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Capuchino High School is a public high school in San Bruno, California, although the school is surrounded by the city of Millbrae on all but one corner. It is one of seven high schools in the San Mateo Union High School District, a division of the San Mateo County Office of Education. Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The San Bruno police station next to the BART station at the Shops at Tanforan. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mossy, green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The San Bruno police station next to the BART station at the Shops at Tanforan. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... General view of Millbrae Millbrae is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... Official website: http://www. ...

Capuchino’s rival school is Mills High School in Millbrae, California. Mills High School is a public high school in Millbrae, California. ... General view of Millbrae Millbrae is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...

History

From 1895 to 1902, all San Mateo County high school students attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City. Then, from 1902 to 1923, high school students in San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, and San Mateo attended San Mateo High School. In the fall of 1923, Burlingame High School opened and served students in San Bruno, Millbrae, and Burlingame. Capuchino first opened on September 11, 1950, to meet the demands of an increasing high school-aged population in the nearby communities of Burlingame, Millbrae, and San Bruno.^[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 542 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1003 Ã— 1109 pixel, file size: 539 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author:Capuchino High School Source:Cap63 This image is of a magazine cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 542 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1003 Ã— 1109 pixel, file size: 539 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author:Capuchino High School Source:Cap63 This image is of a magazine cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher... Sequoia High School is a high school in downtown Redwood City, California. ... Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County, California. ... San Mateo High School is a public school in San Mateo, California. ... Burlingame High School is a public high school in Burlingame, California. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Burlingame within San Mateo County Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County San Mateo Incorporated June 6, 1908 Government - Mayor Terry Nagel - City Manager Jim Nantell Area - City 6. ... The San Bruno police station next to the BART station at the Shops at Tanforan. ...

The physical campus, which is just over 34 acres in size, was formerly the Spanish Rancho del Capuchino. There was initially only one two-story building on the campus; by 1953 most of the campus was completed. A 1,000-seat auditorium was built in 1959, supplementing the school's little theatre. In the 1961-62 academic year, just prior to the completion of Crestmoor High School, student enrollment exceeded 1,800 and almost every available space was utilized for classrooms.^[2] Crestmoor High School opened in San Bruno, California in September 1962 to relieve congestion at Capuchino High School and Mills High School. ...

The school mascot is the Mustang. The school colors are green and gold. Mustang can refer to: The word mustang, from Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Spanish mesteÃ±o, ultimately from Latin animalus mixtus, mixed breed animal: Mustang (horse), a feral horse living on the western or southwestern plains of the US. P-51 Mustang, a World War II military aircraft P-82 Twin...

The school has long been known for its music and drama programs. Randolph Hunt was the school's first music teacher; he joined the faculty in 1950 and wrote the school's hymn, Hail Green and Gold, and other songs; he left Capuchino in 1960 to earn his doctorate. Ralph Bredenberg (1913-1990) became the band director in 1953 and built an outstanding marching band that performed at numerous competitions, as well as appearing at the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California and the nationally-televised inaugural parade for John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1961.^[3] Freely licensed image not available. ... There is also the Roses Tournament in England Perhaps one of the United States of Americas most important annual festivities, The Tournament of Roses Parade is the 114-year-old traditional parade generally held on New Years Day in Pasadena, California. ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 â€“ November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: , Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) - D.C. Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kenneth L. Ton (1921-1982) was drama director at Capuchino for many years and, when Otto Mielenz became choral director in 1960, they began plans for producing the school first's musical comedy productions. Randolph Hunt had preferred to present operettas by Gilbert & Sullivan, including a performance of The Mikado in 1959, when the new auditorium was completed.^[4] Ton and Mielenz first collaborated on a 1962 production of Brigadoon by Lerner & Loewe.^[5] In 1964 Mielenz left Capuchino to teach at San Bernardino Valley College, followed by Chabot College in Hayward, California.^[6] Ton continued to direct plays and collaborated on additional musicals, until his retirement in the early-1980s.^[7] In the early 1980s a guiding director at Capuchino was Robert Meadows, who had formerly taught at Crestmoor High School until it closed in 1980; Meadows was the first musical director for the Capuchino Community Theatre, whose first productions were The Sound of Music by Rodgers & Hammerstein and The Music Man by Meredith Willson.^[8] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 587 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1131 Ã— 1155 pixel, file size: 962 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author:Capuchino High School Source:Cap63 This image is of a magazine cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 587 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1131 Ã— 1155 pixel, file size: 962 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author:Capuchino High School Source:Cap63 This image is of a magazine cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher... Kenneth L. Ton in 1963 Kenneth L. Ton was an actor and television host who became the longtime drama director at Capuchino High School in San Bruno, California. ... Playwright/lyricist William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900) defined operetta in Victorian England with a series of their internationally successful and timeless works. ... The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. ... DVD cover Brigadoon is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, first produced in 1947. ... Lerner and Loewe is a designation for the musical comedy writing team of lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. ... San Bernardino Valley College is a community college located in San Bernardino, California. ... Chabot College is one of Californias community colleges, part of the Los Positas-Chabot Community College District. ... Hayward is a city located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Crestmoor High School opened in San Bruno, California in September 1962 to relieve congestion at Capuchino High School and Mills High School. ... Capuchino Community Theatre was a community-based, non-profit organization based at Capuchino High School in San Bruno, California. ... The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, based on the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. ... Rodgers and Hammerstein is the songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Rodgers had previously been in a successful partnership with Lorenz Hart (see Rodgers and Hart). ... This article is about the stage musical. ... Robert Meredith Willson (18 May 1902 â€“ 15 June 1984) was an American composer and playwright, best known as the writer of The Music Man. ...

