Campolindo High School

Campolindo High School is a public high school located in Moraga, California, United States, and is in the Acalanes Union High School District.

Campolindo High School
Address
300 Moraga Road Moraga , California 94556 United States
Coordinates	37°52′01″N 122°07′37″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1962
School district	Acalanes Union High School District
CEEB code	052058
NCES School ID	060165000033[1]
Principal	John Walker
Teaching staff	68.40 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,406 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	20.56[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue and red
Nickname	Cougars
Newspaper	La Puma[3]
Yearbook	Compañero
Website	Official website
[4]

In 2019, Campolindo was ranked 30th in California (and 239th nationally) by U.S. News & World Report.[5]

Athletics

The Campolindo Cougars have programs in men's football, women's volleyball, men's/women's basketball, men's baseball, men's/women's water polo, men's/women's cross country, men's/women's track and field,men's/women's tennis men's/women's swimming and diving, men's/women's soccer and men's volleyball.

The women's cross country team has won five CIF State Championships (2001,2010,2013,2017,2019)[6] The football team has won two CIF state championships (2014,2016).[7][8] The men's basketball team has won one CIF State Championship in 2019.[9] The men's cross country team has won one CIF State Championship in 2019.

Notable alumni

• Tom Belfanti, US Water Polo Olympic team
• Matt Biondi, Olympic swimmer[10]
• Paul Faries, MLB second baseman[11][12]
• Chip Hale, pro baseball player[13] and coach[12][14] [15]
• Cameron Ochs, musician[16][17]
• Bryce Pinkham, actor[18][19][20]
• Aaron Poreda, professional baseball player
• Stephen Robinson, astronaut[21]
• Peter Rocca, Olympic swimmer[22]
• Carey Schueler, first woman ever drafted by a Major League Baseball team[23]
• Jeff Stevens, professional baseball player[12][24]
• Giorgio Tavecchio, NFL placekicker
• Kim Vandenberg, Olympic swimmer
• Peter Varellas, Olympic water polo player
• Matt Vasgersian, sportscaster and television host
• Jon Zuber, pro baseball player[25][12][26]
• Jennifer Ketcham, reality TV star, author, blogger, and adult film actress and director who worked under the name “Penny Flame"[27]
• Erika Henningsen, actress[28]
• James Marvel, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates[29]

Notable staff

• Wayne Franklin, a former MLB player, coached the baseball team from 2015 to 2016.[30]

References

1. National Center for Education Statistics. "School Detail for Campolindo High". Retrieved May 11, 2020.
2. "Campolindo High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
3. La Puma
4. United States Geological Survey (January 19, 1981). "GNIS Detail – Campolindo High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
5. "Campolindo High School in MORAGA, CA | Best High Schools | US News". www.usnews.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
6. https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/252467?page=3. Retrieved January 26, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "Campolindo Wins State Football Championship With Amazing Comeback". Retrieved January 26, 2018.
8. "Campolindo wins state title with 31-7 rout of Bakersfield Christian". Retrieved January 26, 2018.
9. "Campolindo boys win first state championship". Retrieved May 15, 2019.
10. "Matt Biondi looks back, ahead at his life as famous Olympic swimmer". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
11. "Paul Faries Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
12. Enos, Ben. May 26, 2008 "Contra Costa County prep notebook". Contra Costa Times blog.
13. "Chip Hale Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
14. "Hale to remain part of A's coaching staff". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
15. "Arizona Diamondbacks hire Chip Hale as next manager". AZCentral.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
16. "58th Annual Grammy Award Nominations". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
17. "Cam spills how she found out about her Grammy nomination". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
18. "Bryce Pinkham Theatre Credits". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
19. "Tony Awards 2014: 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder,' 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Lead the Nominations Field". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
20. "2014 Tony Awards: 'Gentleman's Guide' and 'All the Way' Are Named Top Shows". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
21. Jokelson, Andy. 1997. Only Way Is Up for Area Grad. Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California), May 9, 1997, p. A1.
22. "SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Rewind: 30-Year Splashback – January 1977 – Swimming World News". Swimming World News. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
23. Lyons, Jeffrey and Douglas B. Lyons, Out of Left Field, Times Books, 1999, p. 56.
24. "Jeff Stevens Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
25. "Jon Zuber Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
26. "Jon Zuber profile". Cal Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
27. I am Jennie. Gallery Books. July 10, 2012. ISBN 9781451644760. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
28. "Erika Henningsen". Playbill. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
29. https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/06/26/east-bay-baseball-player-of-the-year-campolindos-james-marvel/
30. Johnson, Nick. "Franklin Throwing Strikes in First Season". La Puma. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

External links

• Official website