Westmont High School is located in

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, United States and is part of the

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. First opened in the fall of 1964, Westmont drew students initially from both

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and Campbell High Schools. The school retains many academic achievements including the 1996

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and 1997

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. The school is also home to the Campbell FFA

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The school sits at the Northwest corner of the 1839

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land grant,

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wraps around the northern edge of the school and formed the land grant's boundary.

Alumni

Notable

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at Westmont High School include: * Steve Cisowski, Class of 1981, an NFL player for the

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* Brett Dalton, Class of 2001, an actor. Plays Grant Ward in ABC's ''

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'' *

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, Class of 2010 (dropped out), a professional gamer known as Reginald *

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, Class of 1966, an actor. He played the ill-fated lawyer in

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and also had recurring role on

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. *

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, Class of 1989, guitarist/vocalist for the

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bands Rancid and

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. *

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, Class of 1974, a Major League Baseball player and baseball radio commentator * Dylan Park-Pettiford, Class of 2002, a writer. He wrote for

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and

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. He is as a storyteller and contributor for

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. * Eric Victorino, Class of 1996, a musician and poet. Was the lead singer for

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and

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References

History of Campbell High Schools

World of Pageantry - Fall 2004 Scores for Field Show Competitions

World of Pageantry - Fall 2003 Scores for Field Show Competitions

External links

Westmont Website

Westmont Music Department

Westmont English dept

Westmont Science dept

The Shield

Westmont Speech and Debate

Westmont Drama dept

Westmont CSF/Honor Roll

Westmont Athletics

Westmont stats on greatschools

World of Pageantry - Scores for Field Show Competitions

Westmont Class of 1968 40-year Reunion, August 19, 2008
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Alumni

See also

References

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