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Clairemont High School
Established	1960
Type	Public
Principal	Lenora Smith
Students	1,350
Location	4150 Ute Drive, San Diego, California, USA
District	San Diego City Schools
Colors	Orange and Blue
Mascot	Chieftain
Website	CHS

Clairemont High School is a high school (Grades 9-12) located in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego, California belonging to the San Diego Unified School District. The campus is situated close to the intersection of Balboa Ave and Clairemont Drive. As of 2005 there are approximately 1,350 students and 87 certified staff members. It has accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “San Diego” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater 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. ... San Diego City Schools, also known as the San Diego Unified School District, is the school district of San Diego, California. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... The orange, the fruit from which the modern name of the orange colour comes. ... For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation). ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... Northern San Diego Neighborhoods Clairemont is a middle-class community in northern San Diego. ... “San Diego” redirects here. ... San Diego City Schools, also known as the San Diego Unified School District, is the school district of San Diego, California. ... The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. ...

This school is ranked #867 on Newsweek's 2005 list of the Best High Schools in America (out of 27,468 high schools nationwide). ^[1]. The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

The last time the football team won CIF was in 1981. They made the playoffs in 2004 & 2006. The only undefeated team to ever come out of Clairemont yet is the 2006 junior varsity with a perfert record of 12-0. The California Interscholastic Federation (abbreviated CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ...

Clairemont's mascot is the Chieftain. Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ...

The movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High (and the book published first) were inspired by author Cameron Crowe's undercover research at the school during the 1978-79 school year.[1] “Ridgemont High School” redirects here. ... Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an Academy Award winning American writer and film director. ...

Mary Catherine Swanson started the AVID program at Clairemont High in 1980 with 32 students. AVID (meaning Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college-preparatory program designed to aid economically disadvantaged, and academically average first-generation students of both elementary and high schools into college. ...

Clairemont High includes a program for highly gifted students (scored in the 99.9%ile on a mental ability test) called the GATE Seminar program. Gifted children are those considered by educational systems to have significantly higher than normal levels of one or more forms of intelligence. ... A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or an opening in a fence. ...

When CHS opened its doors in 1958, it consisted of no senior class, a junior class consisting of (mostly) new juniors(class of 1961) from Mission Bay High School nearby in Pacific Beach. The sophomore class(class of 1962) were coming from its neighbor, Marston Junior High. There was no Freshman class. In 1960, the two closest rivals were Kearny High and Mission Bay High. Their newest rivals are crosstown locals Madison High. Mission Bay High School is a public school located in the Pacific Beach suburb of San Diego, California. ... The view south of Crystal Pier The view north of Crystal Pier Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

Clairemont HS was named after Clairemont itself.

Notable alumni

• Kendra Wilkinson, class of 2003, model and television personality
• Mo Gaffney, class of 1976, actress/comedienne
• Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., class of 1976, Assistant Secretary of State
• Kevin Mitchell, baseball player and 1989 National League MVP, San Francisco Giants.
• Cameron Siskowic, former Illinois State Redbirds outside linebacker and former Clairemont Chieftain (class of '02), signed with the Cincinnati Bengals during NFL Draft as a free agent.

Kendra Leigh Wilkinson (born June 12, 1985 in San Diego, California) is a model and television personality best known as one of the three live-in girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. ... Mo Gaffney (born Maureen E. Gaffney on November 5, 1958 in San Diego, California) is an American actress, comedienne, writer and activist. ... Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. ... Kevin Mitchell can refer to different people: Kevin Mitchell, the baseball player and 1989 National League MVP. Kevin Mitchell, the NFL football player. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885–1957) New York Gothams (1883–1885) Other nicknames Jints, Gigantes, G-Men Ballpark AT... The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting[1]) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns, through seven rounds[2], selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players. ... In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ...

See also

• Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California

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External links

• Clairemont High School website
• Profile from the San Diego School District

References

Coordinates: 32°48′33″N, 117°12′11″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...