Montgomery High School (MOH) is a four-year (grade levels 9–12) public

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

located in the city of

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. It opened in 1970 and is situated today on its original campus in

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. Montgomery High School serves more than 2,500 students and is named after pioneer aviator

John J. Montgomery John Joseph Montgomery (February 15, 1858 – October 31, 1911) was an American inventor, physicist, engineer, and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, who is best known for his invention of controlled heavier-than-air ...

, who made the first manned glider flight in U.S. history from a hill in the area where the school is located. In 1975, Tagalog class was first offered as a foreign language in California at Montgomery. A new library, named for founding principal Joseph C Torres, was opened in February 2012, and other buildings were added for the adult school on the same campus grounds.

Notable alumni

Wuv Bernardo Noah "Wuv" Bernardo Jr. (born February 24, 1974) is an American musician, most notably the guitarist and drummer for Christian nu metal band P.O.D.. According to a FAQ, Bernardo is Filipino, Italian, German, and Chamorro. He is the first co ...

, 1991 - Drummer for P.O.D * Alfredo Gutiérrez, 2015 - Professional football player * Óscar Gutiérrez, 1993 - Professional wrestler *

William McLeroy William "Bud" McLeroy (born 1960) was the first amputee to serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is also the first service member, and firefighter, to serve while only having one leg. Early life Growing up in south San Diego, McLeroy attended Mo ...

, 1978 - Firefighter *

Sergio Mitre Sergio Armando Mitre (born February 16, 1981) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees. In 2022, he was ...

, 1999 - Professional baseball player *

Óscar Robles Oscar Manuel Robles Arenas (born April 9, 1976) is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Currently he is the manager for the Generales de Dur ...

, 1994 - Professional baseball player *

Thunder Rosa Melissa Cervantes (born July 22, 1986), known by her ring name Thunder Rosa, is a Mexican professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a former one-time AEW Women's World Champion. She ...

, 2006 - Professional wrestler *

Sonny Sandoval Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1974) is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. He is best known as co-founder and the lead vocalist of metal band P.O.D. Biography Sandoval was born in San Diego, California. to a Chamorro-Hawai ...

, 1991 - singer for P.O.D * Tony Walker, 1977 - Professional baseball player

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Notable alumni

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