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
San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
. It opened in 1970 and is situated today on its original campus in
Otay Mesa. Montgomery High School serves more than 2,500 students and is named after pioneer aviator
John J. Montgomery, 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
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Wuv Bernardo, 1991 - Drummer for P.O.D
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Alfredo Gutiérrez, 2015 - Professional football player
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Óscar Gutiérrez, 1993 - Professional wrestler
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William McLeroy, 1978 - Firefighter
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Sergio Mitre, 1999 - Professional baseball player
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Óscar Robles, 1994 - Professional baseball player
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Thunder Rosa, 2006 - Professional wrestler
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Sonny Sandoval, 1991 - singer for P.O.D
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Tony Walker, 1977 - Professional baseball player
See also
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Sweetwater Union High School District
The Sweetwater Union High School District is a school district headquartered in Chula Vista, California. , the school district is the largest secondary school district in California.
The union high school district serves over 42,000 high scho ...
References
External links
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1970
High schools in San Diego
Public high schools in California
1970 establishments in California
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