Watsonville High School

Watsonville High School is a high school located in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, and is part of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. This is an open campus school, thus students are able to leave and come back after lunch. The school mascot is Willy the Wildcat. The school colors are black and gold. Their most recent rival (in sports) is Pajaro Valley High School, which is also located in Watsonville. Watsonville High's long-time rival is Aptos High School; the football game between the two schools is known as the "Black and Blue Bowl." Watsonville High School is a large school with over 2,000 students and staff, making it the largest school in the Pajaro Valley Unified School district.

Watsonville High School on East Beach Street.

Notable alumni
  • Luis Alejo, State Assemblymember (2010– )
  • Brenda Buttner, Fox News host
  • Sherman Cocroft, NFL player
  • Mark Eichhorn, MLB player
  • Jason the Skater, legendary Watsonville football and basketball player/pro skater
  • Marv Marinovich, NFL player
  • Ray Meyers, best high school football coach who's ever lived, record 114-0
  • Tlaloc Rivas, theatre director and professor
  • Simon Salinas, State Assemblymember (2000–2006)
  • Ken Sears, NBA player
  • Rich Sousa / Carlos Patino, national high school football record, 99-yard touchdown pass/reception (1998)
  • Andy Vargas, vocalist for Santana
  • Logan Way, Watsonville Baseball Hall of Fame/former FFA officer
  • Pat Work, Army Black Knights Football standout


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