retrieved August 4, 2022.