Defunct high school in Santa Clara, California, United States
Emil R. Buchser High School was acomprehensive ,coeducational public high school inSanta Clara, California , United States that served students in grades nine through twelve.[ 2] [ 3] It opened in 1957 as theSanta Clara Union High School District 's second high school,[ 3] [ 5] and it closed in 1981 due to declining enrollment.[ 4] The campus was repurposed asSanta Clara High School 's new location, andBuchser Junior High School [ a] was established at Santa Clara High's old location.[ 4] [ 13]
Construction of Buchser High School began in 1957 and wrapped up in 1958.[ 14] The school opened to freshmen and sophomores on October 9, 1957[ 3] and held half-day sessions for the first three weeks due to ongoing construction.[ 15] It grew to include grades nine through twelve by the 1959–1960 school year.[ 16] The school was dedicated to longtime superintendent Emil R. Buchser Sr. on October 11, 1959.[ 17] [ 18]
TheSanta Clara Unified School District suffered declining enrollment throughout the late 1970s.[ 19] On November 6, 1980, the district board of education announced that the student bodies of Buchser High School andSanta Clara High School would merge before the 1981–1982 school year.[ 4] [ 20] Following the merge, Santa Clara High moved to Buchser High's location.[ 4] Buchser Junior High School[ b] was established at Santa Clara's old location.[ 13]
Elmer Johnson (1957–1959)[ 3] Herbert L. Stocking (1959–1961)[ 3] [ 21] Donald Callejon (1961–1973)[ 21] Jack Lyon (1973–1980)[ 22] [ 23] George Bergna (1980–1981)[ 24] Steve Bartkowski ,Class of 1971 , formerquarterback for theAtlanta Falcons (1975–1985),Washington Redskins (1985), andLos Angeles Rams (1986) of theNational Football League [ 25] [ 26] Joe Charboneau ,Class of 1974 , formerleft fielder for theCleveland Indians (1980–1982) ofMajor League Baseball [ 27] [ 28] Mark Langston ,Class of 1978 , formerpitcher for theSeattle Mariners (1984–1989),Montreal Expos (1989),California/Anaheim Angels (1990–1997),San Diego Padres (1998), andCleveland Indians (1999) ofMajor League Baseball [ 29] [ 30] Omid Kordestani ,Class of 1980 , businessman and formerexecutive chairman ofTwitter [ 31] [ 32] George "Krazy George" Henderson ,teacher (1975) , professionalcheerleader who createdthe wave [ 33] ^ NowBuchser Middle School [ 13] ^ Buchser Junior High School became Buchser Middle School in 1986.[ 13] ^ "Santa Clara Union High School District Directory for 1959–60" (PDF) .Benefit Capital . RetrievedJuly 25, 2024 .^a b "Buchser (Emil R.) High" .California Department of Education . June 24, 1999. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2025 .^a b c d e f g h Stocking, Herbert L. (October 23, 1959)."Buchser: Past, Present, Future" (PDF) .Bear Prints . Vol. 2, no. 2. p. 2. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2025 . ^a b c d e Cheng, Cynthia (March 21, 2018)."Santa Clara Schools Over The Years" .The Silicon Valley Voice . RetrievedJanuary 18, 2025 . ^a b "Directory for 1959–60" (PDF) .Benefit Capital . Santa Clara Union High School District. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2025 .^ Schuk, Carolyn (April 30, 2014)."1965 SCUSD Unification Created Today's Trustee Areas" .The Silicon Valley Voice . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2025 . ^ "Buchser Students 1959–60" (PDF) .Benefit Capital . Emil R. Buchser High School. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2025 .^ "Small Buchser Pennant" (PDF) .Benefit Capital . Emil R. Buchser High School. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2025 .^ Towne, Erika (January 11, 2019)."Santa Clara High School Alumni Push to Bring Back Panther Mascot" .The Silicon Valley Voice . RetrievedJanuary 17, 2025 . ^ "Bear Prints Wins In Name Contest" (PDF) .Bear Prints . October 16, 1958. RetrievedJuly 25, 2024 .^ A Century of Change (yearbook).Santa Clara :Jostens . 2001. p. 185.^ "Pimental Heads Yearbook Staff" (PDF) .Bear Prints . Vol. 3, no. 1. September 30, 1960. p. 1. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2025 .^a b c d "Buchser Middle School 2022–2023 School Accountability Report Card" (PDF) .Finalsite . RetrievedJanuary 18, 2025 .^ "Santa Clara High School 2022–2023 School Accountability Report Card" (PDF) .Finalsite . p. 7. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2025 .^ "We'll Always Remember" .Buchser Memories . p. 6. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2025 .^ Stocking, Herbert (October 9, 1959)."Message from the principal" (PDF) .Bear Prints . Vol. 2, no. 1. p. 2. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2025 . ^ "Dedication Day October 11" (PDF) .Bear Prints . Vol. 2, no. 1. October 9, 1959. p. 1. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2025 .^ "Santa Clara names new high school for superintendent" .The Campbell Press . Vol. 61, no. 40. October 21, 1954. p. 4. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2025 .^ "Decision 0500E – Santa Clara Unified School District" (PDF) .California Public Employment Relations Board .State of California . April 11, 1985. p. 9. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2025 .Throughout the late 1970's, the District's enrollment declined at all grade levels. ^ "Closure".Tocsin 1981 (yearbook). Vol. 84.Santa Clara :Jostens . 1981. p. 15.On the sixth of November, 1980, because of declining enrollment, the Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Education designated Santa Clara High to be closed as a high school... ^a b "Who is Don Callejon?" .Don Callejon Arts and Design School .Santa Clara Unified School District . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .^ Kodiak 1974 (yearbook).Santa Clara . 1974. p. 22.{{cite book }}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ Kodiak (yearbook).Santa Clara : American Yearbook Company. 1980. pp. 10– 11.^ "Additional Endorsements for Joe Kornder" .smartvoter.org . November 7, 2006. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .George Bergna, Principal Buchser High School, retired ^ "NFL players to come from Bay Area high schools" .SFGate . November 7, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .^ "Steve Bartkowski" .Pro Football Reference .Sports Reference . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .^ Kodiak 1974 (yearbook).Santa Clara . 1974. p. 174.{{cite book }}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ "Joe Charboneau" .Baseball Reference .Sports Reference . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .^ Muskat, Carrie; Guardado, Maria (May 18, 2018)."Langston glad he didn't sign with Cubs in '78" .MLB.com .Major League Baseball . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 . ^ "Mark Langston" .Baseball Reference .Sports Reference . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .^ Kodiak (yearbook).Santa Clara : American Yearbook Company. 1980. p. 34.^ Herbst-Bayliss, Svea; Vengattil, Munsif (June 2, 2020)."Twitter names ex Google CFO Pichette as chair, Kordestani to stay on" .Reuters . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 . ^ "Its official: Krazy George is a 2021 Grand Marshal" .Santa Clara Parade of Champions . September 19, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2025 .
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