Buchser High School

Emil R. Buchser High School was a public high school in Santa Clara, California. It graduated its first class in 1960 and changed its name in 1981 to, Santa Clara High School, which was around many years at a much older location before Buchser High's campus. Santa Clara High's previous campus became the home of the new Buchser Middle School. The science wing at Buchser Middle School caught fire in 2004, but has been rebuilt since then.

Emil R. Buchser High School
Address
3000 Benton Street[1] Santa Clara, California 95051 United States
Coordinates	37°20′45″N 121°58′56″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	9 October 1957 (1957-10-09)[2]
Status	Defunct
Closed	1981 (1981)
School district	Santa Clara Unified School District
Nickname	Bruins[2]
Rival	Santa Clara High School[2]
Newspaper	Bear Prints[3]

Notable alumni

• Steve Bartkowski, NFL quarterback who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975–1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986) was a 1971 graduate of Buchser High. An All-American QB at University of California, Berkeley, he was the 1st overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, even ahead of the great Walter Payton.
• Joe Charboneau the colorful Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians attended Buchser High. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1980 while playing for the Cleveland Indians.
• Mark Langston, Pitcher who played Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1999, is a Buchser High alumnus. He started his career with the Seattle Mariners, but spent most of his MLB career with the California Angels. He was selected four times as an All-Star pitcher, in 1987, 1991, 1992, and in 1993.
• Omid Kordestani, businessman, who has been the Executive Chairman at Twitter since October 2015. He was previously a Senior Vice President and the Chief Business Officer at Google, where he worked from May 1999 to April 2009, as well as being a special advisor to the CEO and founders at Google during July 2014 to October 2015.

High school information

• Buchser High School's mascot was a "Bruin" bear. The school's colors were scarlet red, black, and white.
• Buchser High has an active alumni Web site at www.buchserhigh.org, where alumni can get information on anything related to the high school and its alumni.
• Buchser High alumni gather annually for a reunion picnic at. It is held the third weekend in August and all Bruin alumni from all classes are invited. Full information on the reunion picnic is available at www.buchserhigh.org.
• Krazy George Henderson, the renowned wacky cheerleader for many college and professional teams, got his start while teaching at Buchser High in 1975.
• Donald Callejon was the longest-serving Principal at Buchser High.
• The first Vice-Principal and Dean of Boys was Robert "Stormy" Hileman who also served from the start date in 1958 to 1964.

References

1. "Santa Clara Union High School District Directory for 1959–60" (PDF). Benefit Capital. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
2. Herbert L. Stocking (October 9, 1959). "Fellow Bruins" (PDF). Emil R. Buchser High School. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
3. "Bear Prints Wins In Name Contest" (PDF). Bear Prints. October 16, 1958. Retrieved July 25, 2024.