Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California)
- Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California)
Sequoia High School is a high school in downtown Redwood City, California, United States. Established in 1895, it is the oldest high school in the San Francisco Bay Area between San Francisco and San Jose. It was founded as a preparatory school for Stanford University. Today, it is one of the few schools to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme within the Bay Area.
The present-day campus is located on the grounds of the former estate of Horace Hawes, author of the legislative bill that created San Mateo County. The grounds include a Japanese tea garden and is surrounded by a number of historical trees; the Giant Sequoia, Monkey-puzzle tree, Australian Tea tree, "Ginkgo biloba" trees, Cork Oak tree and many others.
Sequoia High School is part of the Sequoia Union High School District.
On September 13, 2007 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited Sequoia High School to sign bill SB 33.
Controversy
During a football game in November 2007 against Half Moon Bay High School, the home team [Half Moon Bay] shouted racial slurs and threw rocks and eggs at the Sequoia cheerleaders and fans. There still is ongoing controversy between these schools, and now sports games must be played at neutral sites.
Notable alumni
* Gary Beban: 1967 Heisman Trophy winner, briefly played professional football for the Washington Redskins.
* Spencer Folau: Super Bowl Championship Team with the Baltimore Ravens.
* Charles Johnson: professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors.
* Paul McClellan: Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the San Francisco Giants.
* Gordon Moore: Co-founder of Intel Corporation, best known for Moore's Law.
* Paul Noce: former MLB player with the Chicago Cubs.
* Dick Sharon: former MLB player.
* Dick Stuart: former MLB player.
* Kenny Ortega: Director and Coreographer for the High School Musical franchise.
* Ashley Wyrick, 2006.
ee also
*San Mateo County high schools
External links
* [http://www.sequoiahs.org/ Sequoia High School website]
* [http://www.sequoiaalumni.net/ Sequoia Alumni Network website]
* [http://www.sequoiahs.org/programs/ib/seq_history.htm History of Sequoia High School]
* [http://www.sequoiahs.org/about/pages/campusHistory.html History of Sequoia High School's campus]
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