Montgomery High School (Santa Rosa, California)

Montgomery High School
Montgomery High School
Address
	1250 Hahman Drive; Santa Rosa, California 95405; United States
Coordinates	38°26′24″N 122°41′03″W / 38.44000°N 122.68417°W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1958
School district	Santa Rosa City Schools
Principal	April Santos
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,656 (2019-20)
Color(s)
Team name	Viking
Website	www.montgomeryhighschool.com

Montgomery High School is a public high school located in Santa Rosa, California. It is part of the Santa Rosa High School District, which is itself part of Santa Rosa City Schools.

Montgomery High School was named after Bill Montgomery. Montgomery is considered the first person from the city of Santa Rosa to have died in World War II. William "Billy" Montgomery was killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, while serving aboard the battleship USS California.

Montgomery participates in the International Baccalaureate Organization as an IB World School, providing the IB Diploma Programme as well as the full complement of classes available to juniors and seniors. Montgomery High School has been an IB World School since July 1995.^[2]

On March 1, 2023, a 16-year-old student was stabbed to death by another student on the school’s campus.

Awards and recognition

During the 1990–1991 school year, Montgomery High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,^[3] the highest award an American school can receive.^[4]

Montgomery was recognized as a California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education in 1990.^[5]

Demographics

2011–2012

1,742 students:

Hispanic	African American	Asian	Pacific Islander	White, non-Hispanic	Multiracial	American Indian
31.1%	2.8%	5.2%	0.6%	53.9%	4.3%	1.4%

^[6]

Notable alumni

Melba Pattillo Beals (born 1941), member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School; attended Montgomery for her senior year.^[7]
Nancy Ling Perry (1947–1974), member of the Symbionese Liberation Army.^[8]
Mel Gray (born 1948), wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1971 to 1982.^[9]^[10]
Mark Illsley (born 1958), writer & director of Happy, Texas
Scott Ware (born 1983), former safety on the football team of the University of Southern California and the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts
Koa Misi (born 1987), outside linebacker for the Miami Dolphins.^[11]
Dan Hicks (1941–2016) singer in Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks and The Charlatans
Sulo Williams (1973–2016) actor, writer, and producer of the movie, Convincing Clooney
Brandon Hyde (born 1973) Manager of the Baltimore Orioles 2019-
Sara Hall (née Bei) (born 1983) professional American middle-distance runner.
Kim Conley (born 1986) Olympic middle and long-distance runner.

References

^ "Montgomery High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
^ Montgomery High School, International Baccalaureate Organization. Accessed September 4, 2007.
^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982–1983 through 1999–2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department Archived August 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
^ Award Winners for Sonoma County ^{[permanent dead link]}, California Distinguished Schools, California Department of Education. Accessed September 4, 2007. ^{[dead link]}
^ Sai Yu (August 10, 2010). "School Enrollment by Ethnicity – Enrollment by Ethnicity for 2011–12". ca.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
^ Interview with Melba Patillo Beals Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Scholastic Press, January 31, 1998. Accessed September 4, 2007. "I went to Santa Rosa, CA, taken in by Dr. and Mrs. George McCabe, who I still call mom and dad today.... I finished high school in California. Montgomery High School — an integrated school."
^ "ARRESTS REVIVE GRIM AND SURREAL MEMORIES OF TIME WORTH FORGETTING", The Press Democrat, January 18, 2002.
^ Mason, Clark. "Donald Ellis", The Press Democrat, March 30, 2006. Accessed January 29, 2008.
^ Mel Gray Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed January 29, 2008.
^ "Player Bio: Koa Misi - UTAH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2010., Utah Official Athletic Site, Accessed December 26, 2009.