Monte Vista High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Danville,

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, United States. It is a

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, as well as a

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. It is fully WASC accredited. The school is located in the

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, approximately east of

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, and is part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Their school mascot is a mustang.

Academics

The school is fully accredited by the

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, and offers college preparatory courses that are

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A-G certified. In 2014, the school offered 23

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courses and 7 honors courses. The school also offers courses through the California Association of Regional Occupational Centers and Programs.

Sports

The Monte Vista Mustangs compete in the East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) of the

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(NCS). They won the

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championships in boys' basketball (2014) and girls' swimming (2017).

Notable alumni

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, baseball pitcher *

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, astronaut *

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, professional baseball player *

Taylor Dent Taylor Phillip Dent (born April 24, 1981) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 21, winning 4 singles titles. Career Early career and back injury Dent won ATP titl ...

, tennis player *

Zach Ertz Zachary Adam Ertz (born November 10, 1990) is an American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft and later won Supe ...

, NFL tight end *

Jake Haener Jake Haener (born March 10, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and Fresno State. High school career Haener attended Monte Vista i ...

, college football quarterback *

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, actor *

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, opera singer and songwriter *

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, NFL linebacker *

Jeff Lockie Jeff Lockie (born November 14, 1993) is a former American football quarterback who played college football at Oregon. Early years Lockie played high school football at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, where he was a two-year sta ...

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player *

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, NFL defensive end *

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, professional basketball general manager *

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, comedy writer *

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, comedy writer *

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, jazz musician *

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, musician * Gar Ryness, 'Batting Stance Guy' *

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, Member of US House of Representatives from California's 28th district *

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, actor and author *

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, Olympic women's water polo *

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, Olympic women's water polo *

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, model *

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, actress *

Nicholas Vasallo Nicholas Roy Vasallo (born October 28, 1979) is an American composer. In 1997, Vasallo graduated from Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, where he began his musical career as an electric guitarist and vocalist in a hardcore band cal ...

, composer * Joey Wagman, American-Israeli baseball player * Ryan Whalen, NFL wide receiver *

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U-KISS Korea. *

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, football quarterback * David Zuckerman, television producer

References

External links

Monte Vista High SchoolThe Stampede (Newspaper)
{{authority control High schools in Contra Costa County, California Public high schools in California Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in California Danville, California