El Camino High School (South San Francisco)
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El Camino High School is a four-year American public high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located in South San Francisco, California
South San Francisco, California
South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area...

, directly adjacent to the South San Francisco BART Station
South San Francisco (BART station)
South San Francisco Station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located in suburban South San Francisco, California in northern San Mateo County...

. It is part of the South San Francisco Unified School District
South San Francisco Unified School District
The South San Francisco Unified School District is a school district in northern San Mateo County, California, serving the cities of South San Francisco, a small portion of San Bruno, and the Serramonte district of Daly City.- Schools :...

 (SSFUSD).

Curriculum

El Camino High School offers the recommended A-G courses based upon the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

 that illustrates the minimum level of academic preparation students ought to achieve in high school to undertake university level work.

Extracurricular activities

El Camino High School Associated Student Body

El Camino Colt Publications

Notable alumni

  • Ken Bastida
    Ken Bastida
    Ken Bastida is a California news anchor on Channel 5 , a CBS affiliate. He has been a reporter with the station since 1990. Bastida began his career as a Bay Area radio host in 1978. Since then he has held on air positions at Bay Area radio stations KFRC, KGO, KMEL, K101, KFYI and KCBS radio...

    , News Caster Channel 5 news (Bay Area).
  • Walt Harris
    Walt Harris
    Walt Harris is a former American football player and coach in the United States. Harris served as the head football coach at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 1989 to 1991, the University of Pittsburgh from 1997 to 2004, and at Stanford University from 2005 to 2006,...

    , 1964. Former Stanford football coach.
  • Ghandia Johnson, 1987. "Survivor: Thailand
    Survivor: Thailand
    Survivor: Thailand is the fifth season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed in the summer of 2002 and aired from September 19 – December 19, 2002 on CBS. It was set on the island of Ko Tarutao in Thailand. Fourteen episodes aired weekly. The two initial tribes were Chuay...

     contestant.
  • Barry McGee
    Barry McGee
    Barry McGee is a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known by monikers such as Ray Fong, Lydia Fong, Bernon Vernon, P.Kin, Ray Virgil, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others.-Life and career:McGee graduated from El Camino High School in South...

    , 1984. Artist.
  • Kurtis Ming, 1996. Emmy Award Winning Newscaster KOVR-TV CBS13 Sacramento
  • Dennis Pepa
    Death Angel
    Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from Concord, California, initially active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2001. Death Angel has released six studio albums, two demo tapes, one box set and two live albums....

    , 1980. Bass guitar player for heavy metal group Death Angel
    Death Angel
    Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from Concord, California, initially active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2001. Death Angel has released six studio albums, two demo tapes, one box set and two live albums....

    .
  • Darren Uyenoyama
    Darren Uyenoyama
    Darren Uyenoyama is an American mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC fighting in their bantamweight division...

    , 1997. 62 kg 2007 Fila World Grappling Champion
    Submission wrestling
    Submission wrestling or Combat wrestling in Japan, is a formula of competition and a general term describing the aspect of martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission using submission holds...

     and mixed martial arts
    Mixed martial arts
    Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

     fighter in the Japanese organization Dream
    DREAM (mixed martial arts)
    Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...

    .

  • Rich Bordi
    Rich Bordi
    Richard Albert Bordi is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played from -. He played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. Bordi threw and batted right-handed, was 6'7" tall, and weighed 220 pounds. He attended Fresno State...

    , Class of 1977. MLB, Oakland A's, pitcher.
  • DJ Peluso, Class of 2012.

See also

  • San Mateo County high schools

External links

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