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Sacramento Charter High School ("Sac High") is an independent
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charter high school in the Oak Park neighborhood of
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. Originally founded in 1856, Sacramento High is the second oldest public high school in
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. In 2003, the school adopted its current form as a charter school within the Sacramento City Unified School District.


History

Founded in 1856, Sacramento High School moved several times. In 1922, construction began at its current location on 34th Street. It opened at this location in 1924 and continuously served the growing neighborhoods of Downtown Sacramento, Midtown, East Sacramento, River Park, College Greens, Tahoe Park and Oak Park until 2003. The school was decommissioned as a standard public school by the SCUSD School Board in June 2003 due to low performance, over the objections of many students, parents and teachers. The new charter high school, which opened in September 2003, kept the same school colors, purple and white, and the dragon mascot but not the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VAPAC) which had been one of the school's unique features for many years. Sacramento Charter High School is governed by a private Board of Directors from St. Hope Public Schools.Sacramento Charter High School A Public Charter School Proposal. St. Hope Public Schools


Notable alumni

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Michael James Adams Michael James Adams (May 5, 1930 – November 15, 1967) ( Maj USAF) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and USAF astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated b ...
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Herb Caen Herbert Eugene Caen (; April 3, 1916 February 1, 1997) was a San Francisco humorist and journalist whose daily column of local goings-on and insider gossip, social and political happenings, and offbeat puns and anecdotes—"A continuous love le ...
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-winning columnist for the ''
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'' * Eugene Chappie – Congressman 1981–1987 * Stephon Clark – Black American man known for being killed by the police *
Ray Eames Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser Eames (née Kaiser; December 15, 1912 – August 21, 1988) was an American artist and designer who worked in a variety of media. In creative partnership with her husband Charles Eames and The Eames Office, she was ...
– American artist, designer, architect and filmmaker *
Ernesto Galarza Ernesto Galarza (August 15, 1905–June 22, 1984) was a Mexican-American labor organizer, activist, professor, poet, writer, storyteller, and a key figure in the history of immigrant farmworker organization in California. He had a dream of giving b ...
– author, labor organizer and activist * Marina Hantzis – former pornographic actress *
Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson (September 2, 1866August 6, 1945) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917. Johnson achieved national prominence in the early 20th century. He was elected in 191 ...
– former
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governor *
Alva Johnston Alva Johnston (August 1, 1888 – November 23, 1950) was an American journalist and biographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1923. Biography Johnston was born in Sacramento, California. He started out at the ''Sacramento Bee'' in 19 ...
– author and
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-winning writer for ''
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'' * Tim Kelly – President of the
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1989–1991 * Mozzy – Rapper * Aaron Peckham – founder of
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* Rufus Reid – jazz bassist, educator, and composer *
Cynthia Robinson Cynthia Robinson (January 12, 1944 – November 23, 2015) was an American musician, best known for being a founding member, the trumpeter and a vocalist in Sly and the Family Stone. Her voice and presence were featured in the hits "Dance to the ...
– Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, trumpeter and vocalist in
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Trent Smith Darrell Trent Smith (born September 15, 1979) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Dra ...
– swimmer and public service


Notable athletes

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Kevin Galloway Kevin Dwayne Galloway (born May 23, 1988) is an Iraqi-AmericanKevin Dwayne Gallowa ...
– professional basketball player * Kevin Johnson – former NBA player and
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mayor *
Tommy Kono Tamio "Tommy" Kono (June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was a Japanese American weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or ...
– three-time medalist in
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Chase Tapley Alexander Chase Tapley (born June 3, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the San Diego State University. High school career Taple ...
-Professional basketball player * Josiah Turner – Professional basketball player *
Jim Breech James Thomas Breech (born April 11, 1956) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), who played for Oakland Raiders in 1979 and Cincinnati Bengals from 1980-1992. Before his NFL career, Breech played for t ...
- Professional football player


Notable figures in baseball

* Cuno Barragan – former
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* Brick Eldred – member of the
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* Tommy Glaviano - former
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infielder *
Stan Hack Stanley Camfield Hack (December 6, 1909 – December 15, 1979), nicknamed "Smiling Stan", was an American third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago Cubs and was the National League's top t ...
- 16-year
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* Drungo Hazewood - former
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Woodie Held Woodson George "Woodie" Held (March 25, 1932 – June 11, 2009) was a shortstop/outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, ...
– 12-year
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outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
* Myril Hoag – 13-year
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outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
* Mike Howard – former
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outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
* Gordon Jones – 11-year
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* John McNamara – former minor-league catcher and major-league manager *
Jerry Royster Jeron Kennis Royster (born October 18, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball player and coach. He was a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees. He was ...
– former
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ...
for five teams and current manager of the Lotte Giants, the Busan professional baseball team in South Korea * Greg Sims – former
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outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
* Matt Walbeck – Texas Rangers third-base coach and 11-year
MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the ( home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the ca ...


Notable figures in football

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Jim Breech James Thomas Breech (born April 11, 1956) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL), who played for Oakland Raiders in 1979 and Cincinnati Bengals from 1980-1992. Before his NFL career, Breech played for t ...
– 14-year kicker for the Oakland Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals *
Ralph DeLoach Ralph Alan DeLoach (January 13, 1957 – April 21, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played one game for the New York Jets in 1981. He played college football f ...
– NFL player *
Kato Serwanga Kato E. Serwanga (born July 23, 1976) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, California State University, Sacramento and the University of the Pacific. His ...
– five-year defensive back with the New England Patriots,
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and the New York Giants * Wasswa Serwanga – three-year defensive back with the
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and
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References


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