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Pescadero Middle and High School is a public school located in Pescadero, California, United States, the only middle and high school within the La Honda–Pescadero Unified School District. Serving 159 students in grades 6–12 as of the 2019–2020 school year,[2] it is the most sparsely populated comprehensive public middle and high school in San Mateo County. The school was founded in 1922, and is designated as a Necessary Small School by the California legislature, meaning the school receives government funds to subsidize its operating costs.[3]
Crestmoor High School | |
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Address | |
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300 Piedmont Avenue , 94066 | |
Coordinates | 37°36′45″N 122°25′37″W[1] |
Information | |
Opened | September 1962 |
Closed | June 1980 |
School district | San Mateo Union High School District |
Principal | David Studebaker |
Faculty | John Christgau |
Grades | 9th-12th grade |
Age range | 13-18 |
Campus size | 40 acres |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Song | Hail to Crestmoor |
Team name | Falcon |
Rival | Capuchino High School |
Newspaper | The Crest |
Yearbook | Wingspread |
Pescadero Middle and High School is part of the La Honda–Pescadero Unified School District. In general, the school includes students in grades 6–12 from Pescadero, along with grades 9–12 from La Honda. (La Honda Elementary School serves grades K–8, while Pescadero Elementary School only serves grades K–5.) The rural nature of southern San Mateo County means that the school draws from an area of over 175 square miles,[4] serving as the region's only high school and a significant event space for the community.[5]
The history of schools in Crestmoor is one of demographic ups and downs. Almost 60 years ago, the neighborhood’s rapid growth led to the opening of two schools, Crestmoor Elementary School (1957) and Crestmoor High School (1962). Both are now gone, having closed in 2014 and 1980, respectively, and were replaced by the independent Stratford School and Peninsula Alternative High School. Today, Crestmoor students attend John Muir Elementary School, with with 359 students, a Great Schools rating of 8 out of 10 and a recent API of 897, or Rollingwood Elementary, which has a Great School rating of 6 out of 10 and 249 students. Like all students in San Bruno, they then move onto Parkside Intermediate School, which has 516 students in grades 6 through 8, a Great Schools rating of 7 out of 10 and an API of 785, then finish at Capuchino High School (API 796) or Peninsula Alternative High School.
[[. https://burlingameproperties.com/neighborhoods/crestmoor
Photos: https://patch.com/california/sanbruno/crestmoor-neighborhood-founded-in-the-50s-known-for-icaca9b849b (good photos)
https://www.smuhsd.org/Page/13243
Principal ; https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/david-studebaker-obituary?pid=168843070 also see YEARBOOKS
In addition to academic subjects, all TIDE students participate in a Nucleus Advisory class, intended to develop interpersonal skills among students, and work-based learning experiences outside the classroom. A very limited number of sports and extracurricular activities are offered at TIDE, which include a video production class, a coding club, and a school newspaper.[6][7] Per district policy, students cannot participate in activities or sports offered at other high schools.
Pescadero Middle and High School is part of the La Honda–Pescadero Unified School District. In general, the school includes students in grades 6–12 from Pescadero, along with grades 9–12 from La Honda. (La Honda Elementary School serves grades K–8, while Pescadero Elementary School only serves grades K–5.) The rural nature of southern San Mateo County means that the school draws from an area of over 175 square miles,[4] serving as the region's only high school and a significant event space for the community.
https://ldsgenealogy.com/CA/San-Mateo-County-School-Records.htm - Photos & Clubs from Yearbooks
https://historysmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/La-Peninsula-San-Bruno-Summer-2014.pdf - Band?
Pescadero Middle and High School is part of the La Honda–Pescadero Unified School District. In general, the school includes students in grades 6–12 from Pescadero, along with grades 9–12 from La Honda. (La Honda Elementary School serves grades K–8, while Pescadero Elementary School only serves grades K–5.) The rural nature of southern San Mateo County means that the school draws from an area of over 175 square miles,[4] serving as the region's only high school and a significant event space for the community.
YMCA Camp Jones Gulch - article from 1/9/22
A conservation easement deal that will preserve 920 acres of land in La Honda, including old-growth redwoods and Camp Jones Gulch, has been finalized, according to the conservation group Sempervirens Fund.
