Del Mar High School

Del Mar High School
Location
1224 Del Mar Avenue San Jose CA 95128 United States
Information
Type	Public 4-year
Motto	Motto - Fides (Latin meaning trustworthiness, protection)
Established	1959
School district	Campbell Union High School District
Principal	Jennifer Baldwin
Faculty	176
Enrollment	1,100
Color(s)	Black, Gold, and White
Athletics conference	Blossom Valley Athletic League
Mascot	Dons (a Spanish gentleman or nobleman)
Website	Del Mar High School

Del Mar High School (DMHS) is a four-year, public secondary school established in 1959 in San Jose, California. It is part of the Campbell Union High School District, (CUHSD), the other schools in which are Branham, Leigh, Prospect, and Westmont. Most of Del Mar’s students come from the Campbell Union School District’s middle schools: Monroe, Campbell, and Rolling Hills. The school serves both San Jose and Campbell, in addition to some unincorporated pockets of Santa Clara County. In 2016, Del Mar became an International Baccalaureate school. The first class who started the diploma, was the class of 2018.

The school mascot of Del Mar is "The Don," and the colors are black, gold, and, officially, white. As of 2012 the school principal is Jennifer Baldwin, and vice principal is Richard Alipaz. In recent years, the school's academic scores have risen significantly, most notably by reaching an API (Academic Performance Index) score of 720 in 2011, a jump of 122 points since 2004. In 2007, it was officially deemed a “California Distinguished School.”

The CUHSD began construction on the Del Mar campus in 1957; it was established in 1959. The first school year began in September 1959 with the first class graduating in June 1960. Del Mar was the first complete four year high school in California to be constructed by the state's aid building fund, at a cost of $3 million. The dedication of the new school was attended by California Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown.

The school was also the first of any high school in the state to boast a sunken football stadium; the stadium came about as part of an agreement between the school district and Count Allesandro Dandini, the owner of a brick-making plant which was adjacent to the football field. The stadium area was cleared out in exchange for the clay which was excavated. In 2007, the grass field and dirt track were replaced with an artificial turf field and tartan track in time for football season.

...
Wikipedia