Bolsa Grande High School is a public high school in the Garden Grove Unified School District

Garden Grove Unified School District

The Garden Grove Unified School District is the third largest school district in Orange County, and the twelfth largest in the State of California...

 in southern California. The school opened September 28, 1959.

Academics

Bolsa Grande (Big Pocket or Big Pouch in Spanish translation; geographically related to Bolsa Chica wetlands, the high school was named after the Bolsa Grande lowlands. Which is the larger of the two topographical depressions and set inland about 5 miles) was recognized as a California Distinguished School. In the year of 2008, the school's API was 770. The following year, 2009, the API dramatically increased up to 789. In 2010, the API took another dramatic increasing to 797, with the average California High School API being 728. In 2011, Bolsa Grande jumped from 797 to an 822, making it the school with the biggest jump in the whole entire district.

Athletics

Bolsa Grande's sports teams are known as the Matadors, and compete in the Garden Grove League of the California Interscholastic Federation

California Interscholastic Federation

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's Southern Section.

The school is home to one of only two on-campus football stadiums in the GGUSD (the other is at Garden Grove High School

Garden Grove High School

Garden Grove High School is located in Garden Grove, California. It is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District.- Overview :The Garden Grove Union High School District was established in 1921 in response to attempts by neighboring school districts to annex the Garden Grove area. GGHS...

). All seven high schools in the district share these two stadiums during football season.

Track & Field and Swim are some of Bolsa's top sports.

Notable alumni

• Jerry Carr (Class of 1968): baseball, California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals
• Glen Titensor
  Glen Titensor
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   (Class of 1976): NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
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   in 1981
• Scott Totten (Class of 1980): Music Director and Lead Guitarist for The Beach Boys band.