Peterson High School

Marian A. Peterson High School
Marian A. Peterson High School
Location
	Sunnyvale, California; United States
Coordinates	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
Color(s)	Black; Gold

Marian A. Peterson High School^[a] was a comprehensive, coeducational public high school in Sunnyvale, California 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]

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

^ ^a ^b "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.

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