Capuchino has long had an outstanding athletic department. It initially competed in the Peninsula Athletic League, which stretched from Jefferson High School in Daly City, California to Lincoln High School in San Jose, California. As more high schools were built during the 1950s and early-1960s, the Mid-Peninsula was established to include the seven high schools of the San Mateo Union High School District. Capuchino dominated league competition over the years, especially in football, basketball, swimming, wrestling, track, and tennis. During the late 1950s the school won the league championships in varsity football, basketball, and baseball, a time often referred to as "The Golden Age of Sports."^[9] Capuchino baseball players Wally Bunker and Keith Hernandez both went on to careers in Major League Baseball.^[10] Jefferson High School is the name of numerous high schools in the United States, most named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, including: Jefferson High School (Colorado) in Edgewater, Colorado Jefferson High School (Daly City, California) Jefferson High School (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles... Daly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States with a 2000 population of 103,621. ... Lincoln High School or Abraham Lincoln High School may refer to: Abraham Lincoln High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco, California) Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California) Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Wally Bunker (born Wallace Edward Bunker on January 25, 1945 in Seattle, Washington) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, who played for the St. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. ...

SMUHSD residents approved Measure D in November 2000, which authorized funding for school renovation and modernization. Capuchino has a renovated Science Wing, a new spirit court and Cafeteria building, and several new classrooms adjoining the new Administration building. Renovations are continuing throughout parts of the campus. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 1728 pixel, file size: 1,009 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author:Robert E. Nylund Source:Personal photos I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 Ã— 1728 pixel, file size: 1,009 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author:Robert E. Nylund Source:Personal photos I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

Curriculum

Capuchino is the only school in the San Mateo Union High School District to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ...

On the 2005 California Department of Education Academic Performance Index (API), Capuchino scored a 7 of 10, which indicates that its students, on average, tested better than at least 60% of the high schools in the state.

For its similar schools rank, in which Capuchino was compared with the 100 schools in the state with demographics most like that of Capuchino, Capuchino scored an 8, which means its students outperformed those of at least 70 of the 100 schools.

Capuchino also offers ROP (Regional Occupational Program) classes for free. These include CompTIA A+ Certification (or "computer system design"), CCNA Certification (or "Cisco Networking Academy"), and an advanced Art of Video lab.

Demographics

The student population is approximately 37% white, 32% Latino, 9% Asian, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% Filipino, 5% African American, and approximately 4% of its students are of multiple cultural backgrounds.

Approximately 17% of the students at Capuchino are served by the free or reduced-price lunch program, and approximately 15% of Capuchino's students are English language learners.

Notable people

Alumni

Luana De Vol Luana DeVol is an internationally-recognized operatic soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Ortrud in April 2006 in Lohengrin by Richard Wagner. ... Wally Bunker (born Wallace Edward Bunker on January 25, 1945 in Seattle, Washington) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... Gordon De Vol was mostly a supporting actor in various films and television programs during the 1960s and the 1970s. ... Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953 in San Francisco, California) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, who played for the St. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ...

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