American High School (California) Explained

American High School
Motto:	Diversity and Dedication Enhance Learning and Education.
Campus Type:	Suburban
Campus Size:	42.79acres
Type:	Public high school
District:	Fremont Unified School District
Principal:	Noelle Cheney
Enrollment:	2,519 (2019-20)^[1]
Colors:	blue and green
Nickname:	Eagles
Yearbook:	Aerie
Newspaper:	Eagle Era
Streetaddress:	36300 Fremont Boulevard
City:	Fremont
State:	California
Zipcode:	94536
Country:	USA

American High School (AHS) is a public secondary school located in Fremont, California, United States. It is one of five public high schools within the Fremont Unified School District. The school receives its students through the American High School attendance area boundary set by the district. It was a California Distinguished School from 2005 to 2009 and a California Gold Ribbon School from 2017 to 2019.^[2] It was recognized as a California Distinguished School once again in 2019.^[3] Most of the school body is Asian, with a significant South and East Asian population.^[4]

Notable alumni

• James Cannida, NFL football player
• Yousef Erakat, Youtuber - Fouseytube
• Robert Flynn, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist/founder of heavy metal band Machine Head.
• Michelle Go, Asian American woman pushed off of train platform in 2022.
• Steve Lewis, 400m runner who won three gold medals at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics
• Garry Tan, venture capitalist and entrepreneur
• Len Wiseman, filmmaker^{[5] [6]}
• Joel Souza, filmmaker

References in pop culture

"American High," the eighth track from Machine Head's 2001 album Supercharger, references American High School, the alma mater of its lead singer.^[7]

Demographics

Student enrollment in 2021 was approximately 2,544 students. Their ethnic makeup was:

• 64.8% Asian
• 11.2% White
• 9.0% Hispanic
• 8.3% Filipino
• 3.6% Two or more races
• 2.2% African American
• 0.7% Pacific Islander
• 0.3% American Indian

5.4% of students were English language learners.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: American High. National Center for Education Statistics. July 8, 2021.
2. Web site: California Gold Ribbon Schools Awardees 2017 - California Gold Ribbon Schools Program (CA Dept of Education). www.cde.ca.gov. 2019-07-30.
3. Web site: California Distinguished Schools Awardees 2019 - California Distinguished Schools Program (CA Dept of Education). www.cde.ca.gov. 2019-07-30. 2019-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190205001256/https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/yr19distschools.asp. dead.
4. Web site: American High School.
5. Web site: Len Wiseman, Biography, Filmography, Photos – MSN Movies UK . 2006-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061121192611/http://movies.uk.msn.com/actor.aspx?P_PersonID=123570 . 2006-11-21 . dead .
6. Web site: Len Wiseman Biography – Yahoo! Movies.
7. Web site: Machine Head. Spotify.
8. Web site: American High Summary. California School Dashboard. California Department of Education.