The $9.6 million easement between The YMCA of San Francisco and Sempervirens Fund will ensure the area’s natural resources are protected while keeping the property in YMCA ownership and protecting the future of the popular summer camp.
“The permanent protection of Camp Jones Gulch feels like a milestone moment for conservation in the Santa Cruz mountains,” Matt Shaffer, chief marketing and communications officer for Sempervirens Fund said. “It ensures that a special, ecologically rich property is going to be conserved forever.”
Elementary students in San Mateo County have visited Camp Jones Gulch since 1968, with the money from the conservation easement contributing to new facility construction, replacing cabins and upgrading decades-old buildings, according to Shaffer. In addition to the summer program, the San Mateo County Office of Education uses the camp and a small portion of the land for its renowned Outdoor Education program for fifth and sixth grade students in county public schools. The famous program hosts 5,500 students each year for a week to learn about the forest and beach ecosystems.
The area also has 39 acres of rare old-growth redwood forest, 668 acres of young-growth redwood and other woodlands. Shaffer said the area was a sizable unprotected block in one of the most extensive areas of protected land in the county. Areas vulnerable to development or timber harvesting that could degrade the surrounding conservation lands led to Sempervirens Fund prioritizing protecting it. Becoming a partner with the YMCA was a rare opportunity to care for the ecosystem, Shaffer said.
“It’s becoming rarer and rarer we are able to ensure conservation of properties of this size but of this ecological richness,” Shaffer said. “This was, in some ways, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
The easement cost $9.6 million and an additional $422,000 contribution for a stewardship fund to manage it. Funding comes from Sempervirens Fund donors and various foundations and boards.
A conservation easement is a legal tool that protects natural resources like redwood trees by limiting building, development and logging on the property without buying the title to the property itself. It requires future landowners to also commit to preserving the site. Sempervirens Fund has been working toward the agreement since earlier in the year. Shaffer believes using conservation easements will only grow in the coming years for others looking to protect lands. Shaffer said the YMCA was previously looking at options to keep itself financially viable, like timber harvesting.
“This long-term relationship means we can sustain our work at Camp Jones Gulch, be great stewards of our lands and help connect children to nature in new and exciting ways. Our commitment to nature has been ongoing for more than 80 years and provides the resources needed to inspire young people for another 80 years,” Jamie Bruning-Miles, president of the YMCA of San Francisco, said in a press release.
Shaffer said his organization would look at invasive species removal and fuel reduction management on the property and coordinate efforts with other agencies to protect the land, which was only a few miles from the CZU complex fires, a collection of 20 wildfires caused by thousands of lightning strikes which burned more than 85,000 acres of land across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties.
In the future, Sempervirens Fund will continue to look at opportunities for additional conservation easements in the area and reducing wildfire risk.
In addition to academic subjects, all TIDE students participate in a Nucleus Advisory class, intended to develop interpersonal skills among students, and work-based learning experiences outside the classroom. A very limited number of sports and extracurricular activities are offered at TIDE, which include a video production class, a coding club, and a school newspaper.[6][7] Per district policy, students cannot participate in activities or sports offered at other high schools.
Designated as "SURPLUS" in Feb. 2019: https://agendaonline.net/public/Meeting/Attachments/DisplayAttachment.aspx?AttachmentID=378645&IsArchive=1
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/crestmoor-school-debate-not-over/
https://www.smuhsd.org/Page/13244 - what land is classfied as
https://www.smuhsd.org/cms/lib/CA02206192/Centricity/Domain/1243/Community_EmployeeHousing_EmployeeHousingSurveys_May12thPresentation.pdf - Employee Housing proposal & reasons why
Proposal from district on sale of land: https://ca02206192.schoolwires.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=6194&dataid=8776&FileName=March%202%202010%20Public%20Hearing%20Press%20Release.pdf
SMart or not - https://climaterwc.com/2019/04/18/political-climate-with-mark-simon-unwise-to-sell-valuable-crestmoor-high-site/
In addition to academic subjects, all TIDE students participate in a Nucleus Advisory class, intended to develop interpersonal skills among students, and work-based learning experiences outside the classroom. A very limited number of sports and extracurricular activities are offered at TIDE, which include a video production class, a coding club, and a school newspaper.[6][7] Per district policy, students cannot participate in activities or sports offered at other high schools.
