Campolindo High School

Infobox School
caption =
name = Campolindo High School
established = 1962
type = Public High school
principal = Carol Kitchens
free_label = Colors
Mascot
free_text = Red and Blue
Cougar
enrollment = 1,339
location = 300 Moraga Road
Moraga, California
newspaper = La Puma
information =
website = http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/campolindo/

Campolindo High School is located in Moraga, California. The school is one of the five high schools 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 2003, Campolindo ranked 490th in Newsweek's top high schools and top ten of California high schools.Ref|nw-2005

Athletics

Campolindo has been a notably strong school for sports. The Cougars play in Division III and have exceptional programs in women's volleyball, men's basketball, 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.

Men's Fall Sports: Football, Water Polo, and Cross Country

Men's Winter Sports: Basketball, Soccer, and Wrestling

Men's Spring Sports: 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, and Lacrosse

Notable Alumni

* Peter Turre, Drummer for Ray Charles for many years.
* Peter Rocca, Olympic swimmer.
* Matt Biondi, eleven time Olympic medal winner in swimming.
* Astronaut Stephen Robinson
* Mark Schoofs, journalist. In 2000 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for his eight-part series, "AIDS: The Agony of Africa," which was published in 1999 in The Village Voice.
* Matt Vasgersian, Local TV announcer San Diego Padres, announcer NFL on Fox
* Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Author of "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone", contributor MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" and "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and National Editor, Washington Post.
* Zach Schwartz, AKA Zach Rogue, Sub Pop recording artist and founder of the band Rogue Wave.
* Jeff Stewart, Assistant General Manager Lancaster JetHawks
* John Vasicek, founder [http://www.morefirefilms.com More Fire Films] ; son of Oldrich Vasicek
* Ryan Kurt Whiting, founder [http://thenop.com No Other Productions]
* Noah Jefferson, professional poker player, World Poker Tour/European Poker Tour; European Poker Tour, Season Two Results
* Devin Strieff, noted documentary filmmaker and photographer. [http://devinstrieff.com DevinStrieff.com]
* Selin Kolankaya, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1630209/ publicist]
* Kenji Sytz, founder/President [http://www.ckcengineering.com/mgt_team.html CKC Engineering]
* Penny Flame, American Adult Film Actress
* Heather David, Paramount Pictures Marketing Executiveref|heather-imdbref|heather-variety
* Jon Zuber, played for Philadelphia Phillies during the 1990s.
* Allison Anderson (2003), Member of 2007 USA Women's Volleyball National Teamref|allison-team-usa
* Kim Vandenberg, member of USA Swimming National Team, won silver medal in 2007 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia
* Walter William (Chip) Hale III, pro baseball player with the Minesota Twins (1989-90, 1993-1996) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1997), currently 3rd base coach of Arizona Diamondbacks.
* Paul Faries, pro baseball player with the San Diego Padres (1990-92) and San Francisco Giants (1993).
* Aaron Poreda (2004), pitcher drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft
* Poppy Carlig, Member of the U.S. National Synchronized Swimming Team
* Hans Florine, rock climber, X-Games gold medalist.
* Jonathan Rotem, Producer
* Devin Hubert, published author of a children's novel called "Drafoon: The Legend of the Fog"
* Stacey Kane, Oakland Raiders cheerleader
* TJ Barni, Water Polo All American Athlete

Rivalries

The school's main rival is Miramonte High School in the neighboring town of Orinda, though a rivalry with Acalanes High School in Lafayette exists as well. Students often wear t-shirts saying "Stomp the Mats" (Miramonte's mascot is the Matador, or Mat for short).

Soda Aquatic Center

The Soda Aquatic Center opened in 1999 and has three pools: a three and 1/2 foot deep pool, a diving well 10 to 13 feet deep with two 1-meter springboards and two 3-meter springboards, and a competition pool. The 50 meter by 25 yard competition pool is considered to be one of the fastest pools in the country.Fact|date=December 2007

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 also frequently used for USA Swimming swim meets.

The diving tank was used during the filming of the "Underwater Car" episode of MythBusters (2006).

Music History

The Campolindo High School gymnasium was the location of a Grateful Dead show on May 17, 1969. A poorly recorded portion of this exists and circulates among traders of Grateful Dead Live shows.The spring of 1969 also included a show by Santana a few months before they performed at Woodstock (with the Grateful Dead) and their first album that fall.Other notables of that era that came to Campolindo were The Joy of Cooking and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

The cafeteria was also the location of notable early concert by the Dead Kennedys, on the evening of December 19, 1978. The band, who had just made their first appearance 5 months earlier, performed under the pseudonym of "The Creamsicles". The DKs were preceded by a set by The Zeros and openers The Liars, a punk-pop band from Berkeley. The concert, promoted as "The Whittler's Ball", was produced by a group of Campolindo students. A recording exists of the concert.

From 1990 to 1992, a student band named Code Blue, featuring Sub Pop and Brushfire Records recording artist Zach Rogue (of Rogue Wave) and Beluga Heights record label founder and hip-hop record producer JR Rotem, often performed at lunchtime.

References

# 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

External links

* [http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/campolindo/ Campolindo High School]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/parents/ca/403 Campolindo High School parent reviews]
* [http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/ Acalanes Union High School District]
* [http://www.campochoir.com/ Campolindo Choral Department]
* [http://www.campovolleyball.com/ Women's Volleyball]
* [http://www.campotrack.com/ Track and Field]
* [http://www.katibah.com/campolindo_high_school_2005-2006/cross_country/ Cross Country]
* [http://www.camposoccer.com/ Soccer]
* [http://www.campotennis.com/ Tennis]
* [http://www.campohoops.net/ Men's Basketball]
* [http://www.campofootball.com/ Football]
* [http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=campobball Women's Basketball]
* [http://www.campoaquatics.com/ Swimming and Diving]
* [http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=campowomenslax Women's Lacrosse]
* [http://www.leaguelineup.com/campolax Men's Lacrosse]
* [http://www.campowaterpolo.com/ Water Polo]
* [http://www.camposoftball.com/ Softball]
* [http://www.norcalprepscores.com/new/team_home.asp?TeamID=2196 Men's Golf]
* [http://www.norcalprepscores.com/new/team_home.asp?TeamID=2197 Women's Golf]