Leland High School (San Jose, California) Explained

Leland High School
Streetaddress:6677 Camden Ave
Zipcode:95120
Coordinates:37.2171°N -121.8443°W
Country:USA
Information:(408) 535-6290
Established:1967
Grades:9, 10, 11, 12
Faculty:56.32 (on FTE basis)[1]
Ratio:28.28
Enrollment:1,593 (2022-23)
Principal:Harveen Bal [2] [3]
Mascot:Chargers
Colors:
Navy blue, Columbia blue, Gold[4]

Leland High School is a public high school located in the Almaden Valley in San Jose, California. Leland is one of the nine high schools in the San Jose Unified School District and is a STEM school.

History

Leland was founded in 1967.[5] It was named for Raymond B. Leland, who had served as principal of San Jose High School, and his son Gordon Leland, who had been a student at the school and had died in World War II.[6] [7]

Awards and recognition

Leland has won accolades for its speech and debate team,[8] and more recently its FIRST Robotics Competition Quixilver 604[9] and its FIRST Tech Challenge Quixilver 8404[10] robotics teams.[11]

In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Leland as the number 1 high school in San Jose Unified School District and number 68 in the state of California,[12] and the education ranking and review website Niche ranked the school as the number 1 high school in the district and number 77 in the state.[13]

In 2014, Leland was ranked number 20 in the United States for high standardized test scores between 2012-2014.[14] Newsweek ranked Leland High School 54th in the nation.[15]

During the 2004–05 school year, Leland High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[16] the highest award an American school can receive.[17]

Notable alumni and staff

Notes and References

  1. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0634590&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=063459005725 Leland High School
  2. Web site: Staff Directory - Leland High School. Leland High. School. leland.sjusd.org. September 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230903062330/https://leland.sjusd.org/who-we-are/staff-directory/. 2023-09-03.
  3. Web site: Leland High School Principal Announcement . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903061026/https://leland.sjusd.org/docs/Leland-High-School-Announcement-Letter.pdf . 2023-09-03 . San Jose Unified School District . September 3, 2023 . San José Unified School District is proud to announce the appointment of Harveen Bal as the new Principal of Leland High School effective July 1, 2023. . September 3, 2023 .
  4. Web site: Leland's Start. Leland Parent Club. October 10, 2016.
  5. News: Leland . January 18, 2019 . San Jose Mercury News . January 9, 2008.
  6. Web site: Seandel . Aaron . Leland's Start . Leland Parent Club . January 18, 2019 . en.
  7. Book: Craven . Wesley Frank . Cate . James Lea . Office of Air Force History . The Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume One: Plans and Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942 . 1983 . University of Chicago Press . 493026918 . 505–506 . 978-1-4289-1586-2 . en.
  8. News: Carbone Lewis . Jeanne . March 23, 2006 . Leland's award-winning speech, debate team talks fund-raising . Almaden Times Weekly . . September 26, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223725/http://www.almadentimes.com/032306/schools.htm . July 5, 2017.
  9. News: Baum . Julia . May 2, 2017 . Leland High team aces international robotics contest . The Mercury News . . January 24, 2018.
  10. News: Leland First Tech Challenge Team to Compete at FIRST Robotics World Championship April 12–20 . April 26, 2019 . Almaden Times . April 5, 2019 . en.
  11. News: Youth Robotics Teams Inspire Record Crowds at FIRST Championship in Houston . Associated Press . April 21, 2019.
  12. Web site: High Schools in San Jose Unified School District . U.S. News & World Report . July 14, 2021.
  13. Web site: Explore San Jose Unified School District . Niche . July 14, 2021 . en.
  14. Web site: High Schools With Highest SAT Scores . Business Insider . January 21, 2014 . March 24, 2014.
  15. Web site: America's Top High Schools 2014 . Newsweek . 2014 . May 3, 2015.
  16. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF)
  17. http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17475750&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6 "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department"
  18. Web site: Steve Beitashour wants to play for Iran in World Cup . Kevin . Baxter . May 6, 2014 . Los Angeles Times .
  19. Web site: Beitashour a Hometown Hero. April 8, 2010. Frank. Stranzl. San Jose Earthquakes website. Major League Soccer. March 31, 2010. April 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404133222/http://sjearthquakes.com/news/2010/03/beitashour-hometown-hero. dead.
  20. Web site: Sports shorts: Leland to honor alum Steven Beitashour Jan. 15 . San Jose Mercury News . January 8, 2014 . March 24, 2014.
  21. Web site: Jenna Flynn - Women's Senior National Team . 2024-07-29 . USA Water Polo . en.
  22. Web site: All-Mercury News baseball from the 1990s - Varsity Extra. May 20, 2010. mercurynews.com. May 11, 2017.
  23. Web site: Jason Hardtke Baseball Statistics [1990-2001]]. www.thebaseballcube.com. May 11, 2017.
  24. Web site: Jerry Hsu Biography . Emerica Skate . January 3, 2008 . February 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218012749/http://emericaskate.com/team/jerry-hsu/news/jerry-hsu-biography . February 18, 2010 . mdy-all .
  25. Web site: 2005 Hall of Fame inductee biographies . San Jose Sports Authority . February 24, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100803172208/http://sjsa.org/hall_of_fame/bios.asp . August 3, 2010 . mdy-all .
  26. Web site: Leland High honors its own with Pat Tillman Legacy Classic . San Jose Mercury News . August 31, 2012 . March 24, 2014.
  27. Web site: Low Takes Oath as Newest Assemblymember for 28th District - Assemblymember Evan Low Representing the 28th California Assembly District. asmdc.org. June 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222193557/http://asmdc.org/members/a28/news-room/press-releases/low-takes-oath-as-newest-assemblymember-for-28th-district. December 22, 2014. mdy-all.
  28. Web site: Silicon Valley 40 under 40: Evan Low, city of Campbell . December 13, 2013 . .
  29. Web site: The wrath of Leland | After School . Blogs at San Jose Mercury News . January 11, 2008 . March 24, 2014.
  30. Web site: Art matters, but art students matter more . San Jose Mercury News . May 8, 2011 . Joe . Rodriguez . March 24, 2014.
  31. Web site: Reggie Smith. Basketball-Reference.com. June 17, 2015.
  32. Web site: All-Mercury News basketball teams dating back to 1960. Dennis. Knight. April 2, 2009. Varsity Extra – San Jose Mercury News. June 17, 2015.
  33. Web site: Steven L. Smith: NASA International Space Station Program Liaison to the European Space Agency . . February 24, 2010.
  34. Web site: Astronaut Bio: Steven L. Smith 8/98 . Spaceacts.com . March 24, 2014 . March 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324050718/http://www.spaceacts.com/STARSHIP/SEH/smith-s.html . dead .
  35. News: Knight. Dennis . Pregame Ceremony to Honor Local Hero . . November 4, 2004 . November 8, 2007 . When Pat Tillman was a freshman at Leland High School, he didn't make the varsity baseball team, despite being one of the best players his age in the South Bay..

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