Henry T. Gunderson High School is a

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situated in the

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area of

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, which first opened in the fall of 1976. It drew the majority of its initial 10th - 12th grade student body from adjacent neighborhoods that were previously within the Pioneer and Leland high school boundaries. The school is part of the San Jose Unified School District and was given the maximum six-year

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in 2004, noting the performance of staff and faculty. As of July 2019, the

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is Kevin Wan, and the average annual enrollment is about 1100 students.

Technology program

Gunderson High School promotes itself as a Technology Magnet school offering a variety of classes through its technologically advanced academic program. Certain electives of the program include animation, multimedia design, digital photography, video production,

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, and electronic music. Weekly school news, Gunderson Live, is also directed and broadcast by students on school televisions.

Extracurricular activities

Gunderson's school newspaper, The Paw Print, is run and maintained by journalism students and is published monthly.

Notable alumni

* James Jones, NFL player *

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winning editor of

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References

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