California High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located along the East Bay’s 580/680 corridor in the city of San Ramon, one of four comprehensive high schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Cal High's school colors are orange and black; the mascot is the Grizzly. The school’s crest depicts the rich mountains, deserts, and coastline of California.
California High School was established in 1973 in what was then known as San Ramon Village. The school was built in an open classroom design, with four main classroom pods: Coast Pod, Desert Pod, Mountain Pod, and Valley Pod. The four pods clustered around a center which housed the library upstairs and science rooms below; Gold Coast classrooms for electives were located off the back side of the main building.
The 1970s saw significant growth and change in the Tri-Valley area surrounding California High School. Housing developments and light industry expanded. In 1978, Bishop Ranch Business Park opened in San Ramon, attracting corporate headquarters and regional business centers, including Chevron, Pacific Bell, Toyota, and United Parcel Service.
California High School has been the beneficiary of community support from its inception, including community volunteers, student internships, and corporate partnerships. Cal High Booster groups, the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation, and corporate partnerships have supported students, teachers, and programs. State grants and voter-approved bond measures and parcel taxes have funded facility expansion, remodeling, and technology upgrades. In 1998-1999, new construction funded through a local parcel tax allowed the school to add a new commons and facilities for science, technology, music, sports, and administration. In 2004, California High School added a ten-classroom World Language Building.
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