Willow Glen High School

37.2899°N 121.8971°W / 37.2899; -121.8971

Willow Glen High School
Location
2001 Cottle Ave San Jose , California 95125 USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1950
School district	San Jose Unified School District
Principal	Amy Hanna
Assistant Principals	Jill Leeb, Milara Gatcke, Keesha Sullivan
Staff	75.67 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	1,656 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.88[1]
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Mascot	Ram
Yearbook	Rambler (1952-1988, 2023-present)[2]
Website	wghs.sjusd.org//

Willow Glen High School is a public high school in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California, within the San Jose Unified School District.

Athletics

Willow Glen High School has a swimming pool, a basketball court/gym and weight training room, a mini-gym that serves as a wrestling area, a baseball field, a softball field, a multi-purpose track and turf area, a sand volleyball court, and tennis courts.

Willow Glen High School Boys' Volleyball won a CCS Championship in 2009, one of the first public schools to do so in that CCS division. Also, in 2010, Willow Glen High School Football won a CCS Championship against Sequoia High School. From 1972 to 1980, the boys' basketball team was coached by the notable collegiate coach Bob Burton. Willow Glen's Baseball team won a CCS championship in 2013. The Willow Glen boys' cross country team won the Division 2 CCS championship in 2010 for the first time in twenty-six years, winning again in 2019. Willow Glen girls' cross country team won the Division 3 CCS Championship in 2022 for the first time ever, and placed 5th that year at the CIF state championship meet in Woodward Park.

Performing Arts

Willow Glen High School offers music and drama courses.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Bob Berry, NFL quarterback for 12 seasons, class of 1960
• Anthony Canzano, Professional baseball player, class of 1965^[4]
• Jeffrey Foskett, guitarist and singer for The Beach Boys
• Holly Hallstrom, model on The Price Is Right
• Steve Kinney, former NFL player
• Eric Kretz, drummer for the Stone Temple Pilots
• Julio Morales, professional soccer player^[5]
• Sal Maccarone, Sculptor/Author
• Macklin Celebrini, 1st pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft, Center for the San Jose Sharks
• Ann Ravel, attorney and public servant
• Steve Sordello, LinkedIn CFO, Class of 1987^[6]
• Nick Jennings, director, artist, writer, producer
• Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, Dr.Disrespect, YouTube Streamer^[7][8][9]