From Facebook; other sourcesCrestmoor High School opened in San Bruno, California in September 1962 to relieve congestion at Capuchino High School and Mills High School. It was the seventh high school to be built by the San Mateo Union High School District, based in San Mateo, California. Construction began in 1960 on a graded plateau in the Crestmoor district of San Bruno and took about two years to complete.
During the 1961-62 academic year, high school freshman who lived north of San Bruno Avenue or west of Junipero Serra High School attended Mills High School. These students then transferred to Crestmoor the following year. In addition, incoming freshmen in the 1962-63 academic year who lived in the same area also attended the new school. Students who were juniors and seniors that year, who lived in the attendance area, continued at Capuchino High School. Thus, some families had students attending two different high schools in San Bruno. By the 1964-65 academic year Crestmoor finally was a four-year high school.
The high school was officially dedicated in the boys' gym during Sunday afternoon ceremonies in early October 1962. The school's first music teacher, Randolph Hunt, who had at Capuchino from 1950 to 1960, led the school band and a girl's vocal ensemble, including the first performance of the school hymn, Hail to Crestmoor, which Dr. Hunt had composed.
David Studebaker, who had served as dean of boys at Capuchino, was Crestmoor's first principal.
The school had a limited athletic program, participating in the new Mid-Peninsula League, during its first year, then added a varsity basketball team, coached by John Christgau in the 1963-64 academic year. The first varsity football team, coached by Chuck Kent, debuted in the fall of 1964, only winning one game its first year. Kent also coached the first varsity wrestling team.
The school's student newspaper was The Crest. First faculty advisor was June Aldritt, who was followed by Sam Goldman in the fall of 1964. The student yearbook was Wingspread.
Crestmoor's school mascot was the Falcon. The official colors were blue and gold. The school hymn was regularly sung at the end of varsity football and varsity basketball games, as well as at the graduation ceremonies.
Dr. Hunt did not return to Crestmoor for the 1963-64 academic year (he went to Merritt College in Oakland; instead, Robert Davis took over the school's band and choral groups. Under Davis the school established its first mixed chorus; by the 1964-65 academic year there was a beginning choir and an advanced choir. Davis geatly improved the band, but he did not form a marching band.
Arthur Fischer directed the school's first dramatic productions, including Junior Miss and Death of a Salesman. During his sabbatical (to earn a doctorate), Elizabeth Barton continued the high standards in Crestmoor's plays and established a working relationship with actors and staff from San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre. Crestmoor's first musical comedy production was Bye Bye Birdie. Crestmoor's last productions, including its final performances of the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta H.M.S. Pinafore (in June 1980), were directed by Robert Meadows, who transferred to Capuchino and was the first director of the Capuchino Community Theatre.
The first graduation ceremonies took place in the boys' gym in June 1965. Bob Davis led the band for the final time; he joined the faculty of Santa Barbara City College.
Declining student enrollment in the San Mateo Union High School District prompted the school board to vote in the summer of 1980 to close Crestmoor. The buildings were later used for a continuation high school and a municipal courthouse.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/05/10/former-crestmoor-high-school-has-sat-badly-underused/
By JOHN HORGAN
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 6:34 p.m.
The San Mateo Union High School District has a money problem. A new administration has been trying to get its fiscal house in order for more than a year. It’s been a rough road.
Along with the district’s trustees, the central office staff has been busy seeking ways to increase revenues and cut costs. We have a suggestion: Deal with shuttered Crestmoor High School.
That campus, closed as a comprehensive high school in 1980, has been chronically under-used for nearly three full decades. It’s an untenable situation that cries out for some sort of responsible resolution.
And there is word that, at some point this year, the district’s authorities may take a stab at dealing with the future of the Crestmoor land and facilities, which sit high in the San Bruno hills.
It’s been a very long time in coming. Decades ago, efforts to sell off portions of the Crestmoor acreage were resisted strongly by San Bruno officials and some folks who lived in the area near the school. A more recent district plan to build housing for its employees on the land came to nothing.
This time, though, circumstances have changed. Both the district and San Bruno itself are hurting for cash. There are new policy-makers running the show in both bureaucracies. Some sort of compromise may be possible now.
