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located in

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, United States. Opened in 1893, Bakersfield High School serves grades ninth through twelfth within the

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Notable alumni

* Larry Barnes – former

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). *

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– former NFL football player *

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– former NFL football player *

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- former Major League Baseball outfielder * Pete Cross – former

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– artist. *

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* Robert Duncan – poet, was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance *

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commentator *

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– singer-songwriter. * Jerry Marion – former NFL player *

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– Congressman *

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, American citizen held by North Korea * Spain Musgrove – former NFL defensive lineman * Doug Loman – former

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(Class of 1950) – Educator, former education administrator, school superintendent and author. Love is noted as the first African–American and woman to serve as superintendent of

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, the nation's third largest school district. * Steve Ontiveros – former

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– Davis Cup winner *

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– former Stanford football player *

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– former NFL football player *

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– former NFL player * Michael Stewart – former NFL football player *

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– former

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– former NFL football player *

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– four time All-American and two time national champion wrestler at Iowa State University and winner of a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London at 26 *

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(Class of 2012) – Paris basketball player, NBA player, former

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, three-term

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, Chief Justice of the United States, and chairman of the

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– noteworthy early contributor to

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movement * Jarrett Brannen (Class of 2019)- 2019

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unanimous MVP, 2019 California All-State 2nd team, former Bakersfield Renegades and

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baseball player, current baseball player at

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External links

*Wallace, J. S. ''Recollections of a high school district, 1893–1968 : an informal history of the Kern County Union High School and junior college district''. Published circa 1980.
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