Marian A. Peterson Middle School
| Marian A. Peterson High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
United States 37°20′57″N 122°00′31″W / 37.3492°N 122.0086°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1965 |
| Closed | 1981 |
School district | Santa Clara Unified School District |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Colors | Black Gold |
Marian A. Peterson Middle School, formerly Marian A. Peterson High School,[a] is in Sunnyvale, California. It was a comprehensive, coeducational public high school that operated from 1965 to 1981.[1] The school served students in grades nine through twelve in the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD).[1] Due to declining student enrollment, the school was repurposed as Marian A. Peterson Middle School in 1981 and its student body was absorbed by Adrian C. Wilcox High School.[2]
In 2025, the middle school had 741 students who were almost half Asian and more than a quarter Hispanic.[3]
Notable alumni
- Brian Boitano, Class of 1981, figure skater, Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion
- Bill Pecota, Class of 1977 or 1978, Major League Baseball player, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves 1986 to 1994
- Chuck Wright, Class of 1979, professional wrestler known as The Godfather
- Tom Bruce, Class of 1970, swimmer in 1972 Olympics, won two medals
- Amy Tan, attended for one year, author of The Joy Luck Club
- Tony Anselmo, Class of 1978, voice of Donald Duck and an artist for Disney
- Ben Bennett, Class of 1980, quarterback for Duke University, played in NFL, USFL, AFL and WLAF
- Juju Chang, Class of 1983, host on ABC television's Good Morning America
- Bill Hare, Grammy-Award Winning recording engineer and producer
Notes and references
- ↑ Now Marian A. Peterson Middle School
- 1 2 "City of Santa Clara : Santa Clara Schools". santaclaraca.gov. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.
- ↑ Cheng, Cynthia (March 21, 2018). "Santa Clara Schools Over the Years". The Silicon Valley Voice. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/california/marian-a-peterson-middle-265560