Mt. Pleasant High School is a public high school located in the Alum Rock district of San Jose, California. It is a part of the East Side Union High School District
| Mt. Pleasant High School | |
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| Address | |
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1750 South White Road , 95127 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°20′46″N 121°48′30″W / 37.3462°N 121.8082°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1964[3] |
| School district | East Side Union High School District |
| Principal | Martha Guerrero |
| Teaching staff | 59.72 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,271 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.28[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and black [2] |
| Athletics conference | CIF Central Coast Section Blossom Valley Athletic League |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Website | mtpleasant.esuhsd.org/ |
Steve Poizner edit
After selling his high-tech businesses, Steve Poizner worked at the school as a volunteer teacher, writing about it in Mount Pleasant: My Journey from Creating a Billion-Dollar Company to Teaching at a Struggling Public High School, a book released in April 2010. Poizner invoked hyperbole while describing the school, including exaggerating crime and graduation rates at the school and in the neighborhood.[4] Ira Glass and This American Life exposed the differences between Poizner's account and the true story of the school, with Glass calling the story "obviously and provably untrue."[5][6][7] Mt. Pleasant's high school principal, Teresa Marquez, cancelled Poizner's visit to the school, then Marquez and students protested the book at a book signing.[8][9] The book reached the fifth position of the New York Times bestseller list, but that was possibly through altering of the sales data by ResultSource, a book marketing company.[5][10] Ironically, the book title misspells the name of the school, as it is officially "Mt. Pleasant High School" and not "Mount Pleasant High School."
Notable alumni edit
- Kenny Williams, Vice President of the Chicago White Sox
- Jeneba Tarmoh, member of the 2012 USA Olympic team, gold medal winner, 4 × 100 m Relay
- Jhonen Vasquez, comics artist and creator of the popular animated series Invader Zim
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mt. Pleasant High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "CIF Directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ 50th homecoming, 25 Oct. 2014
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (8 April 2010). "Capitol Letters: When it rains, it pours". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ a b Malcolm Maclachlan (29 April 2010). "Hundreds reportedly received unsolicited copies of Poizner memoir". Capitol Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Shelve Under Fiction? Steve Poizner's Book Lambasted for Misjudging San Jose Neighborhood, School". LAist. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Public radio's Ira Glass calls Poizner book 'so obviously and probably untrue'". Los Angeles Times. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Saunders, Debra J. (8 April 2010). "Republican volunteers at school - oh, the horrors". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Greene, Jessica (2 April 2010). "Outraged Protesters Confront Poizner at Book Signing". KNTV. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Scott Herhold; et al. (2 May 2010). "Internal Affairs: The mysterious case of Poizner's best-selling book". The Mercury News. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
External links edit
- Mt. Pleasant High School profile provided by greatschools.net (contains pop-ups)
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