Portola Middle School
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Portola Middle School is a public middle school in Orange, California
, USA. The school was built in 1958 and has almost 2,000 students, consisting of students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, all following the traditional schedule. It is physically on 270 North Palm Drive and is one of the five middle schools in OUSD (Orange Unified School District).
became an international sensation in the world of Track and field athletics while still attending Portola Middle School. Her record for the Mile run, set indoors in a meet against the USSR still stands She went on to a long career, winning two World Championships in 1983 and was in the famous incident in the 1984 Summer Olympics
with Zola Budd
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Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
, USA. The school was built in 1958 and has almost 2,000 students, consisting of students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, all following the traditional schedule. It is physically on 270 North Palm Drive and is one of the five middle schools in OUSD (Orange Unified School District).
Famous alumni
In 1973 "Little" Mary DeckerMary Decker
Mary Slaney is an American former track athlete. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and set 17 official and unofficial world records and 36 US national records.-Biography:Mary Decker was born in Bunnvale, Hunterdon County, New...
became an international sensation in the world of Track and field athletics while still attending Portola Middle School. Her record for the Mile run, set indoors in a meet against the USSR still stands She went on to a long career, winning two World Championships in 1983 and was in the famous incident in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
with Zola Budd
Zola Budd
Zola Pieterse, better known by her maiden name of Zola Budd , is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships...
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