Carlmont High School is a secondary school located in Belmont, California, United States. Its name derives from the campus straddling the two adjacent cities of San Carlos and Belmont (thus the portmanteau of Carlos + Belmont). Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... Belmont is a city located in San Mateo County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Carlmont has a student body of about 2,100^[1] with students from many different cities including Belmont, San Carlos, East Palo Alto, Redwood City, and San Mateo. Carlmont is part of the Sequoia Union High School District. It was founded in the year 1952. The athletic teams are known as the Scots. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The novel My Posse Don't Do Homework by LouAnne Johnson and subsequent movie Dangerous Minds were loosely based upon events that occurred at Carlmont in the 1990s. These 'Dangerous Minds' students were from the city of East Palo Alto, 11 miles away. Dangerous Minds is a 1995 film based loosely on a book by, and the life of, LouAnne Johnson that tells the story of a retired Marine who leaves her career to become an English teacher at an inner-city high school. ... East Palo Alto (or simply EPA) is a city located in San Mateo County, California, United States. ...

East Palo Alto students had to take early buses to Carlmont because East Palo Alto's high school had been closed several years before. An 'Open Enrollment' policy in the school district changed this by allowing East Palo Alto students to attend a closer high school to home, space permitting. Carlmont is the farthest school geographically in the district from East Palo Alto.

Trivia

Carlmont is the home of the Friends of Millard Fillmore trivia contest.

Andrea Jenoff is the current principal.

Notable alumni

• Dana Carvey, actor and comedian
• Bill Ring, played for the San Francisco 49ers football team in the early 1980s
• Delaine Eastin,Class of 1965, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955, in Missoula, Montana) is an American actor and comedian best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and the spin-off movie Waynes World. ... City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager none Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division (1946...

See also

San Mateo County high schools // This is a list of high schools in the state of California. ...

External links

• Carlmont High School website