Marian A. Peterson High School was a high school in

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that operated from 1965 to 1981. The building is currently occupied by Marian A. Peterson Middle School, in the Santa Clara Unified School District. The student body was absorbed by

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in 1981 due to Peterson's declining student enrollment.

Notable alumni

* Brian Boitano, Class of 1981, figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion * Bill Pecota, Class of 1977 or 1978, Major League Baseball player, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves 1986 to 1994 *Chuck Wright, Class of 1979, professional wrestler known as The Godfather * Tom Bruce, Class of 1970, swimmer in

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, won two medals * Amy Tan, attended for one year, author of '' The Joy Luck Club'' * Tony Anselmo, Class of 1978, voice of

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and an artist for Disney * Ben Bennett, Class of 1980, quarterback for

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, played in NFL, USFL, AFL and WLAF * JuJu Chang, Class of 1983, host on ABC television's ''Good Morning America'' * Bill Hare, Grammy-Award Winning recording engineer and producer

References

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