Sacramento High School

Sacramento Charter High School ["Sacramento Charter High School A Public Charter School Proposal"] is an independent public charter high school located in the Alhambra Triangle, adjacent to the Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento, California. Its charter was approved by the Sacramento City Unified School District's Board of Trustees on July 21, 2003. [Minutes of SCUSD Board of Trustees, 07/21/03] The charter school occupies the school site formerly occupied by Sacramento High School, the second oldest high school west of the Mississippi. Sacramento High School was originally founded in 1856. Sacramento High School moved several times. In 1922, construction began at its last location on 34th Street. It opened at this location in 1924 and continuously served the growing neighborhoods of Downtown Sacramento, Midtown, East Sacramento, River Park, College Greens, Tahoe Park and Oak Park. The school was closed by the SCUSD School Board in June 2003, over the objections of many students, parents and teachers. The new charter high school, which opened in September, 2003, kept the same school colors, purple and white, and the dragon mascot. The student newspaper is called "The X-Ray." Sacramento Charter High School is governed by a private Board of Directors from St. Hope Public Schools. [Sacramento Charter High School A Public Charter School Proposal. St. Hope Public Schools]

Notable alumni from Sacramento High School

* Michael James Adams - aviator and NASA astronaut
* Herb Caen - former gossip columnist for "The X-Ray" went on to become Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the "San Francisco Chronicle"
* Ray Eames - American artist, designer, architect and filmmaker
* Ray Frank - prominent Jewish female leader
* Ernesto Galarza - author, labor organizer and activist
* Stanley J. Gale - lawyer helped prosecute Nazi leaders at the Nuremberg Trials
* Hiram Johnson - former California governor
* Alva Johnston - author and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for "The New York Times"
* Rachel Leibrock - writer for the "The Sacramento Bee"
* Mel Martin - saxophonist
* David-Matthew Barnes, author
* Aaron Peckham - founder of Urban Dictionary
* Rufus Reid - jazz bassist, educator, and composer
* Richard Holliway Rodda - former sports editor of "The X-Ray" went on to become McClatchy Newspapers political editor
* Ann Marie Kennedy - educator

Notable figures in baseball

* Cuno Barragan - former MLB catcher
* Tommy Glaviano - former MLB infielder
* Stan Hack - 16-year MLB third baseman
* Drungo Hazewood - former MLB outfielder
* Woodie Held - 12-year MLB outfielder
* Myril Hoag - 13-year MLB outfielder
* Mike Howard - former MLB outfielder
* Gordon Jones - 11-year MLB pitcher
* Donnie Lyle - Cleveland Indians scout
* John McNamara - former minor-league catcher and major-league manager
* Jerry Royster - former MLB third baseman for five teams and current manager of the Lotte Giants, the Busan professional baseball team in South Korea
* Greg Sims - former MLB outfielder
* Matt Walbeck - Texas Rangers third-base coach and 11-year MLB outfielder

Notable figures in football

* Jim Breech - 14-year kicker for the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals
* Ralph DeLoach - former NFL defensive lineman
* Burt Delavan - former NFL offensive lineman for the Chicago Cardinals 1955-1956.
* Leland Glass - defensive back and wide receiver standout in high school, played at University of Oregon, and two seasons with the Green Bay Packers [cite news|author=Bill Paterson|work=|title=Alumni honor roll|url=http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/highschool/story/14283510p-15091196c.html|date=July 29, 2006]
* Lou Harris - rushed for 1,279 yards at USC and Canadian Football League with the British Columbia Lions [cite news|author=Bill Paterson|work=|title=Alumni honor roll|url=http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/highschool/story/14283510p-15091196c.html|date=July 29, 2006]
* Alva Liles - former NFL guard
* Artimus Parker - All-American at defensive back for USC and played four seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets [cite news|author=Bill Paterson|work=|title=Alumni honor roll|url=http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/highschool/story/14283510p-15091196c.html|date=July 29, 2006]
* Kato Serwanga - five-year defensive back with the New England Patriots, Washington Redskins and the New York Giants
* Wasswa Serwanga - three-year defensive back with the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings

Notable athletes

* Kevin Johnson - former NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns
* Tommy Kono - three-time medalist in weightlifting in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics

External links/sources

* [http://www.sachigh.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.sachighalumni.org/ Alumni association]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/high-schools/sacramento-1649.shtml The Baseball Cube]