Milpitas High School
| Milpitas High School | |
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Milpitas High School billboard and campus.
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1285 Escuela Parkway Milpitas, California United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°27′04″N 121°54′07″W / 37.451°N 121.902°WCoordinates: 37°27′04″N 121°54′07″W / 37.451°N 121.902°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1969 |
| School district | Milpitas Unified School District |
| Principal | Phil Morales |
| Faculty | 122 |
| Enrollment | 3,105 |
| Color(s) | Blue Gold |
| Song | Milpitas Alma Mater |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Newspaper | The Union |
| Website | mhs.musd.org |
Milpitas High School (MHS) is a public four-year comprehensive high school in Milpitas, California, a suburban community north of San Jose. It is one of two high schools within the Milpitas Unified School District.
As of 2013, Milpitas High School had an API score of 830 and had an API ranking of 8 out of 10. In 2004, MHS was granted a full, six-year accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
The school provides its students with many academic, extracurricular and other resources in a community committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff. Milpitas High School has modernized facilities which are spread across a 44 acre campus. The facilities include an 8 lane track, tennis courts, baseball field, soccer field, and large gymnasium.
Milpitas High School was directly preceded by Samuel Ayer High School. A continuum of education had existed in what is now the City of Milpitas since the Spanish colonial era, only to be interrupted by brief periods from 1848-1858 upon the secularization of the Californian missions, and 1954–1959, in which James Lick High School in the nearby city of San Jose became the high school for Milpitas residents. Upon the final restoration of local secondary education in 1959, a classical education in Latin Grammar and English Literature ceased to be the norm, and a modern curriculum was implemented, of which forms the basis of the curriculum for the present high school. Milpitas High School co-existed with Samuel Ayer High School from 1969, until the latter closed its doors in 1980, leaving Milpitas High School to be the sole remaining high school. The predecessors of Milpitas High School are:
First interruption period, 1848-1856
Second interruption period, 1954-1959
Restoration to Milpitas
Milpitas High School is located on Escuela Parkway in Milpitas, north of Jacklin Road. The eastern side of the school is the main entrance and student drop-off area, and the western side consists of a football stadium, track, and mural of Milpitas High School's mascot, the Trojan.
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