The reality of a mostly empty, deteriorating Crestmoor property has been a glaring credibility issue for the educators any time they voice the need for some sort of monetary relief, because it represents millions of dollars of potential proceeds.
Currently, the district uses portions of Crestmoor for a small continuation school. Some classroom space is also leased out to private enterprises. But, for the most part, you could fire a cannon through most of its corridors after 1 p.m. and not endanger a living soul.
Crestmoor’s location west of Interstate 280, on a street that dead-ends if the upper gates of the campus are closed, makes it the least accessible of all the district’s campuses — by far. Just finding it can be daunting for the uninitiated.
Liz McManus, the district’s associate superintendent for business services, said the future of Crestmoor is definitely on the radar screen. But, she cautioned, a resolution involving a sale of any kind will take time.
San Bruno has seen this sort of thing before. The community’s elementary school district has sold off surplus property as its enrollment has declined. Crestmoor was shut down for the same reason.
Between 1970 and 1980, the high school district lost 20 percent of its enrollment, much of it in San Bruno. Crestmoor became redundant. Today, all San Bruno teens are ticketed for Capuchino High School, which easily accommodates them.
“We have to be careful how we address this,” McManus said. “The lifespan of Crestmoor is over. It’s an albatross up there. We have to do something with it.”
One option, McManus said, would be to sell off as much of it as possible, buy land in a central district location for a new continuation school and use the rest of the money to help pay off a $74 million loan (dubbed certificates of participation) incurred by the district in the wake of a construction bond fiasco.
Contact John Horgan at 650-348-4334 or at 477 Ninth Ave., Suite 110, San Mateo 94402. Check out his blog, Read It and Rant, on the Web at www.sanmateocountytimes.com.
By JOHN HORGAN
PUBLISHED: November 6, 2019 at 5:20 a.m. | UPDATED: November 6, 2019 at 5:54 a.m.
In the spring of 1980, officials of the San Mateo Union High School District were preparing to decide which of their seven comprehensive campuses to close.
It would be a close call. The choice came down to two schools: Burlingame and Crestmoor, located in the San Bruno hills. Both schools were suffering from a severe enrollment decline.
There was a second high school in San Bruno, too. Capuchino’s student numbers were shrinking as well. Burlingame was (is) the only public high school in that town. That turned out to be important.
In the end, data proved to be critically important. Researchers argued that San Bruno could not support two secondary institutions. They pointed to dire enrollment trends in the public elementary school district that is the primary feeder system for the two high schools as proof.
In 1980, the San Bruno Park Elementary district contained 2,400 youngsters; just 10 years prior, that figure had been 4,900. Crestmoor boosters claimed that, over time, the serious enrollment plunge would right itself, proving the need to retain their school — and Capuchino as well.
It never happened. Crestmoor was shut down as a comprehensive high school. Now, the high school district’s trustees are planning to sell all or part of that campus.
It’s worth noting that, today, the San Bruno Elementary district has 2,700 students, just 300 more than it had back in 1980. Capuchino, San Bruno’s lone remaining high school, contains 1,200 students; nearby Mills in Millbrae is at roughly the same level.
Four decades ago, the demographers turned out to be right. In the end, San Bruno could not produce enough students to merit two high schools. One of them had to go. It was Crestmoor.
Puffy buns
Meanwhile, let us turn our benevolent gaze to bodacious Brisbane nestled in the considerable shadow of San Bruno Mountain where it has been revealed that the historic 7-Mile House features a specialty item that, apparently, is to die for, so to speak. It’s puffy buns. Yes, puffy buns. No, it’s not a personal problem. It’s a menu option. So, let the good times roll; puffy buns for everyone! I’ll wear my expando slacks just in case.
District trustees, faced with the twin challenges of declining pupil figures and associated fiscal issues, eventually had to choose between closing Burlingame or Crestmoor High School, located in western San Bruno.
By a single vote, the trustees opted to shutter Crestmoor. There was considerable grumbling in San Bruno, especially when it was clear that the influence of Burlingame and Hillsborough policymakers were key to swinging the decision.
Three of the trustees lived in Hillsborough at the time of the June 1980 vote. BHS survived but the struggle had been emotional, controversial and exhausting.
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