Peterson High School

Public high school in the United States
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Marian A. Peterson High School[a] was a comprehensive, coeducational public high school in Sunnyvale, California that operated from 1965 to 1981.[1] The school served students in grades nine through twelve in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD).[1] Due to declining student enrollment, the school was repurposed as Marian A. Peterson Middle School in 1981 and its student body was absorbed by Adrian C. Wilcox High School.[2]

Notable alumni

  • Brian Boitano, Class of 1981, figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion
  • Bill Pecota, Class of 1977 or 1978, Major League Baseball player, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves 1986 to 1994
  • Chuck Wright, Class of 1979, professional wrestler known as The Godfather
  • Tom Bruce, Class of 1970, swimmer in 1972 Olympics, won two medals
  • Amy Tan, attended for one year, author of The Joy Luck Club
  • Tony Anselmo, Class of 1978, voice of Donald Duck and an artist for Disney
  • Ben Bennett, Class of 1980, quarterback for Duke University, played in NFL, USFL, AFL and WLAF
  • Juju Chang, Class of 1983, host on ABC television's Good Morning America
  • Bill Hare, Grammy-Award Winning recording engineer and producer

Notes and references

  1. ^ Now Marian A. Peterson Middle School
  1. ^ a b "City of Santa Clara : Santa Clara Schools". santaclaraca.gov. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Cheng, Cynthia (March 21, 2018). "Santa Clara Schools Over the Years". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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